Reading Rulebooks

Author: Lily Gould

Reading Rulebooks is a podcast dedicated to reading through rulebooks and teaching board games! In this podcast, I directly read the rulebook as well as discuss the game and try to clear up potential areas of confusion.
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Through the Desert
Friday, 1 August, 2025

This week we are going to cover the rules for Through the Desert. Through the Desert is a game designed by Reiner Knizia and is illustrated by John Gravato, Atha Kanaani, Damien Mammoliti, Scott Nicely, et. al.. The game is published by KOSMOS.Through the Desert is a part of the Knizia Tile-Laying Trilogy (Samurai, Through the Desert, Tigris and Euphrates).About Through the DesertUsing camels to make caravan routes through the desert and try to reach the oasis while cutting off other players' access, because no one wants to share their resources.Chapters:00:00 Introduction & Setup03:40 Objective / Playing the Game07:29 Game End / Final Scoring08:42 Tips & Reminders10:12 Through the Desert: Bazaar15:00 MCG Thoughts