The thief of Baghdad (game)

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The thief of Baghdad
Game data
author Thorsten Gimmler
graphic Michael Menzel
publishing company Queen Games
Publishing year 2006
Art Board game
Teammates 2-4
Duration about 45 minutes
Age from 8 years

Awards

Game of the year 2007: nominated

The Thief of Baghdad is a board game for 2-4 players by Thorsten Gimmler . The game was published in several languages by Queen Games in autumn 2006 and was nominated for Game of the Year 2007.

Game idea

The game is set in the ancient Orient ; every player takes on the role of a thief in Baghdad . The thieves go out to steal as many treasure chests from the six palaces as they can. They try to outsmart the other thieves.

Game flow

The palace cards are shuffled and placed face down on the side of the game board, each player receives a certain number of cards. By playing the cards he can smuggle his thieves into the corresponding palaces, have his guards put guard in front of these palaces or move the neutral guards in order to make it more difficult for other thieves to penetrate into these palaces. In order to steal the treasure chests, the number of thieves printed on the treasure chests is always necessary. Since the chests are sorted in ascending order, it becomes more and more difficult to loot chests as the game progresses.

In each game round a player can play as many cards as he wants, after which he picks up three cards from the deck again. If the player has not played a card, he may pick up four cards, one of which may be a dancer card. This card is a wild card. Then it is the next player's turn.

Game objective

Depending on the number of players, four, five or six treasure chests must be stolen. When a player has captured the required number, the game ends immediately and the winner can call himself a thief of Baghdad .

Difficulty playing

The game is relatively easy and quick to explain, so there is no need for long explanations. A game round lasts about 60 minutes.

Luck factor

The luck factor is quite high due to the hidden drawing of the cards, but by observing the other players you can incorporate strategic elements. Since you can hold as many cards in hand as you want, you can definitely make long-term moves.

Furnishing

  • 1 game board
  • 102 palace cards (17 per palace)
  • 8 dancer cards
  • 48 thieves (12 each in the colors orange, blue, yellow and green)
  • 24 guards (4 each in the colors orange, blue, yellow and green as well as 8 neutral blacks)
  • 24 treasure chest tiles (6 chests each marked with 4 to 7 thieves)
  • How to play

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