# Dune

Dune is a board game for 2–6 players. It plays in 60–180 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 6. It is rated 6 out of 10 by 18 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–6 (best with 6)
- **Playing time:** 60–180 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 3.5 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1979
- **Categories:** Fighting, Political, Science Fiction, Negotiation, Bluffing, Novel-based
- **Mechanics:** Alliances, Auction / Bidding, Map Deformation, Area Movement, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, Area Majority / Influence, Force Commitment
- **Ludoya rating:** 6 out of 10, from 18 reviews
- **Owned by:** 17 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 56
- **Unique players:** 18

**Designers:** Bill Eberle, Peter Olotka, Jack Kittredge

**Artists:** Christophe Peulvast, Mick Uhl, Olivier Vatine, Linda Bound, Jean Baer, Chris White (I), Fabrice Lamy

**Publishers:** The Avalon Hill Game Co

## Expansions

- [Dune: Spice Harvest](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dune-spice-harvest)
- [Dune: The Duel](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dune-the-duel)
- [Dune: The Landsraad Maneuver](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dune-the-landsraad-maneuver)
- [Dune: Variant Cards](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dune-variant-cards)
- [Dune: The Ixian Jihad](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dune-the-ixian-jihad)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dune)
- [Dune in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/dune)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/121)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._