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Before the Wind (2007)

Average Rating: 6.79/10
Board Game Rank: 699
Strategy Game Rank: 377
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Designer
Artist
Publisher
Year Published
2007
# of Players
2 − 4
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 4 players
Recommended with 3, 4 players
(25 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
90 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
10 and up
User Suggested Ages
10 and up
(3 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence
No necessary in-game text
(4 voters) [poll]
Honors
Subdomain
(26 voters) [vote]
Category
Mechanic
Expansion
Expands
Family
Primary Name
Before the Wind
Alternate Names
Les vents du nord
Voor de Wind
Vor dem Wind
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In the harbor a fleet of commerce ships is waiting to be loaded with goods. Each vessel needs a certain combination of goods. The players take the roles of traders, trying to fill their warehouses with goods which are then in turn transferred to the ships in the harbor. They have to pay attention to the right combination of goods because the captains only accept the goods from a single trader and expect a complete delivery before their ships leave the harbor. It is also very important to not let the right moment to transfer goods to the vessels pass, because the fleet will leave the harbor when the storage space is full and the winds are helpful. The players always have to be before the wind to actively influence the events.

Contents

  • 120 action cards
  • 60 goods cards
  • 60 Guilders cards
  • 46 ship cards
  • 4 warehouses
  • 1 starting player token
  • 1 rules booklet

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Voor de Wind
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Dutch First Edition
Publisher: Phalanx Games
Artist: Czarnè
Year: 2007
Product Code: PHA-NL.VDW01
Size: 10.71 x 7.68 x 2.13 inches
1.25 pounds
Dutch
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Mayfair edition
Publisher: Mayfair Games
Artist: Czarnè
Year: 2007
Product Code: PHA6024
Size: 10.63 x 7.60 x 2.09 inches
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Vor dem Wind
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Phalanx German edition
Publisher: Phalanx Games
Artist: Czarnè
Year: 2007
Product Code: PHA-DE.VDW01
Size: 7.60 x 10.63 x 2.09 inches
1.10 pounds
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French First Edition
Publisher: Phalanx Games
Artist: Czarnè
Year: 2007
Product Code: 8717249192305
Size: 10.63 x 7.48 x 1.97 inches
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2 Russian short rules / Правила на русском
Короткие правила на русском языке.
2012-05-09
1 Before the Wind in ITALIANO
This is the Italian translation of the rules.
2012-04-26
4 Reglamento en español maqueteado Before the Wind
Reglamento maqueteado
2011-01-13
1 Polish help
Karta pomocy po polsku
2010-12-28
1 warehouse
warehouse.the size 1/1 to facilitate the placement of goods
2010-07-01
3 Before the wins 5 player variant.
As originaly posted on the Phalanx website and includes a fifth player mat.
2010-03-31
0 Before the wind rule in Simplified Chinese
Before the wind rule in simplified Chinese.5 players variant included.简体中文规则,包含5人变体规则。
2008-12-21
22 Before the Wind Quick Reference
1-page, 2-sided quick reference in English, a la Liumas.
2008-06-29
7 Before the Wind_Reglas en Castellano
Traducción de las reglas al Castellano. (revisado)
2008-05-15
17 Player Aid - Turn Summary / Card Summary Side 2 of 2
Correction of Page 2 of Fubar's player aid containing a turn summary and images and descriptions of the special action cards with frequency of occurance in the decks.
2007-11-12
Statistics
Board Game Rank: 699
Strategy Game Rank: 377
Num Ratings: 1089
Average Rating: 6.79
Standard Deviation: 1.25
Num Views: 68551
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Avg. Game Weight: 2.6
Fans: 8
Personal Comments: 407
Users Owning: 1328
Users Wanting: 66
Users Trading: 82 [find trade matches]
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