Dewan

 

"Our territory was limited, and resources were scarce, we marched from camp to camp in pursuit of victory." —Traditional Dewan song

Dewan is a fast-paced, competitive area-placement game for 2-4 players that features racing, placement, and hand strategy. During play, you collect terrain cards and spend them to strategically place your camps on the territory. Make the best use of terrain and resources so that you can satisfy the requirements on your story tiles. Along the way, gather berries and master fire to earn additional points.

—description from the publisher

To play Dewan, you collect terrain cards and spend them to place camps on the board to complete secret objectives (Story Tiles) for points, focusing on area control, hand management, and resource collection (berries, fire) to outscore opponents by fulfilling terrain/symbol requirements on your tiles and connecting camps. 

On your turn, you either take two adjacent terrain cards or place a camp by discarding matching terrain cards for each space moved, including crossing opponents' camps.

Core GameplayObjective: Be the player with the most Victory Points (VP) by completing Story Tiles and collecting resources.

Your Turn (Choose One):Take Cards: Take two adjacent terrain cards from the display and refill the row.

Place a Camp: Discard matching terrain cards to move a camp from your board onto the game map, paying one card per space (or one water card for an entire water zone).

Placing Camps:Pay cards matching the terrain type of each space you cross, including the start and end.
Give an opponent the card used to cross their camp.

Placing a camp often grants a Story Tile or lets you tuck a card under your board for objectives.

Completing Story Tiles: Meet the terrain/symbol requirements (e.g., adjacent to specific symbols, in certain zones) to score points.

 
Watch this video for a quick tutorial on the core actions of the game: