Set in ancient Mesopotamia, a cradle of civilization, at a time when the location of Ur was a coastal area, players work to build the Great City of Ur, expand its districts and establish themselves as powerful builders.

Tabannusi: Builders of Ur features a beautiful board where the city of Ur is divided into 5 regions, each tied to a specific color die. There are 3 construction districts, 1 temple district and 1 harbor district.

Each turn your worker activates one of these districts. When activating a district you must first take a die from the district. This die matches the color of the district and has two functions:

1) The die itself becomes a source of its color.

2) The value of the die determines which district your worker will activate next turn.

Through various actions you can increase your influence in the different districts, expand construction sites and turn them into buildings to score valuable victory points. But you will also exert your influence in the temple district to earn the king's favor. In the harbor district you can obtain ships with important skills and for gaining victory points.

You need to spend your actions wisely and always make sure that you keep an eye on the overall timing of the game. The moment a district is cleared of dice, a score takes place.

The Games Friends: Tabannusi did not disappoint us at all. We sometimes find the games in the T-series a bit too complicated, but that's actually fine with this game. It is certainly an expert game, but it still plays smoothly. Recommended!