City Building Board Games

Marrakesh

January 23, 2023

David McMillan

1 Min Read

Marrakesh details

Queen Games Marrakesh Essential Edition, Strategy Board Game, 2-4 Players, Adults, Teens Ages 14+

$86.54

Designer: Stefan Feld
Artists: Franz Vohwinkel, Patricia Limberger
Publishers: Devir, Moon3 Inc., Playfun Games, Queen Games, White Goblin Games
Release Date: 2022
Player count : 2 - 4
Age range : 14+
Time range : 120 minutes
Mechanism(s): Cube Tower, End Game Bonuses, Open Drafting, Simultaneous Action Selection
BGG Geek Rating: 8.14357 - converted to Meeple Mountain scale: 4.0.
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Marrakesh overview

Compete with other influential families in the city to achieve the most honorable titles through the skillful use of assistants and resources at your disposal. The player who succeeds in doing this best becomes the new "Obermufti" of Marrakesh.

Marrakesh is played over three rounds, with each round consisting of four turns. On each turn, players simultaneously and secretly choose three colored cylinders from behind their screen. Then, in turn order, they place matching colored assistants on their player board (these will be the actions they will perform later), then all cylinders are placed in the cube tower. The cube tower randomizes which cylinders are available this round, with some getting stuck and some from previous rounds coming out.

In turn order, players select a color and take 1-2 of the cylinders that have passed through the tower (or those that were stuck from a previous round but have now emerged) and place them on their player boards. These cylinders will enhance future actions taken in the same color in future rounds. Then, in turn order players will activate the regions where they have placed an assistant.

Actions allow players to gain wealth, which can be traded for influence in the city. Performing various actions also earns bonuses and enhances actions even more as the game proceeds. The player who scores the most points by the end of the game wins.