Dune
Initial Setup
The Fremen have 5 tokens in Sietch Tabr and 5 tokens (2 Fedaykin) in False Wall South.
The Bene Gesserit have 1 token in Habbanya Ridge Sietch.
Turn 1
Storm Movement
The Storm starts in sector 18.
Spice Blow
6 spice in Rock Outcroppings.
8 spice in Broken Land.
Bidding
CHOAM Charity Recipients: Bene Gesserit.
There are 4 cards up for bid.
CARD 1: The Bene Gesserit pass. The Atreides bid 2 spice. The Harkonnens pass. The Fremen pass. The Atreides win the bid at 2 spice.
CARD 2: The Atreides pass. The Harkonnens pay a 1 spice bribe to the Atreides to learn the identity of the card and pass. The Fremen pass. The Bene Gesserit bid 1 spice and win.
CARD 3: The Fremen bid 1 spice. The Bene Gesserit pass. The Atreides pass. The Harkonnens pay 1 spice to bribe the Atreides to learn the identity of the card and bid 2. The Fremen pass, allowing the Harkonnens to win the bid. The Harkonnens draw a bonus card.
CARD 4: The Bene Gesserit bid 1 spice.
The Atreides pass. The Harkonnens pass. The Fremen bid 2
spice. The Bene Gesserit pass. The Fremen win the bid at 2
spice.
Revival and Movement
Revival
No tokens are in the tanks.
Movement
The Bene Gesserit do not ship any tokens from off planet and do not move any tokens on-planet.
The Atreides do not ship any tokens from off planet and do not move any tokens on-planet.
The Harkonnens do not ship any tokens from off planet and move 4 tokens from Carthag to Tsimpo to Broken Land (12).
The Fremen ship 3 tokens from the far side of Dune to
Broken Land (12) and move 5 tokens from Sietch Tabr to Rock
Outcroppings (14).
Battle
Broken Land
| Harkonnens |
Fremen |
|
| Leader |
Cheap Hero |
Otheym (5) |
| Weapon |
Stone Burner |
La, La, La |
| Defense |
None |
None |
| Dial |
0 |
1 |
| Spice |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
0 |
0 |
Stone Burner kills the Cheap Hero, Otheym, and all
Fremen tokens, Harkonnens win by default and gain 5 spice. Cheap
Hero and La, La, La are discarded.
Spice Collection
Bene Gesserit collect 0 spice.
Atreides collect 2 spice from Arrakeen.
Harkonnens collect 8 spice from Broken Land and 2 spice from Carthag.
Fremen collect 6 spice from Rock Outcroppings.
Turn 2
Storm Movement
The Storm moves 6 sectors to sector 6.Spice Blow
Worm in Rock Outcroppings. Nexus occurs.
No alliances are formed. Two Fremen tokens ride the Worm to
Cielago South (2). A second Worm appears, and the Fremen place it
in Broken Land. Four Harkonnen tokens are sent to the
tanks.
10 spice in The Great Flat.
6 spice in OH Gap.
Bidding
CHOAM Charity Recipients: Bene Gesserit.
There are 4 cards up for bid.
CARD 1: The Harkonnens pay a 1 spice bribe to the Atreides for knowledge of the card and bid 1 spice. The Fremen pass. The Bene Gesserit pass. The Atreides pass. The Harkonnens gain a bonus card.
CARD 2: The Fremen bid 1 spice. The Bene Gesserit pass. The Atreides pass. The Harkonnens bid 2 spice. The Fremen bid 3 spice. The Harkonnens bid 4 spice. The Fremen pass. The Harkonnens gain a bonus card.
CARD 3: The Harkonnens pay a 1 spice bribe to the Atreides for knowledge of the card. The Bene Gesserit bid 1 spice. The Atreides bid 2 spice. The Harkonnens bid 3 spice. The Fremen bid 4 spice. The Bene Gesserit pass. The Atriedes pass. The Harkonnens bid 5 spice. The Fremen pass.
CARD 4: The Atreides bid 1 spice. The
Harkonnens are unable to bid. The Fremen bid 2 spice. The
Bene Gesserit pass. The Atreides bid 3 spice. The Fremen
bid 4 spice. The Atreides bid 5 spice. The Fremen bid 6
spice. The Atreides pass.
Revival and Movement
Revival
The Harkonnens pay 0 spice to revivie 2 tokens.
The Fremen revivie 3 tokens.
Movement
The Harkonnens spend 5 spice to ship 5 tokens to Carthag. The Bene Gesserit send 1 token to the Polar Sink. The Harkonnens then move 3 tokens Carthat - Hagga Basin - Wind Pass North - The Great Flat.
The Fremen move 10 tokens (1 Fedaykin) from the Southern Hemisphere to The Great Flat, then move 3 tokens from Rock Outcroppings - Plastic Basin - The Great Flat.
