Santorini

Build the Greek island — move a worker one square, add a block, and climb to the third level to win.

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What is Santorini?

Santorini is a modern abstract strategy game designed by Gordon Hamilton in the 1980s and published in its iconic 3D 'island' form by Roxley Games in 2016. Two to four players take turns moving one of their workers one square and then placing a building block on an adjacent square. First worker to stand atop a level-three building wins. Optional god-power cards add rich asymmetric variety.

Quick facts

Category

Board Games

Type

Individual

Players

2–4

Where played

indoor

Country of origin

🇬🇷 Greece

Estimated origin

1985 (prototype), 2016 (Roxley Games)

Olympic

No

Popularity

regional

Sources & provenance

Last verified 2026-08-24.verified