Forbidden Desert

Designed by: Matt Leacock
Players: 2-5
Published by: Cocktail GamesCompeto / MarektoyDevirGamewrightSchmidt Spieleuplay.it edizioniWhite Goblin Games
Year Published: 2013
Recommended Ages: 10+
Time to Play: 45 minutes
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Seal of Excellence
2013 Best Family Game
Game of the Year 2013 Nominee
Best Board Game Components 2013 Nominee
Best Co-op Game 2013 Nominee

Videos Featuring This Game

Great Games 4 Amazing Kids Interaction with Games4Families

Top 10 Tins - with Tom Vasel

Best of Designers: Matt Leacock

The People's Choice Top 10 Games of 2013 - with Tom Vasel

PAX Unplugged: Top Ten Games that Need a Sequel (Live at PAX Unplugged)

Top Ten Games that Need a Sequel (Live at PAX Unplugged)

The Best of Gamewright

Top 10 Games That Need One Change

Top 10 Pickup-and-Deliver Games

Forbidden Desert Review with the Game Boy Geek

Forbidden Desert Review - with Ken Boyter

Top 10 Exploration Games

Forbidden Desert review - with the Board Game Family

Q & A: Live Q & A with Tom Vasel, Matt Leacock, & Jay Cormier - 2014 Apr 14

Dice Tower Live Q & A - with Tom Vasel and Matt Leacock, Jay Cormier, Sen-Foong Lim, & Rob Daviau

Best Games of all Time! - People's Choice 2014: # 60 - # 41

Zee's Top 100 Games of all Time: # 40 - # 31

Sam's Top 100 Games of all Time: # 60 - # 51

Forbidden Desert Review - with Barry Doublet

Board Game Breakfast: Episode 25 - Board Game Conspiracies

2013 Dice Tower Gaming Awards Nominations

Forbidden Desert Review - with the Board Game Knights

The Story of the Tin

Forbidden Desert Review - with the Charters

Board Game Breakfast: Episode 11 - Tell the Truth.

Top Ten Games from 2013

Top Ten Stocking Stuffer Games

Christmas Shopping Guide 2013: Family Board Games

Forbidden Desert Review - with Tom and Melody Vasel

Videos Featuring This Game

Great Games 4 Amazing Kids Interaction with Games4Families
Top 10 Tins - with Tom Vasel
Best of Designers: Matt Leacock
The People's Choice Top 10 Games of 2013 - with Tom Vasel
Top Ten Games that Need a Sequel (Live at PAX Unplugged)

Podcasts Featuring This Game

The Family Gamers: 108 – Top 6 Cooperative Games for Kids – The Family Gamers Podcast
The Family Gamers: 96 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Top Games for Mom
The Family Gamers: 41 – The Family Gamers Podcast – PAX East Interviews
The Family Gamers: 40 – The Family Gamers Podcast – Gaming Cooperatively or Collaboratively
Board Game Point of View: Episode 32 – Mad Desert Shade

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