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This Rulebook is a living document.Download the latest version fromroxley.com/santorini-rulebookCopyright 2016 Roxley Games.All Rights Reserved Worldwide.Need Help?How To PlayVideo Tutorials More of a visual learner? We’ve gotPlayers take turns, starting with the Start Player, who firstplaced their Workers. On your turn, select one of yourWorkers. You must move and then build with the selectedWorker.you covered! Head over to roxley.com/santorini-videofor video tutorials on how to play, as well as completevisual demonstrations of all God Powers!Santorini App Can’t decide which God Powers tomatch up? Head over to Google Play Store or the AppleApp Store and download the Santorini App absolutelyfree. Complete with video tutorials, match randomizerand much more!Setup1Place the smaller side of the Cliff Pedestal A onthe Ocean Board B , using the long and shorttabs on the Cliff Pedestal to guide assembly.2Place the Island Board C on top of the CliffPedestal A , again using the long and short tabsto guide assembly.3The youngest player is the Start Player, whobegins by placing 2 Workers D of their chosencolor into any unoccupied spaces on the board.The other player(s) then places their Workers E .E1If one of your Workers movesup on top of level 3 duringyour turn, you instantlywin!Move your selected2You must always perform amove then build on yourturn. If you are unableto, you lose.A Worker may move up a maximum of one level higher,move down any number of levelslower, or move along the samelevel. A Worker may not move upmore than one level.You are now ready to play the base 2-player game! Westrongly suggest you play several games using only theserules. Read on when you are ready for more!Worker into one of the (upto) eight neighboring.spacesComponentsThe space your Worker moves into must be unoccupied(not containing a Worker or Dome).Build a block () ordome () on an unoccupiedspace neighboring the movedWorker.CADomeBBlocksDWinning the GameLevel 3Level 2Level 1GroundA Complete Tower1You can build onto a levelof any height, but youmust choose the correctshape of block or domefor the level being built(See diagram to the left).A tower with 3 blocks anda dome is considered a“Complete Tower”.
Setup God PowersGod Powers are cards that provide you with apowerful ability A that can be used throughoutthe game. Many God Powers change the wayWorkers move and build.God Power Setup45671. ApolloGod Of MusicYou must obeyYour Move: Your Worker maymove into an opponent Worker’sspace by forcing their Worker tothe space yours just vacated.all God Power text thatsays you “cannot” or “must”, otherwise you losethe game.If the GodPower description states it affects blocks, itdoes not affect domes.2. Artemis“Forced” is not “moved”.The Challenger (determined by who isthe most “god-like”) chooses GodPowers equal to the number of players.If playing a 3-player () or 4-player() game, ensure all chosen GodPowers are compatible with the numberof players B . All God Powers areplayable in 2-Player games.The Challenger reads each selected GodPower aloud from the rule book. Refer tothe set icon and index number C tofind each God Power description.In clockwise order, everyone chooses aGod Power and places it in their area.The Challenger receives the last GodPower.Some GodPowers may cause Workers to be “forced” intoanother space. A Worker that is forced, is notconsidered to have moved.Goddess of the HuntYour Move: Your Worker maymove one additional time, but notback to its initial space.Remember: to win the game by moving ontothe third level, your Worker must move upduring your turn. Therefore, if your Workeris Forced onto the third level, you do not winthe game. Moving from one third level space toanother also does not trigger a win.3. AthenaGoddess of WisdomGod Powers applyOpponent’s Turn: If one of yourWorkers moved up on your lastturn, opponent Workers cannotmove up this turn.or are triggered at aspecific time, according to what is stated at thestart in the God Power’s description.4. AtlasWhen using a God Power, all text in itsdescription is written from the perspective ofthe player possessing the God Power. Any timean “opponent” is mentioned in a God Powerdescription, it is referring an opponent of