How to Play Inventors of the South Tigris
Inventors of the South Tigris is a dice-and-worker eurogame about creating, testing and publishing inventions while developing your workshop and craftspeople.
Scope: Garphill Games base game; Era of Experts excluded.
Customize dice
Your dice can improve or change during play. Their faces and values influence which inventions, actions and workshops you can use efficiently.
Invent devices
Take or contribute to invention projects, meeting the required symbols and resources.
Build and test
Construct devices, then test them to improve their status and unlock stronger rewards.
Publish inventions
Publishing converts completed scientific work into prestige, influence and scoring opportunities.
Train craftspeople
Craftspeople improve action efficiency and help support the device pipeline.
Develop workshops and research
Workshop improvements and research create better dice use, stronger actions and end-game value.
Guild influence
Scientific guilds reward long-term specialization and can create final scoring differences.
Game end
After the official end condition, score published devices, guild progress, workshop development and other base-game categories.