Designer	Sébastien Pauchon
Artist	Arnaud Demaegd Mike Doyle
Publisher	HUCH! & friends Quined White Goblin Games Rio Grande Games Ystari Games
Year Published	2006
# of Players	2 − 4
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 3, 4 players Recommended with 2, 3, 4 players (125 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	60 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	8 and up
User Suggested Ages	10 and up (22 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (46 voters) [poll]
Honors	2006 Meeples' Choice Award 2006 Tric Trac d'Or 2006 Tric Trac Nominee 2007 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee 2007 Golden Geek Best Gamer's Board Game Nominee 2007 International Gamers Awards - General Strategy; Multi-player Nominee 2007 Kinderspielexperten "8-to-13-year-olds" Nominee 2007 Spiel des Jahres Nominee 2008 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Nominee Show More »
Subdomain	Strategy Games (57 voters) [vote]
Category	Arabian Dice Economic
Mechanic	Dice Rolling
Expansion	Ystari Box
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Family	Animals: Camels QWG Master Print Edition Series Ystari originals
Primary Name	Yspahan
Alternate Names	Calife & Marchands
Website	http://www.ystari.com/wpe/?cat=12

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1598. Yspahan the fair becomes the capital of the Persian empire. Thus, being placed at the center of the world, the city enjoys a period of cultural and economic blossoming. The cities and villages of the region intend to take advantage of this expansion. Caravans loaded with goods and jewels set out for the desert, bearing the promises of a radiant future....

The players embody merchants trading with Yspahan. Meaning to take advantage of the coming of the Shah’s supervisor, they score points by placing their merchandise in the right shops, by sending them to the caravan, and by constructing buildings.

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#2 in the QWG Master Print Edition series

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Awards

2008 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Nominee.
2008 Golden Ace Nominated.
2007 Spiel des Jahres Nominee.
2007 Deutscher Spiele Preis 4th Place.
2007 International Gamers Award Best Strategy Game Nominee.
2006 Meeples' Choice Award Winner.
2006 Tric Trac d'or (France), Game of the Year, Winner
2005 Concours International de Créateurs de Jeux de Société Winner.

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Huch edition

Publisher: HUCH! & friends, Ystari Games

Artist: Arnaud Demaegd

Year: 2006

Size: 12.50 x 9.00 x 2.80 inches

1.60 pounds

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English first edition

Publisher: Rio Grande Games, Ystari Games

Artist: Arnaud Demaegd

Year: 2006

Size: 12.50 x 9.00 x 2.80 inches

1.60 pounds

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Huch & Friends German SDJ nominee edition 2006

Publisher: HUCH! & friends, Ystari Games

Artist: Arnaud Demaegd

Year: 2006

Product Code: 875440

Size: 12.44 x 8.90 x 2.83 inches

1.79 pounds

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Publisher: Ystari Games

Artist: Arnaud Demaegd

Year: 2006

Size: 12.40 x 10.70 x 2.20 inches

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Publisher: Rio Grande Games, Ystari Games

Artist: Arnaud Demaegd, Mike Doyle

Year: 2006

Product Code: 875440

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0	General Card Sleeves	2011-12-11	shigadeyo	2
8	Reviews Yspahan: A Child's Play Review	2011-11-11	Spielemit...	4
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2	General Our group ignores the caravan, what are we missing?	2011-09-01	bmwrider	4
4	News Yspahan Online!	2011-08-19	ddyer	11
1	Rules Card discarding for an additional cube in the shops	2011-06-13	siberianh...	3
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Yspahan 2 személyes magyar szabály

Yspahan 2 személyes magyar szabály.

saabee

2012-01-17

Yspahan - Tuck Box (fits cards in sleeves)

This is a simple tuck box for the 'Pecking Order' cards; cards in standard or premium sleeves will fit. Color: Yes; Paper Size: US Letter; Font: N/A.

shigadeyo

2012-01-06

Yspahan Player Aid (English)

Simplified turn order summary on one side, Building and VP source summary on the other side. Print, fold, and tape/laminate/glue.

almo1705

2010-11-20

Yspahan - Russian rules / Русские правила

Yspahan - Russian Rules v.1.1

Santanos

2010-08-13

Yspahan - Tower Board Add-On

A small add-on aid for the tower board which shows whether the icons on the right side of the tower board refer to the number of dice (in the case of gold, shops, or camels), the value of the dice (in the case of the supervisor), or simply "1" (in the case of cards).

DonovanLoucks

2009-07-02

Yspahan - Polish Rules/Polska Instrukcja

Polskie tlumaczenie regul gry

muka

2009-05-13

Teaching aid for Yspahan - in Hebrew

המערך אינו הסבר ממצה של חוקי המשחק אלא אמצעי עזר לשחקן המסביר את חוקי המשחק לשחקנים חדשים

koby_shachar

2009-05-01

Polish Player Aid/pomoc dla graczy

pomoc dla graczy - skrot zasad

muka

2009-03-27

Garden of Yspahan Variant - Rules (PDF)

PDF format rules from forum

iandstanley

2009-03-16

Yspahan: Garden Expansion

This zip-file contains different jpeg-pictures for my expansion. - Garden board - Garden board (print friendlier) - Garden tile - Caravan camels - Building board for brown player.

LupusX

2009-02-27

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Average Rating:	7.25
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Num Ratings	125
Average Rating	7.21
Average Weight	2.73

Num Owned	749
Prev. Owned	22
For Trade	31
Want in Trade	50

Wishlist	76
Comments	158
Year Published	2009

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Polish review at http://paradoks.net.pl	http://paradoks.net.pl/read/3883	2011-11-23
German review - LORP.de	http://www.lorp.de/rezensionen/show.asp?id=1134	2011-10-18
German review - Gelegenheitsspieler	http://www.spieltage.de/downloads/yspahan.pdf	2011-10-18
German review - Reich der Spiele	http://www.reich-der-spiele.de/kritiken/Yspahan	2011-10-18
German review - spielenswert.de	http://www.spielenswert.de/index.php?option=com_co...	2011-10-18
German review - spieletest.at	http://www.spieletest.at/spiel.php?ID=1587	2011-10-18
German review - Spiele-Akademie	http://www.spiele-akademie.de/yspahan/	2011-10-18
German review - Spiele-Check	http://www.spiele-check.de/review/615-Yspahan.html	2011-10-18
German review - Pöppelkiste	http://www.poeppelkiste.de/frame/frame.htm?/gutesp...	2011-10-18
German review - Hall9000	http://www.hall9000.de/html/spiel/yspahan	2011-10-18