Five Tribes (board game)

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Five Tribes
Designers Bruno Cathala
Publishers Days of Wonder
Genres Strategy Game
Players2–4
Playing time60–90 minutes
ChanceModerate-high
Age range13+
Skills auction, area control

Five Tribes is a board game created by Bruno Cathala in which four players move and manipulate the five tribes in an attempt to gain control of the fictional Sultanate of Naqala. Unlike most worker placement games, Five Tribes begins with the Meeples already on the board. The rules are relatively simple, but the game requires complex strategies to outwit opponents and take control of the most land. [1]

Contents

The game is also known as 그레이트 웨스턴 트레일 (Chinese), 다섯 부족 (Korean), Five Tribes: Os Gênios de Naqala (Portuguese), ファイブ・トライブズ (Japanese), П'ять Каст (Ukrainian), Пять племён (Russian), Five Tribes: Naquala dzsinnjei (Hungarian), Pięć Klanów: Dżiny Naqali (Polish), Five Tribes: I Geni di Naqala (Italian).

Gameplay

Players will take a set of Camels and turn markers of a color. Each player also takes 50 gold coins, the number of coins a player has is not open knowledge. 30 tiles are randomly placed into a 5x6 grid. Each tile then gets 3 random meeples placed upon it. Players bid for turn order. The player who wins the highest position goes first and will take their full turn before the next player. Each turn, a player selects a tile that has meeples on it, and will take all the meeples on that tile then place them, one at a time, on an adjacent tile that has at least one other meeple on it, is not diagonal, and that has not had a meeple placed on it this turn. The player will take all the meeples of the same color

Play continues until a player places their last camel, or there are no legal moves left. Scores are then tallied with gold coins and yellow and white meeples being worth points, and additional points available for palm trees, players with fewer meeples than you, Djinns, palaces, and controlled tiles. Merchandise is also sold off and that gold is added to the final points. The player with the most points wins. [2]

Expansions

There are three expansions to Five Tribes. The first, The Artisansof Naqala, adds a sixth tribe, artists which allowed players to create items that give the player points or powers. To use this new tribe, a player had to visit new tiles which were added to the game. Another addition in this expansion was the impassable Chasm and mountain markers. [3] The mini-expansion, Thieves of Naqala, added an element that let players force their opponents to discard or get rid of items whenever a tribe is activated. [4] The third expansion, Whims of the Sultan, added the capacity to add a 5th player and also added new cities with special tasks. [5]

Awards

YearAwardStatus
2015 SXSW Gaming Awards Tabletop Game of the YearNominee
2015Lys PassioneWinner
2015Lys PassioneFinalist
2015International Gamers Award- General Strategy Multi-playerNominee
2015As d'Or- Jeu de l'Annee Grand PrixNominee
2015As d'Or- Jeu de l'Annee Grand PrixWinner
2014Tric TracNominee
2014Meeples' ChoiceNominee
2014 Golden Geek Award Most Innovative Board GameNominee
2014 Golden Geek Award Game of the YearNominee
2014 Golden Geek Award Best Strategy Board GameWinner
2014 Golden Geek Award Best Board Game Artwork & PresentationNominee
2014 Board Game Quest Game of the YearWinner
2014Board Game Quest Best Strategy/Euro GameNominee

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