Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
In the game Dunhuang: Pearl on the Silk Road, the players shall play as the landlords in Dunhuang region of Northwest China, experiencing the creation of splendid art pieces in the form of frescoes and sculptures of Mogao Grottoes, as well as the prosperity of the Silk Road in Tang Dynasty. In the game, there are 12 setup packs for different play styles.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Open Drafting
Select cards or items from a shared face-up display.
Set Collection
Gather related items that become more valuable when scored together.
Tile Placement
Place tiles to build a shared or personal spatial arrangement.
Rising Resource Values
Resources become more valuable when players repeatedly leave them unselected.
Turn Order: Claim Action
Determine or change the order in which players take their turns.
Read the full game description
In the game Dunhuang: Pearl on the Silk Road, the players shall play as the landlords in Dunhuang region of Northwest China, experiencing the creation of splendid art pieces in the form of frescoes and sculptures of Mogao Grottoes, as well as the prosperity of the Silk Road in Tang Dynasty. In the game, there are 12 setup packs for different play styles. For each game, 3 of those setup packs are selected, thus adding replayability with various combinations of the packs. The mechanism of the game is focused on worker placement with variable worker abilities. The key to success in this game, is how players allocate suitable abilities to their workers! —description from the publisher ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????16???????????????????????3???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? —description from the publisher (Chinese)