Set in ancient Mesopotamia, the cradle of civilization, at a time when the location of Ur was a coastal region, players work to build the great city of Ur, expand its districts and establish themselves as mighty builders.

Tabannusi presents a superb board showing the city of Ur divided into 5 regions, each linked to a specific colored die. There are 3 building districts, 1 temple district and 1 port district.

Each turn, your worker will activate one of these districts. When activating a district, you must first take a die from the district. This die corresponds to the color of the district and fulfills two functions: The die itself becomes a resource of its color. The value of the die determines which district your worker will activate next turn.

Through various actions, you will be able to expand your influence in the different districts, expanding construction sites and transforming them into buildings to score valuable victory points. But you will also exert your influence in the temple district in order to win the favor of the king. In the harbor district you can get ships with important abilities and to score victory points.

You need to spend your actions wisely and make sure to always keep an eye on the general timing of the game. As soon as a district is emptied of its dice, a countdown occurs.