An den Ufern des Nils

About this board game

An den Ufern des Nils is a board game for 2–5 players, with a playing time of about 60 minutes, in which players grow crops on the banks of the Nile.

The river’s changing flow shapes the game as it ebbs and floods. Players spend action points to buy and sow seed in their fields, then work toward growing and harvesting their crops.

Water tiles are used to flood the fields, making the Nile an active part of the agricultural challenge. Players aim to produce the freshest produce, since freshness is central to scoring the most points.

• Buy and sow seed in the fields
• Grow crops along the Nile
• Use water tiles to flood fields
• Harvest produce and score for freshness

Each game combines action-point management with the timing of planting, growth, and harvest. The changing water conditions give the farming process its distinctive character while players pursue the best possible production.

Originally produced for the 1992 Hippodice Spieleautorenwettbewerb, the game was released in 1994. An den Ufern des Nils offers a focused agricultural theme built around crops, flooding, and the value of freshly harvested produce.