Sumer
Sumer is a unique blend of modern board game design and exciting real-time action, set against the beautiful backdrop of a mysterious ancient civilization. To claim the throne, four nobles of the ziggurat must…
Sumer is a card & board game developed by Studio Wumpus, released 15 February 2017 on Nintendo Switch, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Sumer is
Sumer is a card & board game game developed by Studio Wumpus and released in 2017. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Sumer is a unique blend of modern board game design and exciting real-time action, set against the beautiful backdrop of a mysterious ancient civilization. To claim the throne, four nobles of the ziggurat must compete for Inanna’s favor. She is not easily pleased, but what god is? To prove your worth you must perform sacrifices according to Inanna’s sacred rituals. Place your workers in workshops to gain resources and goats. Offer up the resources to Inanna and use the goats to trade for new workshops and abilities. Only the swiftest and cleverest noble will become the ruler of Sumer. A Worker Placement Video Game! Sumer takes the board game mechanic of worker placement to a new level. Each…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are party. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Sumer launched on 15 February 2017, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, NieR: Automata and Hollow Knight. It was a Nintendo Switch launch-window title.
Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, NieR: Automata, Hollow Knight.
Official trailer
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