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Frank Herbert's Dune
Set thousands of years in the future, Dune the board game is based on the Frank Herbert novels about an arid planet at the heart of the human space empire's political machinations.
What is Frank Herbert's Dune
Set thousands of years in the future, Dune the board game is based on the Frank Herbert novels about an arid planet at the heart of the human space empire's political machinations.
Designed by the creators at Eon of Cosmic Encounter fame, some contend that the game can best be described as Cosmic Encounter set within the Dune universe, but the two games bear little in common in the actual mechanisms or goals; they're just both set in space. Like Cosmic Encounter, it is a game that generates player interaction through negotiation and bluffing.
Players each take the role of one of the factions attempting to control Dune. Each faction has special powers that overlook certain rules in the game. Each turn players move about the map attempting to pick up valuable spice while dealing with giant sandworms, deadly storms, and other players' military forces. A delicate political balance is formed amongst the factions to prevent any one side from becoming too strong. When a challenge is made in a territory, combat takes the form of hidden bids with additional treachery cards to further the uncertainty.
The game concludes when one faction (or two allied factions) is able to control a certain number of strongholds on the planet.
Game details
- Players
- 2–6
- Age
- +12
- Duration
- 180 min
- Difficulty
- Heavy
- Type
- Board game
- Year
- 1979
- Mechanics
- Alliances · Area Majority / Influence · Area Movement
- Categories
- Bluffing · Fighting · Negotiation
- Designer
- Bill Eberle
- Publisher
- The Avalon Hill Game Co
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No es un juego para jugadores noveles, pero jugado con jugadores expertos es sencillamente brillante. Decisiones tácticas, estratégicas, deducción, intriga y negociación, encajan de manera como no he visto en otro juego. It is not a game for new players, but played with expert players it is simply brilliant. Tactical and strategic decisions, deduction, intrigue and negotiation, they fit of way since I have not seen in another game.
Everything about Frank Herbert's Dune
How many players is Frank Herbert's Dune for?
Frank Herbert's Dune plays with 2–6 players.
How long does a game take?
A game takes about 180 minutes.
What age is it suitable for?
It is recommended from age 12.
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