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Taj Mahal (2000)

Average Rating: 7.45/10
Board Game Rank: 109
Strategy Game Rank: 72
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Artist
Publisher
Year Published
2000
# of Players
3 − 5
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 4 players
Recommended with 3, 4, 5 players
(98 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
90 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
12 and up
User Suggested Ages
12 and up
(9 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence
No necessary in-game text
(22 voters) [poll]
Honors
Subdomain
(41 voters) [vote]
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Primary Name
Taj Mahal
Alternate Names
Tadsch Mahal
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Another game in Alea's bookcase series, this game takes place in India. There are twelve turns with an auction for up to six different prizes each turn. Players use cards to bid for the various prizes. The trick is when you take a turn and you make the highest bid on a prize, you can either spend more cards to try for other things or simply take your winnings and walk away. The prizes are mostly positions on the board, and players get more points for connecting provinces on the map. But as is typical for Dr. Knizia, there are several other ways of scoring points in this game. After the final area on the board is auctioned, the player with the highest point total takes the game.

This game is #3 in the Alea big box series.

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Taj Mahal
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Rio Grande 2006 edition
Publisher: ABACUSSPIELE, Quined White Goblin Games, Rio Grande Games, Ystari Gamesmore»
Artist: Franz Vohwinkel
Year: 2006
Size: 12.40 x 10.70 x 2.20 inches
Dutch, English, French, Germanmore»
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German edition
Publisher: alea
Artist: Franz Vohwinkel
Year: 2000
Product Code: 26 903 7
Size: 12.20 x 8.66 x 2.68 inches
2.31 pounds
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English alea edition
Publisher: alea, Rio Grande Games
Artist: Franz Vohwinkel
Year: 2000
Product Code: 146
Size: 12.20 x 8.66 x 2.68 inches
2.30 pounds
English
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3 Rules Summary and Game Management Cheat Sheet
Quick reference rules summary for teahing and remembering rules and game management.
2011-03-10
13 Taj Mahal - Rule Summary & Teaching Aid
A rules overview to serve as a memory jog & to assist with teaching the game to new players. Designed to be printed on a single A4 page.
2010-03-17
0 Tadsch Mahal -Komplette Regeln auf gut einer Seite
Die kompletten Regeln von "Tadsch Mahal" eingedampft auf gut eine Seite.
2010-01-23
2 Teaching aid for Taj Mahal - in Hebrew
המערך אינו הסבר ממצה של חוקי המשחק אלא אמצעי עזר לשחקן המסביר את חוקי המשחק לשחקנים חדשים
2009-04-29
2 Taj Mahal cards modified with symbols to help the colour blind
This zip file contains 57 jpgs of modified cards. Each of the four coloured suits has had a symbol added to help the colour blind tell them apart. These cards have been used to create two artscow albums. http://www.artscow.com/ShareAlbum.aspx?Key=9et43ilu http://www.artscow.com/ShareAlbum.aspx?Key=wxx66cxg The card distributions are: For each colour suit (Blue (with star); Green (with moon); Red (with planet); Yellow (with sun)). 4 Elephants - 2 cards. 2 Elephants, 2 Vizier - 3 cards. 2 Elephants, 2 Princesses - 3 cards. 2 Elephants, 2 Monks - 3 cards. 2 Elephants, 2 Generals - 3 cards. 2 Elephants, 2 Grand Moguls - 2 cards. Cards with no elephants - 5 (1 of each). Totalling 21 in each suit, or 84 in all. For the White cards (No symbol) Elephants - 7 cards...
2009-04-09
5 Taj Mahal na 2 osoby
2-player rules in Polish, polskie tlumaczenie regul dla 2 osób
2009-01-13
19 Taj Mahal - Reglamento en castellano
Taj Mahal - Reglamento en castellano
2008-08-28
15 Teaching Taj Mahal
A comprehensive look at the rules; organized and good for teaching new players.
2007-11-12
18 Taj Mahal.pdf
Condensed complete rules for Taj Mahal
2006-08-16
5 Tadsch Mahal Tuckboxes.pdf
Tadsch Mahal Tuckboxes for cards with artwork. For German Alea edition, but should work for all.
2006-06-23
Statistics
Board Game Rank: 109
Strategy Game Rank: 72
Num Ratings: 4920
Average Rating: 7.45
Standard Deviation: 1.30
Num Views: 289743
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Avg. Game Weight: 3.0
Fans: 59
Personal Comments: 1624
Users Owning: 4905
Users Wanting: 346
Users Trading: 130 [find trade matches]
Has Parts For Trade: 3
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