A series of devastating tornadoes, unleashed by enemy mages in the recent war has left all the king's castles in ruin. Only the foundations of these once magnificent monuments remain. He has charged his sons with rebuilding his castles and promised the throne to the one who can rebuild the tallest and largest castles. Each prince has 6 knights to supervise the building. Two or more princes may work together on a castle with their knights competing to control the highest towers of the castle. Once each year, the king will tour the castles, to judge the progress of each son. After he finishes the third tour, he will choose his successor and the winner!

Each player starts with a knight on a different one of the game's eight castles. Each turn a player has 5 action points to spend, which can be used to build onto exsisting castles or moving knights to try and control the castles. But what seperates Torres from other 3D building games is the use of the action cards. They let players break the rules in a variety of different ways which add a whole lot of strategic possibilities and a lot of fun to the game.

With variety of different and interesting game mechanics, tough decisions and excellent production, Torres is a great choice for anyone who likes thinking games.

Contents: 1 game board, 92 tower blocks, 24 knights, 4 scoring markers, 1 king, 40 action cards, 4 codex cards, 3 phases cards, 8 master cards, 1 Rule booklet

2 - 4 players
Ages 12 & up
Playing time: 90 minutes
Publisher Rio Grande
Authors: Wolfgang Krammer & Michael Kiesling

Game of the year Game Games 100 2000
Winner Game of the Year (Spiel des Jahres, Germany) 2000
Runner-up Deutscher SpielePre 1999
Finalist Best General Strategy Game Gamers Choice Awards 2000