Aether

The ancient Greeks believed that all things are made up from the elements Earth, Air, Water and Fire and that the fifth element of the gods, Aether, was hovering above all. Players use element tiles and elementals to gain control over the 5^th element. You start with a number of elementals of your own color and four element tiles, pre-set spots on the board are covered with corresponding tiles. In your turn you must chose one of your element tiles and place it on an empty spot of the board. You can swap tiles at a cost and place elementals. Elementals take on the power of their location countint elements and counter elements, majorities around an Aether tile control Aether tile. When the board is completely filled or when the control over all Aether tiles is decided you score for all aether tiles that you control and all your remaining elementals, even those that you used to pay for swapping tiles.

Placement game * 2-4 players, ages 10 and up * Designer: Touko Tahkokallio * Art: Jussi Kurki * 99495 0, Onni, Finland, 2010 *** Onni Games * www.onnigames.com