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Board game · economic, strategy
Timbuktu
Dirk Henn
1993 · 3–5 players · 60 min · ages 10+
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Is it worth playing? Timbuktu
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Before you play
How many players
For 3 to 5 players.
- 3 players
- 4 players
- 5 players
Weight and time
Medium: 2.8 on BoardGameGeek’s five-point scale. A game takes 60–60 minutes, for ages 10 and up.
On other sites
- BoardGameGeek6.7/101,774 ratings
- BGG rank2,126thamong all games
BoardGameGeek rating and rank from 2022. Powered by BGG
How to play Timbuktu
Mechanics
- Deduction
- Hand management
- Memory
- Simultaneous action selection
Credits Timbuktu
- DesignDirk Henn
- ArtJo Hartwig
- PublisherQueen Games
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Game details Timbuktu
- Year published
- 1993
- Players
- 3–5
- Playing time
- 60–60 minutes
- Age
- ages 10+
- Weight
- 2.8 out of 5
- Designer
- Dirk Henn
- Publisher
- Queen Games
Frequently asked questions Timbuktu
How many players is Timbuktu for?
For 3 to 5 players.
How long does a game take?
60 to 60 minutes.
What age is it for?
Ages 10 and up.
Is it an expansion or a standalone game?
A standalone game: everything is in the box.
Sources: BoardGameGeek (game data and box photos, as of 2022). As of November 14, 2026. · Ta strona po polsku
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