theplayer possessing the God Power.Titan Shouldering the HeavensYour Build: Your Worker maybuild a dome at any level.5. DemeterAdditional SetupDmust be performedwhen using some God Powers. If your selectedGod Power features “Setup” text in thedescription, execute these special instructionsduring the game Setup. If the order playersperform additional setup gives either player anadvantage, execute them in turn order.Goddess of the HarvestYour Build: Your Worker maybuild one additional time, but noton the same space.Additional Win Conditionsarespecified by some God Powers. In addition tobeing able to win by moving up onto the thirdlevel during your turn, you can also win byfulfilling the “Win Condition” described.Many God Powers feature a icon Dto indicate it can be used in Golden Fleecevariant (Golden Fleece Expansion soldseparately). For more information, see theGolden Fleece section of the rule book.AYour Build: Your Worker maybuild one additional block (notdome) on top of your first block.7. HermesGod of TravelYour Turn: If your Workers donot move up or down, they mayeach move any number of times(even zero), and then either builds.8. MinotaurBull-headed MonsterFor example, Apollo’s God Power descriptionstarts with “Your Move”. This means if youpossess Apollo’s God Power, it can only be usedby you during the “move” phase of your turn.The Challenger chooses a Start Player,who places 2 Workers of their chosencolor on any unoccupied spaces on theboard. In clockwise order, the otherplayers each place all their Workers.Band conditions still applyto you when using a God Power, with theexception of the specific changes described bythe God Power.Domes are not blocks.After setting up the Island using only step 1 and2 from “Setup” section on page 1, perform thefollowing steps:6. HephaestusGod of BlacksmithsNormal RulesOnce you’ve played a few 2-player games usingonly the rules on the front page of the rule book,we suggest you try God Powers.3For the first few games you use God Powers, westrongly suggest using the Simple God Powersbelow, indicated by the hibiscus flower.Using God PowersC2Your Move: Your Worker maymove into an opponent Worker’sspace, if their Worker can beforced one space straight backwards to anunoccupied space at any level.9. PanGod of the WildWin Condition: You also win ifyour Worker moves down two ormore levels.10. PrometheusTitan Benefactor of MankindYour Turn: If your Worker doesnot move up, it may build bothbefore and after moving.
Video Tutorials Available - Learn theseGods at roxley.com/santorini-video11. Aphrodite15. Charon20. Hera25. MorpheusGoddess of LoveFerryman to the UnderworldGoddess of MarriageGod of DreamsOpponent’s Turn: An opponentcannot win by moving into aperimeter space.Start of Your Turn: Place a blockor dome on your God Power card.Any Move: If an opponent Workerstarts its turn neighboring one ofyour Workers, its last move mustbe to a space neighboring one of your Workers.12. AresGod of WarEnd of Your Turn: You mayremove an unoccupied block(not dome) neighboring yourunmoved Worker. You also remove any Tokenson the block.13. BiaGoddess of ViolenceSetup: Place your Workers first.Your Move: If your Workermoves into a space and the nextspace in the same direction is occupied by anopponent Worker, the opponent’s Worker isremoved from the game.14. ChaosPrimordial NothingnessSetup: Shuffle all unused SimpleGod Powers (featuring asymbol) into a face-down deck inyour play area. Draw the top God Power, andplace it face-up beside the deck. Any Time: You have the Power of the face-upGod Power. You must discard your current GodPower and draw a new one after any turn inwhich at least one dome is built. If you run outof God Powers, shuffle them to create a new deckand draw the top one.Your Move: Before yourWorker moves, you may force aneighboring opponent Workerto the space directly on the other side of yourWorker, if that space is unoccupied.21. Hestia16. ChronusGoddess of Hearth and HomeYour Build: Your Worker maybuild one additional time, but thiscannot be on a perimeter space.God of TimeWin Condition: You also winwhen there are at least fiveComplete Towers on the board.22. Hypnus17. CirceGod of SleepStart of Opponent’s Turn: If oneof your opponent’s Workers ishigher than all of their others, itcannot