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2006 · 2-4 players · 45min · weight 1.87 · 1,710 ratings
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ID
22278
Name
12 Thieves
Year
2006
Rank
2313
Min players
2
Max players
4
Playing time
45
Min playtime
45
Max playtime
45
Avg weight
1.8729
Num weights
181
Bayes avg
5.86478
Average
6.40637
Users rated
1710
Num owned
2428
Wanting
38
Wishing
227
Num comments
514
Fetched at
Sat Apr 25 2026 16:18:17 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (2)
Area MovementHand Management
Categories (1)
Arabian
Description (556 chars)
In 12 Thieves, first published as The thief of Baghdad, each player leads a group of thieves and tries to gain the best booty for themselves, but the treasure is well-guarded in the palaces of Baghdad, so you must slip your thieves into the guard corps and attempt to bribe those you can't represent with one of your own. The player who plays their cards best and reacts most cleverly to the different situations will succeed in getting their thieves and guards well distributed in Baghdad, and therefore be the first to collect four pieces of treasure.
LLM v2 (wide)
Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).
LLM v3 (deep)
Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).