Nomads cover
2017BGG rank #9,518

Nomads

by Gary Kim · Ludonaute

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Players2–5
Time25–45m
ComplexityLight
Age8+

About the game

What is Nomads?

As you journey across the mysterious land of Luma, you encounter a nomad camp. You join them around the fire and share in the strange potion that the great Shaman passes around. The stories told by those around the campfire seem odd and disjointed, but with cleverness and insight you may make sense of the many legends of Luma... In the dreamlike board game Nomads, players each collect disjointed pieces of stories. As you gather the story tiles, you can exchange them for a song or legend that makes sense of the seemingly random fragments. In the end, the player with the most points gleaned from song and legend cards and opal moon tiles — and with the fewest leftover story or joker tiles — wins!

How it plays

Mechanics

MancalaSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

On the shelf

Categories

Fantasy

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