Buy The Thief of BaghdadThe Thief of Baghdad Product Description:
- Steal no less than 4 treasures
- Leave no-one in any doubt that: There is only one thief of Baghdad
- Length: 60 minutes
- Number of players: 2-4
- Age of players: 8+
Product Description
Game Description: The sun is going down and dusk is slowly descending upon Baghdads silhouette. The shadows in the alleyways are getting longer and becoming darker. The Bazaar slowly empties and the honourable citizens of this desert metropolis make their way home. This is the time when Ahmed and his men go about their business. They have planned a big mission for this night. They want steal no less than 4 treasures from the palaces to leave no-one in any doubt that: There is only one thief of Baghdad! FUN
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Fun family game
By Love Being Mom
My husband got this for Christmas, and just looking at it I figured I would NEVER figure it out, but it really was quite easy to learn and we love to play it as a family with our girls (10,16). It takes a bit of strategy, but is not overly difficult.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.An exciting game that will steal your night away!
By took2long
The Thief of Baghdad (a 2007 Spiel des Jahres finalist) is a light strategy game for 2-4 players. While the rules are not very complicated (once you understand them) there is surprising depth to the possible strategies. The object of the game to to steal treasure from the temples of Baghdad by maneuvering enough of your thieves into the temple to carry away the gold while at the same time thwarting other players from doing the same. To help in this quest you have convinced some of the palace guards to join your side. These guards, when stationed at the temple door, will help you bride other guards to let your thieves in or make it more difficult for other players to sneak their thieves into the temple they are set to plunder. This game plays in 30 minutes to an hour (depending how many players you are playing with and how familiar you are with the game). The artwork on the temple cards and board is eye catching and the quality of the game components is top notch. My only complain with this game is that the instructions are organized and worded in ways that make it a little awkward and difficult to understand at first. However, after reading it through a couple times (it is very short) and playing the first game, we had no problems from there on out. Overall a nice edition to any game collection and different enough to add a unique experience to your next game night.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful.It looks simple, but strategy is key.
By M. Nelson
This game is a lot of fun. It is much more challenging and complex then it first appears. It has a simple board with 6 differently colored palaces placed on it. There are 4 sets of differently colored thieves and guards as well as a set of neutral guards. These wooden pieces are well made and quite durable. The artwork on the cards are simple yet quite beautiful as each card simply represents one of the 6 colored palaces.The object of the game is to get your thieves into the palaces and steal a certain number of treasure chests (based on the number of players, for example with a 4 player game you need to steal 5 chests).The complexity of the game comes in when you consider how to move your guards and the neutral guards to hinder other players as well as help yourself. The more guards that are not yours at a palace means placing a thief there costs more cards of the right color, yet you need to have at least one of a different color to be able to place thieves and steal the tresure.Overall I was greatly impressed by the apparent simplicty of the game that was actually a wonderful strategy game. I highly recommend this one.
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