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Designed By
Art By
Published By
Year Published
1993
# of Players:
3 − 5
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 5 players
Recommended with 3, 4, 5 players
(13 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
45 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
10 and up
User Suggested Ages
10 and up
(3 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence
No necessary in-game text
(8 voters) [poll]
Category
Mechanic
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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1 Player Aide, 5 Rounds + Scoring, folds for privacy
Player Aide, 5 Rounds + Scoring, folds for privacy Not centered but portable format.
2008-02-08
1 Tombouctou Tuckboxes.pdf
Timbuktu Card Tuckboxes with artwork. Fits Queen Games International Edition.
2007-09-08
9 Timbuktu Player Aid for Lamination
5 Timbuktu Player Notes Aids (reusable after lamination), 1xA4 PDF v1, BigWoo
2007-03-13
6 Hoja de pistas es.pdf
Spanish clue sheet, based on Sterling Babcock clue sheet. / Hoja de pistas en español.
2006-10-18
3 Timbuktu_Aid.pdf
Timbuktu Deduction Player Aid, V. 1.0, Sterling Babcock
2006-07-19
0 Timbuktu spielhilfe.xls
Spielhilfe fur diebstahl information und wertung
2005-10-28
3 TIMBUKTU.doc
English Rules
2001-01-31
Statistics
User Rank: 452
Num Ratings: 815
Average Rating: 6.86
Standard Deviation: 1.27
Num Views: 46614
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Avg. Game Weight: 2.8 moreinfo
Fans: 5
Personal Comments: 353
Users Owning: 923
Users Wanting: 97
Users Trading: 27
Has Parts For Trade: 0
Want Parts In Trade: 0
Price History: View
Total Plays: 1075
Plays This Month: 0
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