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Designed By	Reiner Knizia
Art By	Brian Schomburg Claus Stephan Scott Nicely
Published By	DeltaVision Edge Entertainment Fantasy Flight Games Galakta Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos) Lautapelit.fi PS-Games Wargames Club Publishing
Year Published	1998
# of Players:	2 − 5
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 3 players Recommended with 2, 3, 4, 5 players (106 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	45 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	10 and up
User Suggested Ages	8 and up (15 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (24 voters) [poll]
Category	Arabian
Mechanic	Area Enclosure Tile Placement
Primary Name	Through the Desert
Alternate Names	A través del desierto Aavikon Karavaanit Át a sivatagon Durch die Wüste Heersers der Woestijn La traversee du desert La traversée du désert Nel Deserto Przez Pustynię 穿越荒漠
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Families	Knizia tile-laying trilogy

	Description Edit \| History

Each player attempts to score the most points by snaking caravan routes through the desert, trying to reach oases and blocking off sections of the desert. Many people feel that it is reminiscent of Go.

Through the Desert is part of the Knizia tile-laying trilogy.

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Awards

2007 Golden Ace Nominee.
2006 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Nominee.
1998 Meeples' Choice Award Winner.
1998 Spiel des Jahres Recommendation.

Online Play

Ludagora (turn based)

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Reiner Knizia Microbadges

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Very Good	$22.49	14-Jun-2009
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Like New	$36.50	30-Aug-2008
New	C $24.25	14-Jan-2008
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New	C $30.00	26-Jun-2007
New	$22.00	10-Apr-2007

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THROUGH the DESERT - Game 2000 KOSMOS Complete NrMt	3d 13h 15m	$ 48.99
NEL DESERTO GIOCO DA TAVOLO SUL COMMERCIO OFFERTA SD	3d 8h 47m	€ 19.95

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0	General Is it worth getting if I already have Samurai?	2009-06-09	Mislav	10
0	Rules SETUP the definitive answer	2009-05-07	wizardless	10
1	Rules Number of camels in play	2009-05-03	curtc	2
26	Reviews Video reviews are thirsty work	2009-04-01	Kerbster76	6
7	Sessions Twice Through the Desert with my wife	2009-03-23	Shadow Dr...	2
0	Sessions Beginners Luck?	2009-03-21	Shadow Dr...	0
9	Reviews Quick, Combative, Easily Accessible	2009-03-04	bjlillo	2
0	General ok so the game ends when...?	2009-02-28	solja0075	4
1	Rules what happens when there no more legal moves?	2009-02-22	solja0075	5
0	General no where to be found	2009-02-19	solja0075	12

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Teaching aid for Through the Desert- in Hebrew

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

koby_shachar

2009-05-01

Manual pentru "Through The Desert" în limba română

The "Through The Desert" manual translated into Romanian.

Tretiak

2008-12-25

przezpustynie_polish_rules.pdf

Polish rules

Pancho

2007-07-30

Through The Desert rules summary

Through the Desert rules summary that I use to teach the game and to refresh my memory. Incorporates any clarifications from the BGG Rules Forum.

Grimnir

2007-05-26

TtD Player Aid by TimothyP v1.pdf

A player aid for Through the Desert containing all the important rules. It is a reference for players to look at during the game, separated by game segments for easy lookup. I designed it so my players couldn't say, "You didn't tell us THAT!" It's all here.

TimothyP

2007-02-10

Through_the_Desert_-_rules_summary_Danish.pdf

Rules summary in Danish.

PandaGamer

2007-02-07

A traves del desierto.pdf

Resumen de reglas en español / Spanish summary rules

Kiko_Senda

2006-07-24

ConciseRefSheet02 - ThroughTheDesert.ppt

Concise Reference Sheet

hecose

2006-03-22

DdW.nl.pdf

Nederlandse vertaling van Durch die Wüste (met toestemming van Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co.KG). Dutch translation of Durch die Wüste (with permission from Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co.KG)

peterk

2006-01-27

Through The Desert - Reglamento.pdf

Reglas en español (spanish game rules)

Adeptus

2005-12-22

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804	Fun With BGG Pictures!!	2006-09-26
735	Plays best with 2? 3? 4? 173? You tell me! Ultimate Optimum # of Players List (BGG Top 288)	2007-02-09
609	Top 150 Availability (updated 5th December '07)	2007-01-30
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Num Ratings:	5877
Average Rating:	7.30
Standard Deviation:	1.22
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Avg. Game Weight:	2.2
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Personal Comments:	2359
Users Owning:	5967
Users Wanting:	354
Users Trading:	173
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Review from the Game Report Online Website	http://gamereport.com/tgr18/durchdiewuste.html	2001-11-02
Review from Kulkmann´s G@mebox	http://members.aol.com/kulkmann/wueste.htm	2001-11-02
Review by Dave Bernazzani from South Shore Gamers Website	http://www.gis.net/~dber/GameReviews/ThroughDesert...	2001-11-02
Review from Dan Becker's Game Site	http://www.io.com/~beckerdo/games/reviews/DurchDie...	2001-11-02
Review by Mike Siggins in Ken Tidwell's Game Cabinet	http://www.gamecabinet.com/reviews/DurchdieWueste....	2001-11-02
French rules, player aid, etc.	http://jeux.uru.org/jeux/durchdiewuste.html	2002-02-18
Review from Windopaene's World	http://www.pacifier.com/~millerb1/ttd.html	2002-03-12
Le site perso de Ludo le gars (français)	http://lgimet.free.fr/DurchWuste.htm	2003-01-31
Review from the Seattle Cosmic Wiki	http://www.ludism.org/scwiki/Through_20the_20Deser...	2003-02-19
Unnamed Object	http://www.funagain.com/cgi-bin/funagain/08123	2003-07-19

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