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Philosophia: Dare to be Wise

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2020 · 1-6 players · 120min · weight 2.83 · 146 ratings

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ID
276205
Name
Philosophia: Dare to be Wise
Year
2020
Rank
11497
Min players
1
Max players
6
Playing time
120
Min playtime
45
Max playtime
120
Avg weight
2.8333
Num weights
6
Bayes avg
5.56757
Average
6.72416
Users rated
146
Num owned
495
Wanting
13
Wishing
151
Num comments
68
Fetched at
Sat May 02 2026 16:49:36 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (7)
Auction / BiddingOpen DraftingPoint to Point MovementRock-Paper-ScissorsSolo / Solitaire GameTake ThatVariable Player Powers
Categories (1)
Ancient
Description (2262 chars)

“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” Pericles (circa 495-429 BCE) Live an Epic, Odyssey adventure; as one of Ancient Greece’s greatest thinkers in this new Sandbox, Tabletop experience. Forge your destiny in an age of city states and ancient wisdom. In Philosophia, you will build schools, battle it out in public debates, learn profound wisdom and make deals with the Olympic Gods. All in an attempt to prove yourself the greatest mind of the era. The goal in Philosophia is to gain three Labyrinth Tokens before the ancient Greek World is superseded by the Romans. There are many different paths you can take to do this; from building schools dedicated to your teachings, to locking yourself away in temples to develop your ideas. All players who gain 3 Labyrinth tokens will finish the game with a tense final public debate; exchanging Sophistry and Syllogistic arguments until one thinker is crowned the greatest. Good luck! Philosophia, has been carefully designed to be a replay-able game with premium components. Visit philosophiagame.com to learn more. Game Play. Philosophia is a turn based game, on your turn you will move and then take one action, limiting downtime, with no upkeep phases. Being a sandbox experience there are many things you can do: You can build a following in your current region of ancient Greece (9 of these unlocks a Labyrinth Token). You can hire builders and build schools dedicated to your teachings (4 schools unlock a Labyrinth Token) You can research your ideas in Greek temples to unlock ancient wisdom cards (3 of these unlock a Labyrinth Token). You can visit Oracles to gain special unique powers using a card drafting mechanic. You can gain the favour of Athena goddess of wisdom by winning a blind auction. And much more, the game features 13 actions and over 30 unique paths to victory! The game will end in a tense final debate utilising a unique twist on the Rock, paper, scissors, lizard, Spock mechanic. Where you will use the Syllogism and Sophistry cards you have gained throughout the game to find out who is the greatest mind of the era! —description from the designer

LLM v2 (wide)

Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).

LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).

LLM v4 wide (controlled-vocab primitives)

Not yet enriched at v4 (wide pass).

LLM v4 deep (archetype fit)

Not in the v4 deep-pass top-20% slice.