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2013 Ranked #7,912

Four Tribes

A two-sided influence game has rival monarchs supply villages to win elders and secure tribal support. Each gained elder advances a cause, making scarce supplies the lever for breaking a military stalemate.

Deduction Medieval Area Majority / Influence Hand Management

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1.9/5

Rating

7.10

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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In the two-player game Four Tribes, each player takes on the role of a powerful monarch in conflict with the other during a time of famine. The war is at a stalemate, and both leaders decide that the key to destroying the other is to recruit the help of the Northern Tribes!

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In the two-player game Four Tribes, each player takes on the role of a powerful monarch in conflict with the other during a time of famine. The war is at a stalemate, and both leaders decide that the key to destroying the other is to recruit the help of the Northern Tribes! Each player attempts to sway the Village Elders of the Four Tribes to join their cause by supplying each village with desperately needed supplies. Win the village, and you gain the favor of the Village Elder! Gain the favor of enough Village Elders, and you will win the support of the Four Tribes and be victorious! While Four Tribes is a two-player game, a four-player variant will be part of the finished product.

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
30 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.9/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Jason Glover

Artists

1
Jason Glover

Publishers

1
Grey Gnome Games

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