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 hundreds of years. Later generations dug into these midden piles to create a series of rooms and tunnels to shelter from the harsh winds and cold winter months.

The aim of Skara Brae is to gather various Resources in order to feed, clothe, and shelter the growing number of Settlers. Players take turns drafting Village Cards and using their Workers to Furnish, Cook, Craft, Clean, and Trade. At the end of each Round, players need to provide for their Settlers and will likely create more Midden that needs to be cleaned up. After 4 Rounds, the player with the most Victory Points (VP) wins.

Features

Develop a village in this resource management game with unique inventory balancing mechanics giving this game a fresh twist!
Gather various Resources in order to feed, clothe, and shelter the growing number of Settlers.
Asymmetric action tiles provide a broad range of variability between players.
Great pacing and a natural escalation as each game unfolds.
A wide variety of strategies to discover in this game for 1-4 players.
Contents Summary

4 Player Boards
36 Standard Action Tiles
8 Special Action Tiles
1 Turn Order Tile
4 Sliders
5 Extra Storage Tiles
80 Villager Cards
40 Roof Cards
10 Spindle Whorl Cards
8 Focus Cards
10 Task Cards
4 Turn Markers
4 Large Workers
15 Small Workers
4 Furnish Markers
4 Trade Makers
3 Boar
25 Shells
25 Barley
25 Seaweed
25 Wool
25 Wood
25 Hides
25 Bones
16 Rabbits
16 Fish
12 Sheep
12 Deer
12 Cows
25 Skaill Knives
40 Food
40 Midden
1 Rulebook

At a Glance:

Number of Players: 1-4
For Ages: 13+
Playing Time: 60 min
Game Type: Strategy Euro Game

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Released: 08 July 2025