Marrakech cover
2007BGG rank #1,750

Marrakech

by Dominique Ehrhard · Gigamic

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Players2–4
Time30m
ComplexityLight
Age6+

About the game

What is Marrakech?

In Marrakech each player takes the role of a rug salesperson who tries to outwit the competition. Each player starts with an equal amount of money and an equal number of carpets. On your turn, you may rotate Assam 90 degrees. Then roll the die and move him forward as many spaces as showing (d6: 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4). If Assam reaches the edge of the board, follow the curve and continue moving in the next row. If Assam lands on another player's carpet, you must pay that player 1 coin per square of the contiguous carpet area in that color. Then, you place one of your carpets orthogonally adjacent to Assam (but may not directly overlay another carpet). The game ends when all players have played all carpets. Each gets 1 coin per visible square of carpet. The player with most coins wins! Tie breaker: most carpet area visible.

How it plays

Mechanics

Area Majority / InfluenceLayeringRoll / Spin and MoveTile Placement

On the shelf

Categories

Arabian

Questions players ask

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