move.Divine EnchantressStart of Your Turn: If anopponent’s Workers do notneighbor each other, you alonehave use of their power until your next turn.23. Limus18. DionysusGoddess of FamineGod of WineYour Build: Each time a Workeryou control creates a CompleteTower, you may take an additionalturn using an opponent Worker instead of yourown. No player can win during these additionalturns.19. ErosWin Condition: You also win if one of yourWorkers moves to a space neighboring yourother Worker and both are on the first level (orthe same level in a 3-player game).Goddess of Spring GrowthOpponent’s Turn: If possible, atleast one Worker must move upthis turn.27. PoseidonGod of the SeaEnd of Your Turn: If yourunmoved Worker is on theground level, it may build up tothree times.28. Selene24. MedusaYour Build: Instead of your normal build, yourfemale Worker may build a dome at any levelregardless of which Worker moved.End of Your Turn: If possible,your Workers build in lowerneighboring spaces that areoccupied by opponent Workers, removing theopponent Workers from the game.Setup: Place your Workersanywhere along opposite edges ofthe board.26. PersephoneOpponent’s Turn: OpponentWorkers cannot build on spacesneighboring your Workers,unless building a dome to create a CompleteTower.Petrifying GorgonGod of DesireYour Build: Your Worker cannot build as normal.Instead, your Worker may build any number oftimes (even zero) using blocks / domes collectedon your God Power card. At any time, any playermay exchange a block / dome on the God Powercard for dome or a block of a different shape.Goddess of the MoonSetup: Place a male and a femaleWorker of your color.29. TritonGod of the WavesYour Move: Each time yourWorker moves into a perimeterspace, it may immediately moveagain.30. ZeusGod of the SkyYour Build: Your Worker maybuild a block under itself.3
Video Tutorials Available - Learn theseGods at roxley.com/santorini-videoBanned MatchupsBanned VS.Gods featuring aon themindicate banned matchups. We strongly suggestthat you do not play a God Power against any of thebanned gods listed because the matchup is either notcompatible, not interesting, or highly imbalanced.31. AeolusGod of the WindsSetup: Place theWind Token besidethe board and orientit in any of the 8 directions to indicatewhich direction the Wind is blowing.End of Your Turn: Orient the Wind Token to anyof the the eight directions.Any Move: Workers cannot move directly intothe Wind.32. CharybdisWhirlpool MonsterSetup: Place 2Whirlpool Tokens onyour God Power card.End of Your Turn: You may place aWhirlpool Token from your God Power card onany unoccupied space on the board.Any Time: When both Whirlpool Tokens arein unoccupied spaces, a Worker that movesonto a space containing a Whirlpool Tokenmust immediately move to the other WhirlpoolToken’s space. This move is considered to be inthe same direction as the previous move. When aWhirlpool Token is built on or removed from theboard, it is returned to your God Power card.33. ClioMuse of HistoryWorkers build.Your Build: Place aCoin Token on each ofthe first 3 blocks yourOpponent’s Turn: Opponents treat spacescontaining your Coin Tokens as if they containonly a dome.Banned VS: Circe, Nemesis34. Europa & Talus39. Hecate42. SirenQueen & Guardian AutomatonGoddess of MagicAlluring Sea NymphSetup: Take theMap A , Shield B ,and 2 WorkerTokens. Hide the Map behind theShield and secretly place your WorkerTokens on the Map to represent the location ofyour Workers on the game board. Place yourWorkers last.Setup: Place the TalusToken on your GodPower card.End of Your Turn: You may relocateyour Talus Token to an unoccupiedspace neighboring the Worker that moved.Any Time: All players treat the space containingthe Talus Token as if it contains only a dome.Your Turn: Move a Worker Token on the Map asif it were on the game board. Build on the gameboard, as normal.35. GaeaAny Time: If an opponent attempts an action thatwould not be legal due to the presence of yoursecret Workers, their action is cancelled and theylose the rest of their turn. When possible, use theirpower on their behalf to make their turns legalwithout informing them.Goddess of the EarthSetup: Take 2 extraWorkers of your color.These are kept on yourGod Power card until needed.Banned