# Zenith

Zenith is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 25–35 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2. It is rated 8.3 out of 10 by 29 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $28.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 25–35 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 2.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2025
- **Categories:** Card Game, Science Fiction
- **Mechanics:** Tech Trees / Tech Tracks, Track Movement, Multi-Use Cards, Team-Based Game, Hand Management, Area Majority / Influence, Variable Set-up, Modular Board, Tug of War
- **Ludoya rating:** 8.3 out of 10, from 29 reviews
- **Owned by:** 69 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 313
- **Unique players:** 178

**Designers:** Grégory Grard, Mathieu Roussel

**Artists:** Xavier Gueniffey Durin

**Publishers:** PlayPunk

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 28.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/zenith/ |
| 401 Games | 40.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/zenith |
| Mathom | 29.7 € | https://mathom.es/es/otros-juegos-de-tablero/57652-zenith-5430003838280.html |
| Rampi Games | 29.95 € | https://www.rampigames.com/juego-de-mesa/zenith/ |
| World of Board Games | 179 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/little-town-artisans-exp |
| Spelexperten | 329 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/kortspel/zenith.html |
| Zatu Games | 25.49 £ | https://zatu.com/products/zenith-3 |
| Juegos de la Mesa Redonda | 29.66 € | https://juegosdelamesaredonda.com/17717-zenith-castellano-5430003838280.html |
| Dungeon Marvels | 29.7 € | https://dungeonmarvels.com/zenith-88422.html |
| Gameology | 49.95 $ | https://www.gameology.com.au/products/zenith |
| Zacatrus | 33 € | https://zacatrus.es/zenith.html |
| TLAMA games | 849 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/zenit/ |
| Fantasiapelit | 42.9 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_236056 |
| Spielezar | 44.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/zenith |

## Expansions

- [Zenith: Secret Agents](https://www.ludoya.com/games/zenith-secret-agents)

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## Rules questions

### How do Influence discs move — can I put a disc anywhere on the track when I gain Influence?

When you gain an Influence, move the corresponding planet’s Influence disc exactly 1 space toward your control zone; if it reaches your control zone you gain that disc (Rulebook, p.6). Note that any extra movement beyond the control zone is lost (Rulebook, p.6).

### When I recruit an Agent, do I resolve its effects right away — and can the card I just played target itself?

Resolve Recruit in order: place the card, pay its cost (reduced by stacked cards), then apply its effects left-to-right — so the card’s effects can target the just-played card (Rulebook, p.7; FAQ, p.11).

### How exactly do I develop a Technology and when do Level 2 bonuses and row bonuses apply?

To develop you discard a matching-faction card, pay the Zenithium cost of the next level, move your tech marker up, and apply the new level’s effect in addition to earlier levels (Rulebook, p.8). The first player to a Level 2 track gains and immediately applies that track’s Bonus token before lower-level effects, and completing all three Level 1/2/3 tracks grants the corresponding row bonus of 1/2/3 Influence (Rulebook, p.8).

### What does the Leader badge do, and how do I take or flip it?

Take the Become the Leader action by discarding a faction card to gain the Leader badge plus the faction-specific benefit (Robot: +1 Zenithium, Human: +3 Credits, Animod: mobilize 2) (Rulebook, p.9). When you take the badge from an opponent it goes to Silver (5-card hand), flipping it to Gold increases your hand limit to 6; hand refill at end of turn respects your current badge (Rulebook, p.9).

### When does the game end and what are the victory conditions I should watch for?

The game ends immediately when a player meets one of three victory conditions: Absolute (gain 3 discs from the same planet), Democratic (gain 4 discs from strictly different planets), or Popular (gain 5 discs total) (Rulebook, p.1), and play stops as soon as one is satisfied (Rulebook, p.9).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/zenith-2)
- [Zenith in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/zenith-2)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/424219)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._