Kuldhara is a thematic board game by Jolly Dutch for 1–4 treasure hunters who manage water, plan routes and forge gemstones into powerful jewelry before nightfall awakens the desert spirits.
How do you play?
The game unfolds over 4 rounds—one “day” in the desert. Each turn you spend scarce water to perform up to two actions: travel with your camel, dig up gems, unload them at camp, or reserve a jewelry card. Unloaded stones go onto your rotating personal workbench; match a pattern to craft a jewel, score points and trigger bonuses. As the sun shifts between rounds, route costs change, so timing matters. A dedicated solo mode pits you against Kadhan using its own board and cards.
Why pick this game?
Kuldhara blends crisp route-and-resource puzzles with an evocative ghost-town setting. The rotating workbenches make pattern-building tactile and clever, while water-as-currency makes every decision count. With variable jewelry cards, shifting routes and a full solo suite, replayability and tension stay high from start to finish.
- Deep choices from simple, fluid turns
- Unique rotating workbench pattern puzzle
- Solo vs. Kadhan with bespoke board & deck
- Dynamic costs as the sun shifts each round
Box contents
- 1 central board with rotating tray; 4 rotating workbenches
- Kadhan workbench (solo); 4 camels; 50 gemstones (5 colors)
- 40 protection tiles (5 colors); 20 tool tokens (4 colors)
- 4 water drops; 1 round marker; 1 start player token
- 66 jewelry cards (3 levels); 4 start cards; 18 solo cards; rulebook
Specifications
- Publisher: Jolly Dutch • Designer: Glenn Dejaeger • Art: Nicholas Westgård
- Players: 1–4 • Ages: 8+ • Time: ~30–120 min
- Languages: NL/EN/FR/DE (edition dependent) • Type: strategic board game (route & resource management)
- EAN: 8720938477249 • Ref.: JDKU25 • Solo mode included