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Clans

Clans

Venice Connection · 2002
2–430 min10+ yrs2.0/5 complexity6.6 BGG#2.056 BGG5,6 KStrategy
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How do you play Clans?

In Clans, each player is trying to achieve victory by scoring as many points for their color as they can. This is tricky as each player's color is chosen at random and kept hidden until the end of the game.

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Clans box art
official art · Venice Connection

In Clans, each player is trying to achieve victory by scoring as many points for their color as they can. This is tricky as each player's color is chosen at random and kept hidden until the end of the game. Each of the 12 regions of the board contains five areas, each area containing one of four different terrain types. Each area receives one hut each of five different colors. On their turn, a player moves all huts from one area containing less than seven to an adjacent occupied area, all the while trying to hide which color is theirs. After moving, if one or more areas are completely surrounded by empty areas, they are scored. If all colors are present in a scoring, any colors with only one hut present are removed. The epoch track allows a limited number of areas to score before the game ends, and each scoring can gain a bonus or score nothing depending on the terrain type in which scoring occurred and how far along the track the game has progressed; each scoring advances the track, and each section of the track gives different terrain types bonuses and penalties.

Once at least twelve areas have scored the game ends, then players reveal their colors to find out who was best able to score the most points while keeping their color a secret.

game anatomy
Complexity2.0 / 5
BGG rating6.6 / 10
Vibe
Strategy
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
30 min
Players
2–4
Recommended age
10+ yrs
BGG rank
#2.056
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Q3How do you play Clans?
Clans is a abstract strategy game, for 2–4 players, taking ~30 minutes, featuring area majority / influence. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Clans — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Clans support?
Clans is played by 2–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Clans take?
A game of Clans takes about 30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Clans for?
Clans is recommended from age 10.
Q7How complex is Clans?
Clans has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.0 out of 5.
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