Through the Desert, published in German as Durch die Wuste, is a board game designed by Reiner Knizia and originally released in 1998 by the German publisher Kosmos, with later English language editions from Fantasy Flight Games. Two to five players place pastel colored plastic camels representing camel caravans of different colors onto a hexagon based board, extending their own caravans while trying to block opponents, capture water holes and reach oases to score points. The game has no element of chance and is built around tile placement and area enclosure mechanisms, with a typical game taking twenty to forty five minutes after about five minutes of setup, and is recommended for players aged ten and up.
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Player CountSmall Group (3-6 Players) 1 Sport
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originally released in 1998 by German game publisher, Kosmos
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1. Through the Desert (Wikipedia)
Lead paragraph, game type
Players place pastel colored plastic camels on a hexagon-based board in an attempt to score points by capturing watering holes and reaching oases.
Lead paragraph, origin year
It was originally released in 1998 by German game publisher, Kosmos
Infobox, Players
2-5
Infobox: random_chance
None
Infobox: ages
10+
View the Source2. Through the Desert (BoardGameGeek)
- Playing Time: 45
- Designer: Reiner Knizia
- Publisher: Allplay
- Publisher: Devir
- Publisher: Edge Entertainment
- Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games
- Publisher: Galakta
- Publisher: Hobby Japan
- Publisher: KOSMOS
- Publisher: Lautapelit.fi
- Publisher: Silver Stars Publishing
- Publisher: Wargames Club Publishing
- Publisher: Z-Man Games
- Game Category: Abstract Strategy
- Game Category: Animals
- Game Category: Arabian
- Game Mechanic: Chaining
- Game Mechanic: Connections
- Game Mechanic: Enclosure
- Game Mechanic: End Game Bonuses
- Game Mechanic: Hexagon Grid
- Game Mechanic: Hidden Victory Points
- Game Mechanic: Network and Route Building
- Game Mechanic: Variable Set-up
- Minimum Players: 2
- Maximum Players: 5
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