Iwari

A mythic tribal exploration puzzle: extend your network across the map and contest regions under five Titans.

Designer: Michael Schacht
Published by: ThunderGryph Games
Editions by: GateOnGames, TCG Factory

Iwari (2020) is set on a world where humanity is still young: scattered tribes in forest, tundra and desert, living in harmony with five distant Titans who shape the cosmos. You lead a tribe leaving its homeland to explore uncharted regions, meet other tribes and trade knowledge and culture. On the table it is an abstract-leaning euro with network building across a map, hand management, open drafting and area majority. Every turn is a puzzle of where to extend your routes and who to contest. Playable solo or for two to five, best with three or four, in around 45 minutes.

Five Titans shape the worldNetwork building with drafted cardsArea majority on a mythic map

Who it's for

You like euros that feel almost abstract, with a mythic skin and a map to carve up, in about 45 minutes.

Not for you if…

You want heavy narrative or lots of components. This is a tidy spatial puzzle with a lightly applied theme.

Vibe's take

Elegant and slightly sharp. You stretch your network one careful step at a time and keep an eye on where a rival is about to cut in.