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Nomads Of Arabia: The Wandering Herds Game box art
2006 Ranked #16,685

Nomads Of Arabia: The Wandering Herds Game

A desert trading game has nomads capture animals, use handlers, shift the desert, and sell herds in cities while following a pilgrim. Reaching Mecca ends the journey, and the largest offering wins.

Arabian Economic Modular Board Dice Rolling

Players

3-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

2.2/5

Rating

6.04

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.2/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Follow the Pilgrim on the path to Mecca, capturing wild camels, goats, donkeys and horses on the way. The desert shifts -- don't let your herds get lost in the desert!

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Follow the Pilgrim on the path to Mecca, capturing wild camels, goats, donkeys and horses on the way. The desert shifts -- don't let your herds get lost in the desert! In cities along the way you can sell your animals and find new handlers to help you capture different animals. When you reach Mecca, the Nomad who makes the largest offering to Allah wins the game! Choose a first player. Players will take turns in clockwise order. On a turn, you will move your Nomad (or not), use Handlers to capture or call wild animals, shift the desert, or sell your animals in the cities. Nomads must keep moving to avoid being lost in the desert, and the Pilgrim travels constantly toward Mecca. When the players reach Mecca, the Nomad who is able to make the most generous offering becomes most blessed in the eyes of Allah and wins the game. 72 Dinar cards 43x66mm

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Play and group

Players
3–6
Best with
3–6
Play time
45 min
Age
10+
Complexity
2.2/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Kris Gould

Artists

1
Mike Raabe

Publishers

1
Wattsalpoag Games

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