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2019 Ranked #211

Dune

Lead one of six radically asymmetric factions in a contest for Arrakis where every auction, shipment, alliance, prediction, and battle can alter the balance of power. Hidden combat commitments and faction-breaking powers make negotiation as decisive as troops or spice.

Strategy Games Science Fiction Negotiation Alliances Force Commitment

Players

2-6

Play time

120-180 min

Age

14+

Complexity

3.98/5

Rating

7.92

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy
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Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 1.9/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 5.0/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 3.2/5

Player-count sensitive

Strategic depth 4.8/5

Deep strategy

Player control 4.5/5

More strategic control

Setup time About 20 min
Teach time About 45 min
Table footprint Large
Campaign commitment No campaign
Recommended edition Dune – English edition (2022)
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How it plays

How does it play?

Six asymmetric factions fight, negotiate, and betray their way to control of Arrakis.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Alliances

Players can cooperate through temporary or formal partnerships while pursuing victory.
Area Majority

Compete to have the strongest presence in areas that award control or points.
Auction/Bidding

Bid against other players to determine who receives an item, action, or priority.
Force Commitment

Commit resources or units before all relevant information is known.
Area Movement

Move pieces between connected regions rather than along individual spaces.
Card Play Conflict Resolution

Resolve confrontations by choosing and comparing cards rather than only statistics.
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Wildly different factions vie for control of Arrakis through alliance and treachery.

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Type

2
Strategy Games Thematic Games

Category

6
Bluffing Fighting Negotiation Novel-based Political Science Fiction

Mechanism

8
Auction / Bidding Bribery Card Play Conflict Resolution Alliances Area Majority / Influence Area Movement Auction/Bidding Force Commitment

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8
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Editions

Language and publisher variants currently recorded in the catalog.

Edition Year Language Publisher / Region
沙丘：征服与背叛 – Chinese edition (2024) 2024 Chinese Gale Force Nine, LLC, Surfin' Meeple China
Dune – English edition (2022) 2022 English Gale Force Nine / US
Dune – English edition 2022 with miniatures (2022) 2022 English Gale Force Nine, LLC
Dune – French edition (2020) 2020 French Gale Force Nine, LLC
Dune: Der Wüstenplanet – German edition (2020) 2020 German Gale Force Nine, LLC
Dune – German edition with miniatures (2020) 2020 German Gale Force Nine, LLC
Dune – Italian edition (2020) 2020 Italian Gale Force Nine, LLC
Dune – Polish edition (2020) 2020 Polish Gale Force Nine, LLC

Game and edition data

All specifications (28)

Play and group

Players
2–6
Best with
4–6
Play time
120–180 min
Age
14+
Complexity
4.0/5
App
None app Source
Player elimination
Yes Source
Downtime
Moderate Source

Practicalities

Setup time
About 20 min Source
Teach time
About 45 min Source
Teardown time
About 15 min Source
Table footprint
Large Source

Campaign and continuity

Campaign commitment
No campaign Source
Group continuity
Flexible Source
Resettable
Fully Resettable Source
Save system
None; every contest for Arrakis is a self-contained game. Source
Consumable components
None; all faction, combat, spice, and board components are reusable. Source

Edition and product

Optional extras
Advanced rules deepen faction asymmetry; official faction expansions can raise the faction pool beyond six. Source
Recommended edition
Dune – English edition (2022) Source
Language
English
Region
US
Availability
Current
Edition type
Standard Source
Current edition
Yes Source
Box weight
1538 g Source
Box dimensions
26.7 × 26.7 × 6.7 cm Source
Consumable components
None. Source
Compatibility
Compatible With The Gf9 Dune Faction Expansions; Not Compatible With Dune: A Game Of Conquest And Diplomacy. Source
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

3
Bill Eberle Jack Kittredge Peter Olotka

Artists

1
Ilya Baranovsky

Publishers

3
Gale Force Nine, LLC Lavka Games Surfin' Meeple China