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In the two-player-game Haus der Sonne, players are building statues on the slopes of a volcano to honor their gods. The higher the statues are built up the volcano the more they score in one of the two scoring phases, but of course the closer they are build towards the crater the danger of being destroyed by volcanic eruption is higher as well. By playing numbered chips (1-5) to the beach, you move a ship clockwise. The sector in which the ship is moved will be evaluated. If a player has placed a numbered chip into this sector, he may gain a card from this sector. Cards are required to build statues, buy bonus score cards or to influence the direction of the lava when the volcano finally errupts (two times in the game - right before an evaluation).
| Year | 2015 |
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| Designers | Marc Klerner, Florian Racky |
| Artists | Dennis Lohausen |
| Publishers | Z-Man Games, Filosofia Éditions, Cranio Creations, Feuerland Spiele |
| Players | 2 |
| Time | 40 min |
| Status | Previously owned |
| BGG Rating | 6.5 |
| Categories | Mythology, Territory Building |
| Mechanics | Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management |
| BGG Rank | 5359 |
| Complexity | 2.38 / 5 |
| Language | No necessary in-game text |
| Date | Location | Duration | Qty | Players | Scores | Winner | |
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2015-10-28 | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
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2015-10-21 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
My BGG Comment
It's a strategy game for two people with an optional bit of random in the beginners variant. Played in Essen (2015). It took about 10-15 minutes to explain the game. After that it plays quickly. With each turn we learned to appreciate the depth of the strategic decisions. The moves a player can make are limited so it doesn't take forever to decide but at the same time there are enough options and strategies that give the game a lot of depth. So it's one of those easy-to-learn yet hard-to-master games. The material is beautiful and solidly made like I expected from Feuerland. I am looking forward to playing this game again quite a bit. Higher ranking pending further games.