VS: Charon, CirceAny Build: When a Worker builds a dome,Gaea may immediately place a Worker fromher God Power card onto a ground-level spaceneighboring the dome.BBanned VS: Atlas, Nemesis, Selene36. GraeaeAThe Gray Hags40. MoeraeSetup: When placingyour Workers, place 3 ofyour color.Goddesses of FateSetup: Take theMap A , Shield B ,and Fate Token.Behind your Shield, secretly select a 2 X 2square of Fate spaces by placing your FateToken on the Map. When placing yourWorkers, place 3 of your color.Your Build: You choose which Worker of yoursbuilds.Banned VS: Nemesis37. HadesWin Condition: If an opponent Worker attemptsto win by moving into one of your Fate spaces,you win instead.God of the UnderworldOpponent’s Turn: OpponentWorkers cannot move down.Banned VS: Hecate, NemesisBanned VS: Pan41. Nemesis38. HarpiesSetup: Place the ArrowToken beside theboard and orient it inany of the 8 directions to indicate thedirection of the Siren’s Song.Your Turn: You may choose not to take yournormal turn. Instead, force one or more opponentWorkers one space in the direction of the Siren’sSong to unoccupied spaces at any level.43. TartarusGod of the AbyssSetup: Take the MapA , Shield B , andone Abyss Token.Place your Workers first. After allplayers’ Workers are placed, hide the Map behindthe Shield and secretly place your Abyss Tokenon an unoccupied space. This space is the Abyss.Lose Condition: If any player’s Worker enters theAbyss, they immediately lose. Workers cannotwin by entering the Abyss.Banned VS: Bia, Hecate, Moerae44. TerpsichoreMuse of DancingYour Turn: All of your Workersmust move, and then all mustbuild.Banned VS: Hypnus, Limus, Tartarus45. UraniaMuse of AstronomyYour Turn: When your Workermoves or builds, treat oppositeedges and corners as if they areadjacent so that every space has 8 neighbors.Banned VS: AphroditeGoddess of RetributionWinged MenacesEnd of Your Turn: If none of anopponent’s Workers neighboryours, you may force as many ofyour opponent’s Workers as possible to take thespaces you occupy, and vice versa.Opponent’s Turn: Each time anopponent’s Worker moves, it isforced space by space in the samedirection until the next space is at a higher level orit is obstructed.Banned VS: Aphrodite, Bia, Medusa,Terpsichore, TheseusBanned VS: Hermes, Triton4Moving withUrania’s workerBuilding withUrania’s worker
ComponentsVideo Tutorials Available - Learn theseHeroes at roxley.com/santorini-videoUsing Hero Powers51. JasonLeader of the ArgonautsA Hero Power is an ability that you may performonly once per game. Only you may use this power,and no opponent’s power can make you use it.46. AchillesVolatile WarriorA Hero Power cannot be used in the GoldenFleece variant. Hero Powers are only supportedin a 2-player game. Hero Powers are easilyidentified by the purple back A and Helmeticon B on in the border.Your Turn: Once, your Workerbuilds both before and aftermoving.47. Adonis52. MedeaUse the “God Power Setup” instructions.Devastatingly HandsomePowerful SorceressEnd of Y our Turn: Once, choosean opponent Worker. If possible,that Worker must be neighboringone of your Workers at the end of their next turn.Hero Powers can also be used to balance gamesbetween players of unequal skill, whereby moreexperienced players are encouraged to select aHero Power for themselves and a God Power fortheir opponent.48. AtalantaSwift HuntressYour Move: Once, your Workermoves any number of additionaltimes.A49. BellerophonGolden Fleece variant providesa different 2-player experiencewhere the Ram figure grants theblessing of a single God Power towhomever is touching it.SetupAfter setting up the Island usingonly step 1 and 2 from “Setup”section on page 1, perform the following:3Tamer of PegasusYour Move: Once, your Workermoves up two levels.B50. HeraclesDoer of Great DeedsEnd of Your Turn: Once, bothyour Workers build any numberof domes (even zero) at any level.Select a God Power showing the GoldenFleece icon in the top right, andplace it beside the board (Playersdo not have individual GodPowers).4The oldest player starts by placing twoWorkers of their chosen color into anyunoccupied spaces on the board. The otherplayer then places their Workers.5The player who placed Workers first, placesthe Ram figure on any unoccupied space.The other player takes the