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Trace serpentine caravan routes, fence rivals from oases, stretch herds for scoring bursts—a tug-of-sands of placement, timing and audacity. Every camel is tactical poetry; small moves bloom into desert empires.
Through The Desert Trivia
In Reiner Knizia's Through the Desert, how many endgame bonus points does the player with the longest connected caravan of a single camel color receive? (Hard)
#1: 5 points
#2: 3 points
#3: 7 points
#4: 10 points
In Through the Desert, what is the maximum number of camels a player may place on a single turn? (Advanced)
#1: 1 camel
#2: 2 camels
#3: 3 camels
#4: 5 camels
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Through The Desert Fun Facts
In Through the Desert, players place colorful camel pieces to build connected caravans across the board — the bright, tactile camel chains make scoring visible at a glance as players compete to link oases and control territory.
Obscurity Level: Basic
Released in 1998, Through the Desert was Reiner Knizia’s deliberately lighter, more family-friendly take on the area-control ideas he explored in heavier games like Tigris & Euphrates — packaging similar strategic depth into quick, approachable turns helped introduce his design style to a wider audience.
Obscurity Level: Obscure
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What's your go-to strategy when playing Through the Desert?
Build long caravans to maximize territory points
Prioritize claiming watering holes and oases
Play aggressively to cut off and block opponents
Balanced approach: mix caravan length, water, and blocking
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