DUNE: God Emperor Edition

Set thousands of years in the future, Dune the boardgame is based on the Frank Herbert novels about an arid planet at the heart of the human space empire's political machinations. Designed by the creators at Eon of Cosmic Encounter fame, some contend that the game can best be described as Cosmic Encounter set within the Dune universe, but the two games bear little in common in the actual mechanics or goals; they're just both set in space. Like Cosmic Encounter, it is a game that generates a lot of player interaction through negotiation and bluffing, but that can be said of numerous unrelated games. Players each take the role of one of the factions attempting to control Dune. Each faction has special powers that overlook certain rules in the game. Each turn players move about the map attempting to pick up valuable spice while dealing with giant sandworms, deadly storms, and other players' military forces. A delicate political balance is formed amongst the factions to prevent any one side from becoming too strong. When a challenge is made in a territory, combat takes the form of hidden bids with additional treachery cards to further the uncertainty. The game concludes when one faction (or two allied factions) is able to control a certain number of strongholds on the planet. This is a reorganization of other Dune board game mods, in particular the resources contributed by Brainfood. This version of Dune is "newbie friendly", and is organized so that you can expand the game in a modular fashion as you grow comfortable with the classic rules. Included are the classic rules, expanded rules, an almanac, two expansions, 6 basic factions + 3 advanced factions, several gameboards, player shields, combat dials, and optional cards and tokens for experimental play. If you wanted to try Dune but got confused when you looked at the other mods, then THIS MOD IS FOR YOU.