Camargue: The Lavender King
- 2024
- BGG rank
- BGG #10,672
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Camargue
2024
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- 45 min
- 8+
- Complexity 1.3/5
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Camargue is a board game released in 2024 for 2–6 players, 45 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Timo Diegel and its main mechanics are Tile Placement.
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About the game
Camargue is a coastal region on southern France, and in the game Camargue you and your fellow players will recreate this landscape one tile at a time. To set up, place the starting tile in the playing area and give everyone a hand of three tiles; tiles come in five landscape types with 2-4 paths leading to 2-4 edges, as well as helper tiles that each show two landscape types. All landscape tiles feature an emblem to show how they must be oriented when played. On a turn, you either play a helper tile from your hand and score 10 points, or play a landscape tile that extends at least one path already on the board, without cutting off any paths. After doing this, you score points equal to the number of contiguous tiles of the landscape type you just placed multiplied by the number of edges that your just-placed tile touches. For example, if you place a forest tile next to two other tiles, and it's now part of a group of six forest tiles, you score 12 points. To end your turn, draw a tile. If you have three tiles in hand, with at least one of them being a helper tile, you can play out of turn. If another player scores a landscape type present on a helper tile in your hand, you can discard that helper tile to score as many points as the active player. On your next turn, you do nothing but draw a tile. Once all the tiles have been played, whoever has the most points wins.
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- CamargueenABACUSSPIELE2024
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Questions and answers
Camargue supports 2–6 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Camargue is 45 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Camargue for ages 8 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Camargue has a complexity rating of 1.3 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Camargue belongs to these categories: Territory Building and Abstract Strategy. Its main mechanics are Tile Placement. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Camargue are: Timo Diegel. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Camargue as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.