Through the Desert

Infobox Game
title =Through the Desert
subtitle =
image_link =
image_caption = The Fantasy Flight version of "Through the Desert"
designer = Reiner Knizia
illustrator =
publisher = Kosmos (German)
Fantasy Flight Games (English)
players = 2-5
ages = 10+
setup_time = Approximately 5 minutes
playing_time = 20-45 minutes
random_chance = None
skills = Tile placement, Area enclosure
footnotes =
bggid = 503
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"Through the Desert" is a German-style board game designed by Reiner Knizia. It was originally released in 1998 by German game publisher, Kosmos, under the name "Durch die Wüste". Players place pastel colored plastic camels on a hexagon-based board in an attempt to score points by capturing watering holes and reaching oases.

Gameplay

Before the game starts, the board is seeded with watering holes and oases. Each player then places one camel in each of the five colors with a caravan leader of their color on the board.

On a player's turn, he places two additional camels of any color on the board. A camel must be played adjacent to a camel of the same color and that group of camels must include the player's caravan leader. A player may never combine two different groups of the same colored camels.

During the game, players score points by placing a camel on top of a watering hole or playing a camel adjacent to an oasis. At the end of the game, players score points for the longest caravan (most camels) of each color and for areas that have been enclosed by one of their caravans.

The game ends when the supply of camels for any one color has been exhausted. The player with the most points wins.

Awards

*Nominee - 1998 Spiel des Jahres award

External links

* " [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/kn01.html Through the Desert] " page at Fantasy Flight Games