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Information

Designed By: Paolo Mori
Published By: Rio Grande Games
What's Your Game?
Mfg suggested # of Players: 3 - 4 players
User suggested # of Players:
Best with 4 players
Recommended with 2, 3, 4 players
(6 voters) [poll]
Playing Time: 45 Minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages: 10 and up
User Suggested Ages: 8
(2 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence: No necessary in-game text
(3 voters) [poll]
Category: Civilization
Mechanics: Tile Placement
Set Collection
Area Control
Other Names: N/A

Description

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The dream of creating a new civilization in ancient Mesopotamia is within reach. Are you ready to lead your population ?

In the age of its maximum splendor, this vast and fertile geographical area was a scene of destiny for some populations, who resolved to settle in the richest and most strategically advantageous territories. Over the course of centuries these populations succeeded in developing all aspects of their civilization wisely. This was the main factor enabling them to found marvelous cities like Ur and to construct gigantic buildings like Ziggurats.
Just like Mesopotamia’s ancient Kings, each player will have to achieve the highest prestige by precisely dosing the development of Agriculture, Trade, Politics, Culture and finally War, so that thanks to these efforts the long desired construction of five Ziggurats is completed.

But, beware…
If the King becomes guilty of Greed in building them, or pursues improperly the conquest of Lands, this could ultimately lead him to defeat. The intrinsic speed of the game, the simplicity of rules, the very alluring artwork, together with the subtlety of the innumerable strategies which can be pursued, render Ur a gaming experience which you will play and play and keep playing again for a very, very long time!

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0 Condensed Color - Player Aid
UR Condensed Aid.pdf
I developed this player aid to be short and to the point about the actions available for each color. Other player aids described the flow of play, but I didn't find any really brief ones about the actions available. Version 1.0, June 19th 2008
0 UR Nederlandse spelregels
UrRegels.pdf
Translation of the UR rules into Dutch, incorporating the FAQ published here on this site and some rules questions. The document has been structured and formatted in such a fashion that a part of it can be used as a player aid. This is version 1.0 of the document.
0 Japanese Rule
UR_J.pdf
Japanese translation from English rule.
0 UR_Polish_Rules
UR_PL.pdf
Polish rules to UR Board Game - full colour pdf
0 UR_player_aid_correct.xls
UR_player_aid_correct.xls
English player aid, now with corrected "war" wording and clarification.
0 UR player aid.xls
UR player aid.xls
Print this spreadsheet to card stock and you'll have some handy English-language player aids that describe how each action works (sorry, I didn't find the language-independent ones included with the game to be very helpful at all).
1 PlayerAid.ppt
PlayerAid.ppt
Player Aid (as previously submitted below) - but with a tiny bit of chrome added
0 UR Player Aid.doc
UR Player Aid.doc
Player Aid
3 Ur.pdf
Ur.pdf
Reglas en español
9 UR_FAQ_ENG.pdf
UR_FAQ_ENG.pdf
UR Frequently Asked Questions (english)