#14: Im Reich der Wüstensöhne (Mark's 100 - 2012)

 

Im Reich der Wüstensöhne

Mark's Ranking

• 2012: 14th
• 2010: 22nd
• 2005: new

BoardGameGeek

• rank: 2479
• rating: 6.53

Print Status

• out of print

Why It's On The List

• As much as I love Entdecker (and I love it enough to put it in 42nd position on this list), I love this gamer-friendly take on desert nomads & the struggle for water & goods even more.

Tips & Tricks:

• The name literally means "in the realm of the desert sons". And while the game rules are in German, almost all of the actual components are language-neutral.
• This is designed by Klaus Teuber - the same guy who gave us The Settlers of Catan.
• There is one other game in this series: "In the Realm of the Jade Goddess" - which is a little more of a family game. There was supposed to be a third game - "In the Realm of the Demons" - but it was never published.
• Water is your friend - do not (if you can help it) run out of water.
• Camels are also your friend - you'll need some in order to win the game.

Extras

• The picture came from GamerChris...

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If you feel a need to catch up on my admittedly-aging Top 100 as of February 2012 list, you can check out:

• my Pinterest board about the Top 100 
• a BoardGameGeek Geeklist (in order of BGG ranking)
• the rest of the posts here on aka pastor guy