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Desert Bazaar

#24083BGG ↗

2006 · 3-5 players · 45min · weight 2.05 · 146 ratings

v2 v3 v4 wide v4 deep

BGG raw

ID
24083
Name
Desert Bazaar
Year
2006
Rank
21943
Min players
3
Max players
5
Playing time
45
Min playtime
45
Max playtime
45
Avg weight
2.0455
Num weights
22
Bayes avg
5.51193
Average
5.70841
Users rated
146
Num owned
224
Wanting
4
Wishing
18
Num comments
90
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:38:27 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (3)
Dice RollingHand ManagementTile Placement
Categories (1)
Arabian
Description (1538 chars)

Intermediate card drafting, tile laying game. Players can do 1 of 2 things on their turn: 1 - Roll for Additional Resources or 2 - Build Tents Tents cost a specific 3-card building cost and once played, produce 1 resource type. Players must pay the exact resources to buy a tile. Once bought, the tile may be placed anywhere on the board. If a tile is placed adjacent to no other tiles, it scores 2 points immediately. If a tile is placed adjacent to another tile, it may use the resource that the already placed tile produces to reduce its building cost. An encampment of tents can contain no more than 7 tent tiles. Once an encampment has 7 tent tiles in it, it is scored. Players score 1 point for every tent tile they built in the encampment. The player who played the 7th tile to close the encampment scores an addition point as a closing bonus. Play continues until there are no legal places to play tiles. Player with the most points wins. From the back of the box: In the blistering heart of the desert, a caravan route winds its way through a lush oasis. The steady stream of travelers and pilgrims who cross the simmering dunes to this place are in desperate need of goods and supplies. As an enterprising merchant, you plan to meet the demand. Set up shop by building encampments, stitching them together from various merchant tents. Peddle camels, water, and other resources to expand your trade. The player who takes control of the most encampments gains control of the entire Desert Bazaar... and wins the game.

LLM v2 (wide)

Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).

LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).

LLM v4 wide (controlled-vocab primitives)

Not yet enriched at v4 (wide pass).

LLM v4 deep (archetype fit)

Not in the v4 deep-pass top-20% slice.