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Sankoré: The Pride of Mansa Musa

Sankoré: The Pride of Mansa Musa

450.5 — Worker Placement

Rival scholars develop Timbuktu’s University of Sankoré, educating students and spreading disciplines across the Mali Empire to win Mansa Musa’s favor.

1–4·180 min
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Gameplay

Score the most prestige by placing different pupils and scholars to teach classes, advance disciplines, add books, and expand your influence as the university rises. The pressure is in tight action spaces and shifting endgame values that can make one discipline suddenly worth everything.

BGG: 8.0 4.25 BGG

Gameplay Taxonomy

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Randomness
Interaction
Learning
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