WaveAll enemy pieces on one rank are washed back one square where there is room. Each piece washed back is paralyzed for 2 moves.
GreecePoseidon
Greece · Style Chaos
PoseidonThe god of the sea
Poseidon washes back entire ranks, floods the center and shakes the middle of the board with an earthquake. The god for lovers of chaos.
Washes back ranks, floods the center and shakes the earth. For chaos fans.
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Who is Poseidon?
The god of the sea washes whole ranks back and makes the earth shake.
Poseidon rules the sea, and the sea is in a bad mood whenever he is. He is Zeus’ brother and still believes he was cheated when they drew lots for the sky. With his trident he makes the earth shake and the waves rise sky high. Precision is not his thing. But when he cleans up, he does it thoroughly.
Before the first move, Poseidon hides the Whirlpool trap on the board. If your opponent moves onto the square, a whirlpool catches the piece and washes it onto a neighboring square.
Powers
Poseidon'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.
- Wave
All enemy pieces on one rank are washed back one square where there is room. Each piece washed back is paralyzed for 2 moves.
- Flood
Four empty squares in the middle are under water for 2 moves. Nobody can enter them.
- Earthquake
Ultimate power: All enemy pieces in the middle of the board (ranks 3 to 6, except the king) are thrown back one square where there is room. Each piece thrown back is paralyzed for 1 move.
In mythology
Who was Poseidon really?
Poseidon was the Greek god of the sea, of earthquakes and of horses. A son of Cronus and Rhea, he was a brother of Zeus and Hades, and when the world was divided he received the sea. With his trident he could stir up storms and shake the ground, which is why he was called the Earth-Shaker. In the contest for Athens he lost to Athena, whose olive tree pleased the people more than his spring of salt water. In the Odyssey he pursues Odysseus with his anger, because the hero had blinded his son, the Cyclops Polyphemus. In the game he becomes a force of nature that throws pieces back with waves, floods and quakes.
Tactics
How to win with Poseidon
Wash back the attackers
Wave pushes back every enemy piece on one rank and paralyzes them for 2 turns. Pick the rank where his attackers sit in front of your camp.
A flood as a wall
Flood puts four empty central squares underwater for 2 turns. Nobody gets through the middle, which buys you time to castle or develop.
Earthquake when the center is packed
Earthquake hits ranks 3 to 6 once per game. The more enemy pieces stand there, the more it throws back and freezes.
A whirlpool near the king
The Whirlpool trap washes a piece onto a neighboring square. Hide it on an attacking square near your king so the raider ends up off target.
Quips
Poseidon has something to say about everything
My brother has the sky. I have everything else.
at the startYour king is getting wet feet.
when giving checkYou should have learned to swim.
when the trap snapsA trap? I am not a fish.
caught in a trap
Every mythology has a god of the Chaos style: Set and Surtr play a similar game with very different powers.
Good to know
Questions about Poseidon
The download is free. Poseidon can be bought on their own in the game, or together with every other god in the Key of the Gods.
The ultimate power Earthquake. It costs 25 favor, works only once per game and does this: All enemy pieces in the middle of the board (ranks 3 to 6, except the king) are thrown back one square where there is room. Each piece thrown back is paralyzed for 1 move.
Every mythology has one god for the Chaos style. Besides Poseidon, these are Set (Egypt) and Surtr (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.