Olympos

Olympos, a civilization game, comes from game designer Philippe Keyaerts and publisher Ystari Games.  The playing time for Olympos is only 60-90 minutes for 3-5 players, but Cyril Demaegd of Ystari Games says, "Even if it's a short game, it's a gamer's game."

Players take actions based on their position on a time track.  By spending time, players take actions, with the choices being expansion or development. Expanding brings new settlers onto the game board, which depicts Greece and Atlantis, which lets you conquer territories and thereby acquire resources.

Development takes place on the game's discovery board, with players either buying new scientific discoveries – such as medicine or phalanxes – or building architectural wonders. Each discovery brings you new powers, such as an upgrade in military strength due to the phalanx, and each wonder earns you points.

A player's piety is measured by discoveries, and the most pious player might be rewarded during the game by one of the nine gods included. Similarly, the less pious players might be punished by those same gods.

The replayability of Olympos is huge since the discovery board and gods in play will be different each game, not to mention the territories you're able to conquer.