The game contains :
a rule-book in French and English (rule-book in other languages are available on this page:
https://www.taize.fr/en/kellia)
a board
5 wooden playing tokens
10 incident cards
10 character cards / kellion cards
1 reference card
32 cardboard tiles (squares)
10 cardboard tiles (improvements and pathways)
a die
Kellia ?
Kellion (plural kellia) is a Greek word meaning “cell”, a kind of little house. In them live the ammas and abbas, protagonists of the game, in around the fourth century, chose to lead a solitary life in the desert.
Game conception
The conception, the rules of the game, and the artwork were worked out by some of the brothers during the course of the year 2021. Several more brothers and young people visiting Taizé helped test the game. The game is manufactured by a company in the European Union.
A cooperative strategy game
Kellia is a cooperative game, rather than a competitive one. The players have to work together to try to face the challenges set by the game. They win all together or lose all together.
There are two versions of Kellia: an introductory version, to get to know the main rules, and a full version, which requires more strategy and which makes the game more varied, with different levels of difficulty.
