# Pillars of Heracles

Pillars of Heracles is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 90–120 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. It is rated 9 out of 10 by 1 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $47.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 90–120 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 3.9 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2025
- **Categories:** City Building, Civilization
- **Mechanics:** Solo / Solitaire Game, Rondel, Area Movement, Variable Player Powers, Area Majority / Influence, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building
- **Ludoya rating:** 9 out of 10, from 1 reviews
- **Owned by:** 8 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 6
- **Unique players:** 11

**Designers:** Tamás Oláh

**Artists:** Szabó Dávid

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 47.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/pillars-of-heracles/ |
| Miniature Market | 50.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/pillars-heracles-ggd-plhr.html |
| Board Game Bliss | 61.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/pillars-of-heracles |
| TLAMA games | 759 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/doplnky/pillars-of-heracles--playmat/ |
| Fantasiapelit | 40.8 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_241093 |
| Milan Spiele | 52 € | https://www.milan-spiele.de/pillars-of-heracles-engl-p-39577.html |
| Spelexperten | 609 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/pillars-of-heracles.html |
| Zatu Games | 46.9 £ | https://zatu.com/products/pillars-of-heracles |
| Gamers@Hart | 46.98 £ | https://gamersathart.co.uk/product/pillars-of-heracles/ |
| Travelling Man | 47.99 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/pillars-of-heracles |
| Games Empire | 91.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/pillars-of-heracles |
| Gameology | 108.45 $ | https://www.gameology.com.au/products/pillars-of-heracles |
| Spielezar | 64.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/pillars-of-heracles-en |

## Expansions

- [Pillars of Heracles: Epic Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pillars-of-heracles-epic-expansion)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pillars-of-heracles)
- [Pillars of Heracles in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/pillars-of-heracles)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/391549)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-24. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._