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Timbuktu (1993)

Average Rating: 6.76/10
Board Game Rank: 667
Strategy Game Rank: 360
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Designer
Artist
Publisher
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
Subdomain
(15 voters) [vote]
Category
Mechanic
Expansion
Expands
Family
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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Tombouctou
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Queen Nederlands Edition
Publisher: Queen Games
Artist: Jo Hartwig
Year: 2006
Size: 12.20 x 8.74 x 3.82 inches
2.80 pounds
Dutch, French, German, Italianmore»
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German edition
Publisher: Queen Games
Artist: Jo Hartwig
Year: 2005
Product Code: 6043
Size: 12.20 x 8.74 x 3.82 inches
2.80 pounds
German
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Queen multilingual edition
Publisher: Queen Games
Artist: Jo Hartwig
Year: 2005
Size: 12.20 x 8.74 x 3.82 inches
English, French, German, Spanishmore»
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db-Spiele first edition
Publisher: db-Spiele
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Year: 1993
Size: 11.42 x 8.66 x 1.57 inches
German
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db-Spiele edition
Publisher: db-Spiele
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Year: 1993
Size: 11.60 x 9.00 x 1.60 inches
1.20 pounds
German
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1 Timbuktu magyar szabály
A szabályok magyarul - Hungarian translation of the rules
2011-10-18
5 [Español] Reglas a la JcK
Completo resumen de las reglas con imagenes al estilo JcK
2011-04-20
6 Player Aide, 5 Rounds + Scoring, folds for privacy
Player Aide, 5 Rounds + Scoring, folds for privacy Not centered but portable format.
2008-02-08
4 Tombouctou Tuckboxes.pdf
Timbuktu Card Tuckboxes with artwork. Fits Queen Games International Edition.
2007-09-08
20 Timbuktu Player Aid for Lamination
5 Timbuktu Player Notes Aids (reusable after lamination), 1xA4 PDF v1, BigWoo
2007-03-13
10 Hoja de pistas es.pdf
Spanish clue sheet, based on Sterling Babcock clue sheet. / Hoja de pistas en español.
2006-10-18
9 Timbuktu_Aid.pdf
Timbuktu Deduction Player Aid, V. 1.0, Sterling Babcock
2006-07-19
1 Timbuktu spielhilfe.xls
Spielhilfe fur diebstahl information und wertung
2005-10-28
6 TIMBUKTU.doc
English Rules
2001-01-31
Statistics
Board Game Rank: 667
Strategy Game Rank: 360
Num Ratings: 1212
Average Rating: 6.76
Standard Deviation: 1.24
Num Views: 77239
GeekBuddy Analysis: Analyze
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Avg. Game Weight: 2.8
Fans: 9
Personal Comments: 456
Users Owning: 1461
Users Wanting: 94
Users Trading: 74 [find trade matches]
Has Parts For Trade: 0
Want Parts In Trade: 1
Price History: View
Total Plays: 1660
Plays This Month: 5
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