Board Game Dune: A Game of Conquest and Diplomacy

In Dune, you will take control of one of the four great factions—House Atreides, House Harkonnen, the Fremen, and the Imperium—all vying to control the most valuable resource in the universe: melange, the mysterious spice only found at great cost the planet Dune. Ship your forces to Dune, harvest spice, seize control of strongholds, and destroy your enemies. Who will control Dune? You decide!
The game is played multiple phases, some of which don't have player specific actions, like in the Spice phase, a Spice Blow card is drawn and spice is added to the board in two territories, or else a Sandworm attacks that last two territories where spice was placed.
The game plays 3 to 5 Rounds. Starting on Round 3, the game can end if a player occupies 3 strongholds at the end of the Round. If no one occupies 3 strongholds at the end of Round 5, then the player with the most spice wins (and each stronghold they occupy counts as 5 spice).

 

Year Published: 2021

Designers: Bill Eberle, Jack Kittredge, Peter Olotka

Publisher: Gale Force Nine, LLC, Matagot

Categories: Novel-based, Science Fiction, Wargame

Mechanisms: Area Majority / Influence, Force Commitment, Variable Player Powers