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Designed By
Art By
Published By
Year Published
2006
# of Players:
3 − 4
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 4 players
Recommended with 2, 3, 4 players
(7 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
(4 voters) [poll]
Category
Mechanic
Primary Name
UR
Alternate Names
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Description Edit | History

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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2 Condensed Color - Player Aid
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
2008-06-19
2 UR Nederlandse spelregels
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.
2008-02-06
2 Japanese Rule
Japanese translation from English rule.
2007-11-11
1 UR_Polish_Rules
Polish rules to UR Board Game - full colour pdf
2007-10-09
0 UR_player_aid_correct.xls
English player aid, now with corrected "war" wording and clarification.
2007-09-09
0 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).
2007-05-31
2 PlayerAid.ppt
Player Aid (as previously submitted below) - but with a tiny bit of chrome added
2007-05-19
2 UR Player Aid.doc
Player Aid
2007-03-06
4 Ur.pdf
Reglas en español
2006-12-13
10 UR_FAQ_ENG.pdf
UR Frequently Asked Questions (english)
2006-11-03
Statistics
User Rank: 751
Num Ratings: 519
Average Rating: 6.64
Standard Deviation: 1.42
Num Views: 34447
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Fans: 4
Personal Comments: 250
Users Owning: 532
Users Wanting: 44
Users Trading: 30
Has Parts For Trade: 0
Want Parts In Trade: 0
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Total Plays: 1017
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