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Skara Brae

Skara Brae

Designed byShem Phillips•Published byGarphill Games

2025All-Time
2025All-Time
Rank
83
in 2025
Total Points
22 pts
Borda count scoring

Around five thousand years ago, a resilient group of farmers and hunters built a thriving community on the Orkney Islands of Northern Scotland. Rather than discarding their empty shells, broken tools, bones, and other waste, they used them to form large mounds of earth over hu…

Published
2025
Players
1-4
Play Time
45-60 min
Weight
2.61 / 5
BGG Rating
7.7View on BoardGameGeek

2025 reviewer lists

7 lists
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RankSiteDate
Rank3
The Dice Tower logo
The Dice Tower
Wendy Yi
Dec 18, 2025
Rank5
Board Games with Rob logo
Board Games with Rob
Rob
Dec 17, 2025
Rank6
Atelier duMeeple logo
Atelier duMeeple
Martin
Dec 28, 2025
Rank6
Nacho Average Tabletop logo
Nacho Average Tabletop
Zach
Jan 9, 2026
Rejected
Rank8
The Dice Tower logo
The Dice Tower
Chris Yi
Dec 10, 2025
Rank9
The Brothers Murph logo
The Brothers Murph
Jimmy
Dec 30, 2025
RankNR
Space Biff logo
Space Biff
Dan Thurot
Dec 27, 2025