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Through the Desert by Reiner Knizia     Name
  Through the Desert
                         
  Author             Manufacturer
  Reiner Knizia     Fantasy Flight
  Playing Time Number of Players   Age Range
  15-45 minutes 2-5   10 to adult
                         
  Description                  
 
The desert is still treacherous, mysterious and without mercy. But for those willing to risk the dangers of the shifting, sun-baked sands, the desert holds riches beyond compare.

From the award-winning game designer Reiner Knizia comes a game of strategy, patience, and cool plastic camels! In Through the Desert, two to five players each control a tribe of nomads vying for control of the desert. By establishing caravans and taking over oases, the players gain points as their tribes increase in power.

Strategy is essential in deciding how and where to build your tribe's caravans. There are multiple ways to gain points and several ways to win. Should you try to build the longest caravan? Or should you dominate the desert's oases? Don't forget to keep an eye on your opponents' caravans, or you may find your own tribe cut off from valuable water holes.

Components:
  • 1 game board
  • 175 plastic camel playing pieces
  • 30 plastic camel-rider playing pieces
  • 45 water hole counters
  • 5 plastic oasis trees
  • 40 point-counting chips
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        £27.99 In Stock? Yes
    		 
    		   
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    Reviews Review Game
    By Loughborough Gamer From Leics in UK
    Review
    One good thing about this is that it seems that women love it! I don't know if it's the pastel coloured camels or the fact that you have to think of many things at once and women are supposed to be better multi-taskers. So, it could be a great game to play with a partner - and it scales well from 2-5. Whatever, in fact most people think it's good fun. In one way, it reminds me a little of Cathedral, in that you can enclose areas and have to think hard about which order you go for your priority plays. In another it's like Ticket to Ride - you get points for the longest camel route. In yet another, there are elements of a lighter version of Go in that you try to make clever lines of pieces. Anyway it does have depth, BUT it's light in feel as well as being a good "thinker."

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