Scholars of the South Tigris — Stand-Alone Strategy Game by Renegade Game Studios

Step into the Abbasid Caliphate around 830 AD with Scholars of the South Tigris, a new stand‑alone game from Renegade Game Studios. Designed for 1–4 players and typically taking 60–90 minutes, this title invites you to build influence in the House of Wisdom while translating foreign scrolls into Arabic. The setup offers a tactile, tactile feel as you draw from bags, place dice, and mix colors to power your actions. The Golden Age of knowledge comes alive through choices that reward thoughtful planning and strategic risk, all within a beautifully themed tableau.

What makes Scholars of the South Tigris unique

• New stand-alone game in the South Tigris trilogy, ready to play without needing the previous entries.
• The combination of bag building, dice placement, color mixing, and "workers for mitigation" creates a distinct, table‑level experience that blends several mechanics into one flow.
• Six unique research tracks paired with a broad assortment of scrolls and translators packs provide hours of replayability and fresh setups in every session.
• The shared resource system of scrolls and translators fosters positive interaction and tension between players, influencing choices and pacing.
• Intuitive and easy to use solo mode, with four levels of difficulty to tailor the challenge against a thoughtful AI.

Gameplay at a glance

• Engine-building focus: grow your capabilities by combining resources and actions across turns.
• Die-driven action selection: dice placement determines which tasks you can tackle this round.
• Color mixing and translation tasks: convert foreign manuscripts into Arabic to advance your position.
• Shared scrolls and translators create dynamic interaction, where timing and pacing matter just as much as personal progress.

Whether you’re gathered around a table with friends or enjoying a quiet night with the family, Scholars of the South Tigris offers a balanced rhythm of planning, interaction, and discovery. The stand-alone design means you can jump in right away, while the rich thematic backdrop and varied component set a strong sense of immersion. The solo mode provides a structured path for solo play, letting you test strategies at your own pace, and the four difficulty levels ensure a scalable challenge as you improve. This game is designed to spark conversation and shared decision making, all while you chase your own scholarly ambitions.