Five Tribes: The Djinns of Naqala

Five Tribes: The Djinns of Naqala BGG ↗

Five Tribes: The Djinns of Naqala · English third edition · (2014)

Your rating: 8.0

My BGG Comment

2-4 players. Unsurprisingly the material is very nice but it comes with a big price tag like all DoW games. Surprisingly the part I liked most about the game was the turn bidding and I usually dislike any bidding elements. The random elements in the game just provide set-up so there's very little luck involved. The rest of the game was - after 1 play at Essen - too open for me. Too many choices and the chaos of all the meeples on the board just blinded me. Could lead to lots of AP. I guess that on more plays interesting strategies would emerge but right now too many other games are vying for my attention and with 60€ it's a not-buy. But I wouldn't mind playing again.

BGG Game Details

Year 2014
Designers Bruno Cathala
Artists Clément Masson
Publishers Korea Boardgames, Maldito Games, Galápagos Jogos, Arclight Games, Rebel Sp. z o.o., Gémklub, Asterion Press, Days of Wonder, Lord of Boards, CrowD Games
Players 2–4
Time 40–80 min
Status Owned
BGG Rating 7.7
Categories Mythology, Arabian, Fantasy
Mechanics Auction / Bidding, Constrained Bidding, Hidden Victory Points, Set Collection, Square Grid, Take That, Modular Board, Variable Player Powers, Victory Points as a Resource, End Game Bonuses, Variable Set-up, Turn Order: Auction, Mancala
BGG Rank 96
Complexity 2.84 / 5
Language No necessary in-game text

Owned Expansions

My Collection Notes

Segmentation NOSTALGIA
Box size L
My category Mythology
My mechanic Turn Order: Auction

Play History

Date Location Duration Qty Players Scores Winner
Five Tribes: The Djinns of Naqala 2021-12-04 At home 1 Yashima, Yashimii –,
Five Tribes: The Djinns of Naqala 2014-10-19 1