# Aeterna: Ancient Board Games — Classic Strategy & Two Player

> Classic Strategy & Two Player (iPhone/iPad app by Mohamed Ali BEN MANSOUR.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aeterna-ancient-board-games/id6775278897 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Mohamed Ali BEN MANSOUR](https://appshunter.io/developer/6775278899)
- Category: Games, Board, Strategy
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.2 · 53 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-07-25
- Data updated: 2026-08-19
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aeterna-ancient-board-games/id6775278897/reviews.md

## What is Aeterna?

Step into a living museum of strategy.

Aeterna brings ancient board games back to life — each drawn from a different civilization, each with its own logic and rhythm.

— BAGH-CHAL — Nepal, 16th Century
Four tigers hunt twenty goats across a sacred board. A tense asymmetric battle of predator and prey, born in the Himalayas.

— MŪ TŌRERE — New Zealand, 19th Century
A Māori star-shaped board where every move constrains the next. Deceptively elegant, surprisingly deep.

— LATRUNCULI — Rome, 1st Century BC
The game of Roman soldiers — a battle of flanking and annihilation played on stone boards across the Empire.

— SEEGA — Egypt, C. 1300 BC
Two armies quietly fill a 5×5 grid before the battle begins. Capture by flanking — one exposed stone is all it takes.

— SURAKARTA — Java, C. 16th Century                                                                                                                                                  
Two armies trace a 6×6 board webbed with looping corners. Capture by looping — ride the curve and strike from behind.

— PICARIA — American Southwest, c. 1700
Three pieces glide across a 13-point web of grid lines and hidden diagonals. Align three in a row to win — a Zuni Pueblo classic once played with pebbles and maize kernels.

— HNEFATAFL —  Scandinavia, Viking Age
Defenders shield a king from besieging attackers on an 11×11 board. Reach a corner to escape — surround him on all four sides to end the siege.


FEATURES
• Play against AI or challenge a friend
• Museum aesthetic: period-authentic typography and ambient soundscape
• Available in English, Français, Español, Deutsch, 中文, हिन्दी

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## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aeterna Premium | $0.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.4.0 — 2026-08-11

New game added: Hnefatafl — a Viking-age strategy game where defenders shield a besieged king from invading attackers. Also includes first-time game tips, plus fixes for Picaria and Surakarta.

### 1.3.0 — 2026-08-01

New game added: Picaria — a classic Zuni Pueblo strategy board game with slide-to-align moves.

### 1.2.0 — 2026-08-01

New game added: Surakarta — a classic Indonesian strategy board game with capture-by-orbit moves.

### 1.1.2 — 2026-07-25

No release notes.

## Related topics

[ancient board game collection](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/ancient-board-game-collection) · [hemisphere games](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/hemisphere-games) · [ancient games](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/ancient-games) · [azra games](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/azra-games) · [tudor games](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/tudor-games)

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