AegisOne of your pieces (not the king) cannot be captured for 3 moves and is immune to powers and traps.
GreeceAthena
Greece · Style Protection
AthenaThe goddess of wisdom
Athena makes pieces untouchable with the Aegis, advances pawns as a phalanx and turns attackers to stone. The goddess for clever strategists.
Shields pieces, pushes pawns and turns attackers to stone. For strategists.
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Who is Athena?
The goddess of wisdom shields her pieces and turns attackers to stone.
Athena sprang from the head of her father Zeus in full armor, and she has not done a single thoughtless thing since. She plans three moves ahead, at least. Her shield, the Aegis, bears the head of Medusa: whoever looks at it turns to stone. Her owl watches everything and tells her all the gossip of Olympus. She calls that wisdom.
Before the first move, Athena hides the Owl trap on the board. If your opponent moves onto the square, Athena’s owl sees it: Athena gains 10 favor at once and the piece is paralyzed for 3 moves.
Powers
Athena's three powers
Every move earns 1 favor, every captured piece adds its value on top. Instead of moving, you use a power. After that it needs a few moves before it is ready again.
- Aegis
One of your pieces (not the king) cannot be captured for 3 moves and is immune to powers and traps.
- Phalanx
Two of your pawns advance together. If an enemy piece stands diagonally in front of one, it captures it. Afterwards both cannot be captured for 3 moves.
- Head of Medusa
Ultimate power: Every enemy piece threatening one of yours turns to stone for 4 moves.
In mythology
Who was Athena really?
Athena was the Greek goddess of wisdom, strategic warfare and crafts. According to legend she sprang fully armed from the head of her father Zeus. When she competed with Poseidon for the city of Athens, she gave its people an olive tree, while Poseidon brought forth a spring of salt water. The Athenians chose the olive tree and with it Athena as their patron. Her most famous temple is the Parthenon on the Acropolis. Her animal is the owl, and on her aegis she bore the head of Medusa, brought to her by the hero Perseus. In the game she becomes a goddess who protects, plans ahead and turns attackers to stone.
Tactics
How to win with Athena
Aegis on the piece in danger
Aegis costs just 4 favor and makes a piece untouchable for 3 turns. Use it on a queen or rook standing deep in enemy territory.
March a phalanx into the center
Phalanx pushes two pawns at once and can even capture diagonally. Both are untouchable for 3 turns afterwards, ideal for a pawn storm.
Medusa when they swarm you
Head of Medusa freezes every piece threatening yours for 4 turns, once per game. The more attackers aiming at you, the bigger the haul.
Owl trap near your king
The Owl trap gives you 10 favor and paralyzes the piece for 3 turns. Hide it near your king where attackers like to land.
Quips
Athena has something to say about everything
I have already calculated this game twelve times.
at the startThat was part of the strategy. Probably.
after a lossWell fought, but poorly planned.
after a winMy owl is going to tease me about this.
after a defeat
Every mythology has a god of the Protection style: Isis and Heimdall play a similar game with very different powers.
Good to know
Questions about Athena
The download is free. Athena can be bought on their own in the game, or together with every other god in the Key of the Gods.
The ultimate power Head of Medusa. It costs 25 favor, works only once per game and does this: Every enemy piece threatening one of yours turns to stone for 4 moves.
Every mythology has one god for the Protection style. Besides Athena, these are Isis (Egypt) and Heimdall (The North).
24: eight each from Greece, Egypt and the North, each with a play style of their own. Zeus is playable right away, Gaia and Hermes join you after three wins.