Medina
Place two pieces a turn to grow a shared Moroccan city and claim palaces at exactly the right moment.
- Designer
- Stefan Dorra
- Published by
- 999 Games
- Editions by
- Rio Grande Games, Hans im Glück, Giochi Rari
A crisp abstract of building a Moroccan old town from wooden pieces. Each turn you add two components, growing colorful palaces, stretching walls, and laying roofs, but you only claim a palace's points near the end, so timing your commitment is the whole tension. Careful placement and reading rivals decide it.
Who it's for
Fans of luck-free abstracts who savor tight spatial decisions and reading opponents' intentions.
Not for you if…
You want theme, narrative, or dice; it is a dry, analytical placement game where downtime and analysis paralysis can creep in with the wrong group.
Vibe's take
A quiet, luck-free spatial duel where the tension is all in timing when to claim a growing palace.
Published 2001 · 25 years ago
older than 92% of games
In 4,411 collections
collected more than 53% of games
3–4 players · ages 10+
Best with 4
about 60 min
longer than 62% of games · typical 30–90 min
Complexity: demanding
Takes some learning · 2.8 out of 5 · heavier than 77%
Opinions: usual spread
A normal range of ratings
Language: no text
Playable without the language
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