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Tales of the Arabian Nights
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A big heavy box o' goodies: The new Tales of the Arabian Nights
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Box cover
The Book of Tales - all 300 pages worth!
Tales of the Arabian Nights cards

Tales of the Arabian Nights (2009)

Players
2–6
Best: 3
Playing time
120–120 min
Age
14+
7.15
Average rating
13,063
Ratings
2.16/5
Weight
#717
BGG rank
Top 1,000
Alternate names:Las Mil y una Noches +1 more
Designer:Eric Goldberg, Anthony J. Gallela, Zev Shlasinger, Kevin Maroney
Artist:Dan Harding, Peter Gifford
Publisher:Z-Man Games +4 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 5, Luck 9, Interaction 2, Complexity 4.3, Theme 10
Strategy5.0
Luck9.0
Interaction2.0
Complexity4.3
Theme10.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

FantasyExplorationAdventureArabianTravelVariable Player PowersStorytellingRole PlayingDice RollingPoint to Point MovementSolo / Solitaire GameNarrative Choice / ParagraphStat Check ResolutionDie Icon ResolutionVariable Set-upContractsMovement PointsMulti-Use Cards

Overview

In Tales of the Arabian Nights, you are the hero or heroine in a story of adventure and wonder just like those told by Scheherazade to her spellbound sultan! You will travel the land seeking your own destiny and fortune. You will learn stories and gain wisdom to share with others. Will you be the first to fulfill your destiny? The next Tale is yours to tell! There is, of course, a winner in Tales of the Arabian Nights, but the point of the game is less to see who wins and more to enjoy the unfolding and telling of a great story!

Players choose a character card, a quest, select a set skills, and move across the board to fulfill the quest. A player's movement is based on their wealth and each player draws an encounter card at the end of their move. Dice are thrown and these determine the player's responses to the encounter based on their character card. In a very simplified sense, it's a very big Choose Your Own Adventure game - with the added spice that the players to your right and left control the matrix and the Book of Tales during your encounter - so the game moves along at a good pace. The first player to finish their quest wins.

The Book of Tales is huge and offers a huge amount of the variability and replayability. Solitaire modules can be purchased separately.

Expansions

Tales of the Arabian Nights: Solo-Only Content Pack
Tales of the Arabian Nights: Changes-Only Update Pack
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