first turn.Your Turn: Once, instead of your normal turn,place your extra Worker on an unoccupiedground-level perimeter space. This Worker thenbuilds.SetupHero Powers are often weaker than God Powers.For a balanced game, we recommend only playingHero Powers against other Hero Powers.Golden Fleece VariantSetup: Take one extra Worker ofyour color. This is kept on yourGod Power card until needed.End of Your Turn: Once, removeone block from under anynumber of Workers neighboringyour unmoved Worker. You also remove anyTokens on the blocks.53. OdysseusCunning LeaderStart of Your Turn: Once, forceto unoccupied corner spaces anynumber of opponent Workersthat neighbor your Workers.54. PolyphemusGigantic CyclopsEnd of Your Turn: Once, yourWorker builds up to 2 domesat any level on any unoccupiedspaces on the board.55. TheseusSlayer of the MinotaurEnd of Your Turn: Once, if any ofyour Workers is exactly 2levels below any neighboringopponent Workers, remove one of thoseopponent Workers from play.Start of Any TurnAny player with a Worker neighboring the Ramfigure has the God Power for the rest of the turn(including End of Turn powers)5
3 & 4 PlayersGlossarySantorini is best as a 2-player game. However, wehave included rules for 3 and 4-players for those timeswhen you really want to play with more people.Block: A part of a tower and forms a space on the board.When playing with 3 or 4 players, all of the 2-playerrules apply, with the following adjustments:SetupWhen you build, place blocks from largest to smallest sothat they stack. For reference, see the “Complete Tower”diagram on the front page.Complete Tower: Consists of exactly three blocks and adome.For 3 and 4-player games, you must play with GodPowers. When selecting which God Powers to playwith, they must all feature aicon when playing a3-player game, or aicon in a 4-player game.Dome: The top level on a Tower. Domes cannot have3 PlayersNeighboring: Each space has up to eight spacessurrounding it. These are called its neighboring spaces.anything placed upon them. A dome may onlt be built ontop of the third level, unless otherwised specified by a Godor Hero Power.If you lose in a 3-player game, immediately removeyour Workers, Tokens, and God Power from thegame. If only one player remains, they are the winner.dome.4 Players (Team Game)Perimeter Space: One of the 16 spaces along the edge ofYou play in teams of 2 players, who share control of 2Workers. Teammates must sit across from each other(teams alternate turns). Each player has their own GodPower. You cannot use your teammate’s power.During setup, your team’s first player places theWorkers. Your team’s second player takes the first turn.If any player wins, their team wins. If any player loses,their team loses.F O R M O R E M I N D C A N DY V I S I TOccupied Space: A space containing a Worker orthe board.Token: A marker specific to a God or Hero Power. Youcannot place a Token onto a space that is occupied orcontains another Token. Remove Tokens from the boardwhen blocks are placed upon them.Unmoved Worker: A Worker that did not move onyour turn.Unoccupied Space: A space not containing a Worker ordome.ROXLEY.COM6CreditsGame Design: Gordon Hamilton aka Dr. Pickle.For more puzzles, games and unsolved problems, visitmathpickle.comBeautiful Artwork: David Forest & Lina Cossette(mrcuddington.com)Product / Graphic design: Gavan BrownBrilliant Rule Book Editors: Michael VanBiesbrouck, Simon Rourke, Lee Mitchell, Richard Castle,Mario Radmilovic, Patrick Dombrowski, Duncan Hecht,Paul SaxbergKey Playtesters: Charles Ursenbach, Matt Tolman,Michael Van Biesbrouck, Paul Saxberg, Joe McDaid, JimDrinkleApp Development: Stefano GiuglianoTutorial Videos: Joe McDaidDevelopment ContributionsMichael Van Biesbrouck: Adonis, Jason, HestiaSimon Rourke: Europa and TalusJoe McDaid: Golden Fleece variantKeefer Hamilton: HephaestusArya Asakura: HeraPaul Saxberg: Chaos, MoeraeWill Fordham: OdysseusMatt Tolman: Zeus
Normal Rules and conditions still apply to you when using a God Power, with the exception of the specific changes described by the God Power. You must obey all God Power text that says you "cannot" or "must", otherwise you lose the game. Domes are not blocks. If the God Power description states it affects blocks, it does not affect domes.
