Ancient · Dice

Phaestos Disk

Phaestos Disk is a real game from ancient Crete. The time frame is unknown, but it was before Minoan civilization according to archaeologists.

2–6 players60 min

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What is Phaestos Disk

Phaestos Disk is a real game from ancient Crete. The time frame is unknown, but it was before Minoan civilization according to archaeologists.

The board is made up of the "Phaestos Disk" ancient boards - which are two different boards, one on each side of the disk. There are 2-6 players. Each player has seven pawns. Each pawn has the signs of Minos era. There are also three dice with the ancient Hellenic shape.

All pawns must enter the first board, complete it and then go to the second board, do the same and then return back to the beginning. The first player who manages to exit all his pawns from the two boards is the winner. Each square has its own sign, each sign has a command to do (f.e. go 10 spaces, back 5 spaces etc), there are some positions in which the pawns have some penalties and some other which give more rolls or movements.

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