Maori: Warriors of the Long White Cloud – Clan Warfare in New Zealand

2022

Jerry Shiles, Kevin McPartland

BGG Geek Rating

5.5

based on 34 ratings

BGG Average Rating

7.5

community average

BGG Ranking

#18387

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Players

1-4

Weight

2.50/5.00

Playtime

90 min

Age

12+

⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

Events Simulation Dice Rolling Campaign / Battle Card Driven Area Majority / Influence Player Elimination Movement Points Area Movement

📂 Categories

Wargame Medieval Territory Building

🎨 Artists

Bruce Yearian

🏢 Publishers

Compass Games

📖 About This Game

"Maori" is a wargame for one to four players, of clan warfare typical in Polynesia before European contact. Players build war canoes and train warriors (including the elite Royal Guard) to create a force to strike at their adversaries, while protecting or even fortifying their home village. The player is represented on the board as the Head Chieftain- if this unit is killed, the game is lost. Based on the same game system as 3W's "Tahiti", (published in 1994), "Maori" is a completely independent new game. This game has been completely re-designed as a card-driven area movement game.