BGG rank #740 · 2006

Taluva

Taluva (2006) is #740 in the BoardGameGeek Top 1000: 2–4 players, 45 min, ages 8+. Designed by Marcel-André Casasola Merkle.

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Year: 2006
Players: 2–4
Play time: 45 min
Age: 8+

About the game

In Taluva, players attempt to successfully settle a South Sea island slowly emerging from the ocean waters as volcano after volcano erupts.Each turn, players decide to either have a new volcano erupt along the shore, increasing the size of the island, or to have an existing volcano erupt again, increasing the height of the land around it (and possibly destroying parts of existing settlements).

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Mechanics

Chaining Layering Pattern Building Race Static Capture Sudden Death Ending Team-Based Game Tile Placement

Designers

Marcel-André Casasola Merkle

Artists

Manuel Casasola Merkle, Xavier Gueniffey Durin, Julien Le Faucheur, Marcel-André Casasola Merkle, 杨静雯 (Yang Jingwen), 谢有鑫 (Xie Youxin), 郭紫颖 (Guo Ziying), 陈杰 (Chen Jie)

Publishers

Hans im Glück, Cranio Creations, Ferti, Gameland 游戏大陆, Rio Grande Games, Schmidt Spiele

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