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Source of the Nile

Avalon Hill, 1978

Source of the Nile is a tabletop game published by Avalon Hill in 1978. It is played with 1 to 6 players, from age 12 and in about 180 minutes.

players
1–6
minutes
180
years
12+

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Publishers
Avalon Hill, The Avalon Hill Game Co, Discovery Games
Designers
David Wesely, Ross Maker, Dave Wesely
Artwork
Dale Sheaffer
Year of release
1978

About the game

Source of the Nile is a board game published by Discovery Games in 1978 that simulates the exploration of Africa in the 19th century. A second edition of the game was published by Avalon Hill in 1979.
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