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Sahwari

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Objectives

Sahwari is a fast, tactical desert-trading game where clan leaders steer their camels and the Guild's to gather resources and win influence.

Sahwari logo on the banner
Designer: Arnaud Chabloz
Artist: Miguel Coimbra
Publisher: JOODINI Editions
Year: 2023
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About the project

In Sahwari, each player leads a clan competing to become the Merchant Guildmaster. Players move camels across a modular board to collect recruits, artifacts and caravans, and place the neutral Guild camels to push rivals onto dangerous routes. Recruits and artifacts unlock chained abilities that build each clan’s tableau.

Challenges and Risks

  • Chained clan, leader and artifact abilities resolved in the order chosen by the player, with undo at any point
  • Database upgrades applied to games already in progress
  • A rules revision after release (assaults, Guild camels, 2-player setup), developed separately then merged into the live game
  • Optional real-time scoring, leader draft and Guild camel placement options