Ostia

1–4 players build trade networks across the Mediterranean and develop a home port using a mancala-style resource engine. Each turn, a player selects one of six spaces on a personal board to produce resources equal to the ships there, then distributes those ships one by one clockwise and resolves the action tied to the last ship’s landing spot. Repeating this cycle lets players construct new ships, upgrade existing vessels, and erect buildings in the harbor. The goal is to optimize resource flow and fleet configuration to accrue the most honor points by game end.

Players: 1–4 best 3
Playing time: 100–120 min
Age: 14+
Complexity: 2.9 / 5

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About the game

Design: Totsuca Chuo
Art: Tatsuki Asano
Rocinante Urabe
Publisher: uchibacoya

Expansions

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Ostia: Merchant Expansion2022

Ostia: Pirates2024

Ostia: Patronus Expansion2022

Ostia: Pirates Expansion – New Supporters Expansion2025

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59
Plays logged: 120
Players: 1h 39m
Average play: 30
In collections: 30
On wishlists: 3
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8.5/10

from 11 Ludoya reviews

Ferran A Sales8.5
Rulebook is a nightmare. The translation to Spanish does not fix it. The game seems great but I won't ever know if we played it right as it lacks some info and are some inner inconsistencies. I could raise the rate of the game as it is extremely solid. I'd rather play it 1000 times before Trajan
Javo9.0
La mecánica es sencilla y efectiva. Se explica en 2 minutos. Juego muy muy intersante, el puzzle es fantástico. Lo que me entra en duda es la rejugabilidad del mismo, no sé si tiene mucho recorrido.