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Year
2021
Players
2-4
Age
12+
Playtime
60 min
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Description
Take part in one of the most famous science-fiction stories of all time. Dune: A Game of Conquest and Diplomacy builds on 40 years of development, refinement, and evolution from the original classic game. It has the same beloved DNA, flavor, tension, and themes, but with new game-board design, more spice, new streamlined rules, and a new market deck from which you can purchase game advantages. Also, the brand new two-player mode really opens up new gaming opportunities, all making the game more accessible for even the most casual gamer.
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 on 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. But on the card phase, each player draws up to a hand of 4 Battle cards, and then may purchase Market cards up to a hand of 3 for 2 spice each. On the Shipping and Movement Phase, players take turns adding forces to the board and then moving forces on the board. Each player's faction has
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).
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Drive Thru Games Discussion at 17:42 sentiment: negative
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Overall sentiment (raw)
negative
Pros
- Polished and developed for what it is
Cons
- No diplomacy
- Mediocre
- Basic
- Nothing interesting about it
- Other Dune games serve the universe better
Thematic elements
- conquest and diplomacy
- Dune universe
Comparison games
- Dune
- Dune: Imperium
- Resistance
- The Resistance: Avalon
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — Straightforward area control with a map that looks like the old one.
- Card Play — Play some cards for abilities and combat.
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Quotes (from this video)
- It seems like whenever I do these where I kind of collect some reviews there's always one or two games where I'm like I think I'm wrong because everybody else seems to like it
- It's just a really simplistic area control game and it's not it's balanced it's it's polished for what it is but it's also very very very very very very mediocre
- Holy cow I really do not like this game
- It takes longer to set this game up than it does to play it
- This is one I think it could be good for me just not polished and developed enough
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Review at 0:16 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Much shorter playtime than the original game.
- Traitor cards add a fun element of backstabbing.
- Combat system is simple and easy to resolve.
Cons
- Feels very empty and lonely due to component design and aesthetic.
- Market phase lacks meaningful choice.
- Components are small, fiddly, and difficult to manage on the board.
Thematic elements
- Conquest and diplomacy
- June
Comparison games
- June (Gale Force 9 original)
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — Players place units on the map, move them around, and try to gain control of strongholds to win.
- Card Drafting — Players gain battle cards and can buy market cards.
- Dice Rolling — Used to move the storm token.
- Resource Management — Players manage spice tokens as the active currency for various actions.
- secret card play — Players secretly select and reveal traitor cards to win battles.
- Set Collection — Collecting strongholds and spice tokens for end-game scoring.
- Variable player powers — Each player takes on the role of one of four houses with unique characteristics.
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Quotes (from this video)
- this game is a lot shorter
- the traitor cards add a nice dose of backstabbing
- combat is super simple
- it feels really really empty
- the market phase is a really really weak element of this game
- the components are really really fiddly
- however it does this at the expense of both strategy and theme
- the board as a chillingly baron feel to it and the game playay is so sparse that sometimes it feels like the game has gone missing
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Mipple University Game Overview at 1:00 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Clever moving storm mechanism
- Smart battle wheel mechanism for resolving conflicts
- Quick war game experience
- Asymmetric player powers resembling movie characters
Cons
- Battles can be fluky and chaotic
- More tactical than strategic due to limited time
- May not appeal to fans of the classic, longer Dune game
- Movie was a bit slow and didn't excite them
Thematic elements
- Dune
Comparison games
- Dune
- Scythe
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — Fundamentally the game is an area control game over five strongholds.
- bluffing — The battle wheel mechanism involves committing forces and playing cards, with elements of surprise and counterplay.
- Combat — Battles occur when two players are in the same region, using a battle wheel mechanism with force commitment, leaders, and battle cards.
- Deck Building — Battle cards and market cards are drawn from decks, influencing tactics and effects.
- Event deck — A storm moves around the board each turn, destroying everything in its path.
- Hand Management — Players gain cards, including battle cards and market cards, to use in the game.
- Movement — Players can move any single group of forces up to three regions.
- Resource Management — Spice is a currency that can be gained and spent to bring in more forces.
- Set Collection — Holding the majority of five strongholds at the end of rounds three, four, or five wins the game.
- Traitors — Players receive a traitor card at the start of the game, which can be one of their own leaders or another player's leader, allowing for instant wins in battles.
- Variable player powers — Player boards are asymmetric with unique powers and strengths.
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Quotes (from this video)
- We are just hiding behind all the Dune boxes here.
- This one really you're just getting your tactics at random from a deck and so it's kind of yeah but the battles can be absolutely true.
- Really it's not our sort of game.
- It wasn't a story I could connect with and the game part of it didn't have that many thoughtful choices.
- I think it's a real on the fence one depending on whom you ask.
- Our favorite would be like we naturally more of a eurogamer, I'm more a merry um very trash gamer more than you.
- This is certainly my top of the three but yeah anyone who knows the sorts of games that are in my top five each year that's not a surprise to anyone that's spam.
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Rolling Dice & Taking Names Discussion at 37:49 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Streamlined version of the classic Dune with solid pacing for 2–4 players
- Strong thematic integration and accessible diplomacy framework
- Clear, stepwise phases that are easy to teach
Cons
- Some players may prefer the depth and scale of the full version with more factions
- Can run longer if players overexploit market and alliances
Thematic elements
- spice economy, diplomacy, and competitive conquest
- Dune universe with spice politics and planetary factions
- epic, diplomacy-driven strategic play
Comparison games
- Dune (classic)
- Dune (full edition)
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- battle cards — Combat uses battle cards with various effects, including poison and protection
- marketplace / card drafting — Players draw and purchase battlefield and market cards with spice
- spice economy — Spice melange is collected and spent to influence actions and buys
- storm mechanic — The storm moves around the board, wiping out forces in its path
- Territory control — Control three strongholds to win; otherwise top spice holder wins
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Quotes (from this video)
- the art and graphic design of the card are so good they're so playful
- it's all about the spice
- there can be only one
- this is a team based game that plays from four to eleven players
- after your turn all the monsters have to activate
- the ring master
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