2006 · Arabian

Desert Bazaar

Players act as merchants establishing tent encampments along a desert caravan route. They draft cards, roll for additional resources, and spend exact combinations of resources to build tents that produce goods such as camels and water. New tent tiles may be placed anywhere on the board. Tiles placed alone score immediately, while adjacent tiles can use resources produced by existing tents to reduce their building cost. Encampments are scored when they reach seven tents, with points awarded for each tent and a bonus for the player who completes the encampment. Play ends when no legal tile placements remain; the player with the most points wins.

groupPlayers

3–5 best 1

schedulePlaying time

45 min

cakeAge

10+

psychologyComplexity

2 / 5