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title: Mussades
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date: '2012-01-30'
description: 'Mussades is an Arabian themed race-to-the-finish board game using hexagonal tiles. It was created during the Nordic Game Jam 2012 in 48 hours with a team of 5 people. Mussades is a'
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# Mussades

## [Mussades](http://simon.com.mt/games/mussades)

    30th Jan 2012   [design](http://simon.com.mt/blog/tag:design#body-wrapper) [board game](http://simon.com.mt/blog/tag:board%20game#body-wrapper) [development](http://simon.com.mt/blog/tag:development#body-wrapper)  

*Mussades* is an Arabian themed race-to-the-finish board game using hexagonal tiles. It was created during the Nordic Game Jam 2012 in 48 hours with a team of 5 people.

![](http://simon.com.mt/user/pages/games/mussades/mussader-cover.jpg)

*Mussades* is a fast paced board game that revolves around the central mechanic of having only 3 room tiles in play. Whenever a new room tile is revealed, the old one is discarded, and any players on that tile are out.

It was chosen as one of the 12 finalists in the Nordic Game Jam 2012, as well as winning *Best Board Game* and the *Jury's Choice Award from David McCarthy, GREE*. (As can be seen from the Nordic Game Jam's [official blog](http://nordicgamejam.org/2012/02/02/thank-you-to-the-participants-partners-sponsors-and-guests/).)

Explanation video of the gameplay:

The game is still a **work-in-progress** and we intend to continue working on it and release it in the near future.

View the game's profile on the [Global Game Jam 2012](http://globalgamejam.org/2012/mussades) website.

View the game's [rules](http://globalgamejam.org/sites/default/files/uploads/2012/18641/MussadesRules_0.pdf). (6 pages, PDF)

**EDIT:** Mussades [was mentioned](http://www.papskubber.dk/nyhed/bedste-braetspil-pa-ngj12-karet) on the Danish website *papskubber.dk*!

 [ ![The team behind the game Mussades](http://simon.com.mt/user/pages/games/mussades/mussades-team.jpg "The team behind the game Mussades") ](http://simon.com.mt/user/pages/games/mussades/mussades-team.jpg) [ ![Early prototype of the game](http://simon.com.mt/user/pages/games/mussades/early-mussades-prototype.jpg "Early prototype of the game") ](http://simon.com.mt/user/pages/games/mussades/early-mussades-prototype.jpg) [ ![Final version of the game](http://simon.com.mt/user/pages/games/mussades/mussades-prototype.jpg "Final version of the game") ](http://simon.com.mt/user/pages/games/mussades/mussades-prototype.jpg) [ ![A very tired winning team](http://simon.com.mt/user/pages/games/mussades/mussades-team-winners.jpg "A very tired winning team") ](http://simon.com.mt/user/pages/games/mussades/mussades-team-winners.jpg)

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