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Marrakech

Players

2-4

Time

?-?

Age

6+

Weight

1.35

Rating

6.69

Fit

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.6

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.5

More strategic control

Table feel

Marrakech has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to be aware of and react to each other's strategies frequently. However, there is limited emphasis on cooperation in the game.

Replay value

Marrakech offers a high degree of variability with its gameboard, allowing for different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds to the replay value, providing new content and gameplay elements. The game also offers deep strategic possibilities, allowing players to improve their strategy over time. The player interaction score is moderate, and the game scales well with different numbers of players. While it may take some time to learn, the easiness to learn score is still within a reasonable range. Overall, Marrakech has a strong replayability score of 7.95.

Luck profile

Marrakech has a moderate level of randomness impact, with random elements having a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. However, players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

Overview

In Marrakech each player takes the role of a rug salesperson who tries to outwit the competition. Each player starts with an equal amount of money and an equal number of carpets. On your turn, you may rotate Assam 90 degrees. Then roll the die and move him forward as many spaces as showing (d6: 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4). If Assam reaches the edge of the board, follow the curve and continue moving in the next row. If Assam lands on another player's carpet, you must pay that player 1 coin per square of the contiguous carpet area in that color. Then, you place one of your carpets orthogonally adjacent to Assam (but may not directly overlay another carpet). The game ends when all players have played all carpets. Each gets 1 coin per visible square of carpet. The player with most coins wins! Tie breaker: most carpet area visible.

Category

1
Arabian

Mechanism

4
Area Majority / Influence Layering Roll / Spin and Move Tile Placement

Family

6
Cities: Marrakech (Morocco) Components: 7 x 7 Grids Country: Morocco Digital Implementations: Board Game Arena Digital Implementations: Tabletopia Misc: Mensa Select

Type

1
Family

Media

Marrakech cover image

Marrakech cover image

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Credits

Designers

1
Dominique Ehrhard

Artists

4
Jonathan Aucomte Victor Boden Marie Cardouat Dominique Ehrhard

Publishers

4
CMON Global Limited Fractal Juegos Fundex Gém Klub Kft.

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