The Bene Gesserit do not ship or move.
The Atreides spend 6 spice to ship 6 tokens to Sietch Tabr. The Bene Gesserit send 1 token to the Polar Sink.
Battle
The Great Flat
| Harkonnens |
Fremen |
|
| Leader |
Umman Kudu (1) |
Jamis (2) |
| Weapon |
Stone Burner |
None |
| Defense |
Shield |
None |
| Dial |
0 |
7 |
| Spice |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
1 |
0 |
Stone Burner kills the Jamis and all
Fremen tokens, Harkonnens win by default and gain 2 spice.
Spice Collection
Bene Gesserit collect 0 spice.
Atreides collect 2 spice from Arrakeen.
Harkonnens collect 9 spice from The Great Flat and 2 spice from Carthag.
Turn 3
Storm Movement
The Storm moves 6 sectors to sector 12. 6 spice in OH Gap destroyed.Spice Blow
Worm in The Great Flat. 1 spice and 3 Harkonnen tokens destroyed. Nexus occurs. The Atreides and Harkonnens announce an alliance.
6 spice in Wind Pass North.
8 spice in The Minor Erg.
Bidding
CHOAM Charity Recipients: Bene Gesserit and Fremen.
There are 3 cards up for bid, Harkonnens may not bid.
CARD 1: The Fremen bid 1 spice. The Bene
Gesserit pass. The Atreides bid 2 spice. The Fremen
pass. The Bene Gesserit pass.
CARD 2: The Bene Gesserit bid 1 spice. The Atreides pass. The Fremen bid 2 spice. The Bene Gesserit pass. The Atreides pass.
CARD 3: The Atreides bid 1 spice. The Fremen pass. The Bene Gesserit bid 2 spice. The Atreides pass.
Revival and Movement
Revival
Movement
The Fremen move 3 tokens (1 Fedaykin) from the Southern Hemisphere to Wind Pass North (17) amd move 5 tokens (2 Fedaykin) from False Wall South to Minor Erg (8).
The Bene Gesserit spend 1 spice to ship 1 token to Tuek's Sietch.
The Atreides spend 3 spice to ship 3 tokens to Habbanya Ridge Sietch. The Bene Gesserit accompany with 1 token.
The Harkonnens spend 8 spice to ship 8 tokens to Tuek's Sietch. The Bene Gesserit accompany with 1 token.
Battle
As the Bene Gesserit have not declared that they are not coexisting anywhere, there are no battles.
Spice Collection
The Fremen collect 6 spice from Wind Pass North and 8 spice from The Minor Erg.
Bene Gesserit collect 0 spice.
Atreides collect 2 spice from Arrakeen.
Harkonnens collect 1 spice from Tuek's Sietch and 2 spice from Carthag.
End of Game
As the Atreides and Harkonnens between them control
all 5 strongholds, they control Dune and thus win the game.
Congratulations to Bill and Kevin.
Players
| Power |
Player |
Treachery Cards | Off Planet Tokens* |
| Atreides | Bill Scharf |
3 | 1 |
| Bene Gesserit |
Bob Robles |
3 | 15 |
| Fremen | Martin Burgdorf | 2 | 0 |
| Harkonnens | Kevin Wilson | 8 | 2 |
*For the Fremen, off-planet means Southern Hemisphere.
Notes
As this game is being conducted continuously via email, there are a few differences from how I have run Dune games in the past. First of all, player order does matter now. As with a FTF game, I have placed markers at 2, 6, 11, and 15 on the map. The position of the storm dictates who the first player is based on which dot it will reach next. When the storm is on the dot, it is assumed to have passed it so the next player is the first player.
End of Game Statements
Bill Scharf (Atreides):
A game over all too quickly. I expected a bit of a fight from SOMEBODY,
but the Bene Besserit continued to co-exist and the Fremen continued to
collect spice and avoided the victory areas.
The Harkonnens with their traitors and massive treachery make good
allies (strangely enough), Kevin was a good ally, highly recommended
👍🏼👍🏼. The Atreides are excellent information brokers, which made
for a good team with complementary skills. Thanks Chris for running the
game, and congrats to Kevin for the win.
Kevin Wilson (Harkonnens): Peace on Arrakis! The spice must flow.
Too tempting not to join forces and end it with the Atreides. Had
we fought it out, likely just let the Fremen take the default
win. One of my favorites. Thanks to Chris for running the
game and to the rest for playing. Lets go again in the not too
distant future. Maybe we can find 6.
I’ve been playing some games on the BGG forums that have now migrated
to Discord using the new Gale Force 9 edition. They’ve been fun.
If anyone is interested in playing I’ll send along the info. A
couple of games are going at the moment but I suspect more could be
started.
Bob Robles (Bene Gesserit): I picked the Atreides to win (knowing Bill), wrong turn though. Congratulations.