Marrakesh
BGG rank
BGG #15,687
BGG rating
6.8

Marrakesh

1978

Rules assistance for Marrakesh

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2 players
  • 45 min
  • Complexity 1.9/5

For 2 players

Rules assistant for Marrakesh

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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.

Marrakesh is a board game released in 1978 for 2 players and 45 minutes per game. It was designed by Joli Quentin Kansil and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Simultaneous Action Selection.

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About the game

Marrakesh was designed by Prince Joli Kansil of Hawaii, the same designer as Bridgette, the two-handed bridge game. Marrakesh is an odd amalgam of backgammon and cardplay which works remarkably well. Each player sets up six pieces on their board based on the roll of six dice. Each player is dealt a hand of six cards from a special deck, and then try to collect two card tricks, using the card values to bear off the pieces. Points are awarded for bearing off pieces in various combinations, such as 2 on each of three turns, or the legendary Marrakesh itself, when all six pieces are borne off on the same turn. Defensive points are earned for keeping the opponent from removing many pieces from their board. Play continues for 12 rounds, which goes by quickly. This game is long out-of-print, but well worth it if you can find it.

Publishers

  • Das Spiel
  • Xanadu Leisure, Ltd.

Questions and answers

Marrakesh supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.