Wouldn’t it be nice to travel with restrictions again? And who wouldn’t want to go to the beautiful sun-kissed beaches of southern Greece with amazing sea views dotted with romantic traditional villages of white and blue? If you cannot physically go, you can still immerse yourself in Santorini by playing the game!

Santorini is an accessible strategy game, simple enough for an elementary student while providing in-depth gameplay for hardcore gamers to explore. The rules are simple. Each turn consists of 2 steps of EITHER moving one of your builders into a neighboring space OR constructing a building level adjacent to the builder you moved. When building on top of the third level, place a dome instead, removing that space from play. To win, either of your builders reaches the third level, simple. But not so fast, to give the game some additional crunch, the game also includes variable player powers – where each player has unique powers layered over the game, which can fundamentally change the way the game is played.

If you really look at how gorgeous the pieces of the game is, you might just lose yourself in the beauty of the game. It is a thinky and wonderful game that is suitable for most ages. Try it to improve your cognitive abilities, strategic thinking and planning thought processes!