Gentes

Build a Mediterranean civilization where every action costs time on your personal clock, rewarding ruthless efficiency.

👥 1–4 players⏱ approx. 90 min🪄 Takes some learning12+

🧩 Solo mode★ 6.7 · BGG #1,002

Who it's for

Euro fans who appreciate innovative action-timing mechanisms and want a civilization game that rewards efficiency above all.

Not for you if…

You prefer standard worker placement or find time-management constraints stressful rather than engaging.

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Vibe's take

timing efficiency pressure, civilization building, action-cost optimization, innovative mechanism

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About this game

Build a Mediterranean civilization using an innovative timing system where each action costs different amounts of time on your personal clock. Gentes rewards efficiency above all: expensive actions eat your time, leaving fewer turns in a round. Train citizens, build monuments, and found cities while managing the tension between powerful but time-consuming actions and weaker but faster ones. The population card system adds another layer as trained citizens provide ongoing abilities.

Actions cost time, not workersInnovative timing mechanismMediterranean civilization

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from $25

from $25 · Amazon.com BGG