Timbuktu (1993)

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Designer	Dirk Henn
Artist	Jo Hartwig
Publisher	db-Spiele Queen Games
Year Published	1993
# of Players	3 − 5
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 5 players Recommended with 3, 4, 5 players (19 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	45 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	10 and up
User Suggested Ages	10 and up (6 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (11 voters) [poll]
Honors	2006 Spiel des Jahres Recommended
Subdomain	Strategy Games (15 voters) [vote]
Category	Deduction Economic
Mechanic	Hand Management Memory Pick-up and Deliver Simultaneous Action Selection Tile Placement Show More »
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Family	Animals: Camels Country: Mali
Primary Name	Timbuktu
Alternate Names	Tombouctou
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At the end of each stage, thieves will steal goods from the caravans when they stop at an oasis. Each player must engage in a Sudoku-like analysis of the clues he is given to determine which pitches in the new oasis will be struck by thieves and which will be safe places for him to rest his camels. As the round progresses, you gain more information about where the thieves will be. The object of the game is to be the trader left with the most value in goods when you reach Timbuktu.

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Publisher: Queen Games

Artist: Jo Hartwig

Year: 2006

Size: 12.20 x 8.74 x 3.82 inches

2.80 pounds

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Artist: Jo Hartwig

Year: 2005

Product Code: 6043

Size: 12.20 x 8.74 x 3.82 inches

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Size: 11.60 x 9.00 x 1.60 inches

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0	General How many goods has the game?	2009-02-12	jcd2001es	4
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4	General Timbuktu Sticker Problems	2008-01-13	Belash	4
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Spanish clue sheet, based on Sterling Babcock clue sheet. / Hoja de pistas en español.

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TIMBUKTU.doc

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Dutch rules	http://spelarch.khbo.be/PDFspelregels/5454.pdf	2012-03-04
Rules download from queen games	http://www.queen-games.de/index.php?id=2514	2012-01-22
German review - Ratgeberspiel	http://www.ratgeberspiel.de/spielwelt/spieltests/b...	2011-09-30
German review - LORP.de	http://www.lorp.de/rezensionen/show.asp?id=818	2011-09-30
German review - Ultimo Bielefeld	http://www.ultimo-bielefeld.de/kr-game/g-timbuk.ht...	2011-09-30
German review - Ludozine	http://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/ludozine/...	2011-09-30
German review - spieletest.at	http://www.spieletest.at/spiel.php?ID=1272	2011-09-30
German review - Topolino	http://members.chello.at/topolino/vindex.html?/top...	2011-09-30
German review - Michas Spielmitmir	http://www.michas-spielmitmir.de/spieletests.php?i...	2011-09-30
German review - Reich der Spiele	http://www.reich-der-spiele.de/kritiken/Timbuktu	2011-09-30