Resafa

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Resafa

470.4Networks & Routes

Players
1–4
Time
150 min
Complexity
Rating

Desert merchants compete to profit from caravan trade while building the cisterns, canals, and gardens that keep Resafa alive.

Gameplay

Score the most points by playing multi-use cards to travel between cities, trade goods, and place tiles for workshops, water tanks, canals, and gardens. With only a few actions each round, every detour and build risks leaving you behind on key routes and upgrades.

ThemeAbstractThemedImmersive
RandomnessLuck-ishTacticalSkill
InteractionMinimalIndirectDirect
LearningIntuitiveModerateHeavy
TempoLightThoughtfulIntense
BoardGameGeek Ratings:7.43.62BoardGameGeek

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