Taluva (2006)

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Designer	Marcel-André Casasola Merkle
Artist	Manuel Casasola Merkle
Publisher	Hans im Glück Rio Grande Games
Year Published	2006
# of Players	2 − 4
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 2 players Recommended with 2, 3, 4 players (121 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	40 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	10 and up
User Suggested Ages	10 and up (17 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (38 voters) [poll]
Honors	2007 Golden Geek Best 2-Player Board Game Nominee 2007 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork/Presentation Nominee 2007 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee 2007 Tric Trac Nominee
Subdomain	Abstract Games Strategy Games (57 voters) [vote]
Category	Abstract Strategy Territory Building
Mechanic	Modular Board Tile Placement
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Family	3D Games
Primary Name	Taluva
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In this game, players place tiles consisting of volcanoes and other terrain. Tiles can be placed adjacent to other tiles or on top of other tiles. Thus, the island expands outward and upward during the course of the game. At the same time, the players are trying to settle their peoples on the island by building huts, temples and towers. Each building type has a different restriction regarding placement. The game ends when all the land tiles have been played or when a player builds all of his buildings in 2 of the 3 types.

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First Edition

Publisher: Hans im Glück

Artist: Manuel Casasola Merkle

Year: 2006

Product Code: 48158

Size: 12.40 x 8.94 x 2.87 inches

2.15 pounds

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Publisher: Rio Grande Games

Artist: Manuel Casasola Merkle

Year: 2006

Size: 12.40 x 8.86 x 2.76 inches

1.62 pounds

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Publisher: Hans im Glück

Artist: Manuel Casasola Merkle

Year: 2006

Product Code: 4001504881368

Size: 12.40 x 8.86 x 2.76 inches

2.15 pounds

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Variante do Jogo ( variant rules) em português -Br

É uma variante do jogo, onde todas as peças do jogo original são usadas normalmente, mudando apenas a forma de jogar. ( It is a variant of the game, where all the parts of the original game are used normally, changing only the form to play.)

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Aide de jeu en français pour la variante solo de Taluva

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A full circle of the possible relations, along with an exploded diagram of the notation, and another sample game.

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Taluva rules in Russian (with images)

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Taluva notation system. v1.01

A comprehensive notation methodology for recording Taluva games and examining Taluva tactics and strategy. The file prints to a single A4 sheet, and includes a short example of play using notation. This version has a little less notation to remember, but is otherwise very similar to v1.0

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Player aid PL

Karta pomocy gracza, wzorowana na oryginalnych kartach z Taluvy.

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Taluva rules in Chinese

Taluva rules in Chinese v1.0

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Taluva rules in Russian (w/o images) ver.0.1

Taluva rules in Russian (w/o images) ver.0.1. Мой перевод на русский правил, без картинок.

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SoloPlay_Taluva_v1.pdf

File contains rules to play Taluva in a solo environment. The challenge posed by this solo variant is significantly higher than the normal multi-player game. The file contains a visual player's aide and a scoresheet that will help in understanding the play mechanics and recording your final score. For more solo game variants and a discussion about this game's design click the following link: ([url=http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/406217][b]Taluva SoloPlay Design[/b][/url])

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Taluva_PT

Taluva rules in Portuguese. Manual original.

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2009-01-19

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The Black Meeple: Reseña: Taluva (en español)	http://theblackmeeple.blogspot.com.es/2012/05/dise...	2012-05-12
Reseña: Taluva	http://ludotonica.blogspot.com.es/2012/04/resena-t...	2012-04-23
German review-brettspielcheck.de	http://www.brettspielcheck.de/SpieleT-Z/Taluva.htm	2012-03-30
Dutch rules	http://spelarch.khbo.be/PDFspelregels/6314.pdf	2012-02-19
Polish review at http://planszowki.polter.pl	http://planszowki.polter.pl/Taluva-c11496	2011-05-13
Review on The Spiel #63 - T For Two	http://thespiel.net/?q=node/304	2011-05-12
English Session Report on Boardgamecafe.net	http://blog.boardgamecafe.net/2011/04/25/bgc-board...	2011-05-05
Polish review at GamesFanatic.pl	http://www.gamesfanatic.pl/2006/11/21/taluva/	2011-04-14
Nederlandstalige review Taluva	http://www.bloggen.be/speleninlille/archief.php?ID...	2010-12-30
Review in Destroquelando (Spanish)	http://destroquelando.wordpress.com/2010/12/20/tal...	2010-12-22