Editing Dune (section)

=== Dune (1979) ===

When someone talks about Dune as a game, this is the game that should be assumed to be the subject, made by Avalon Hill by the same guys that made [[Cosmic Encounter]].  It's one of the crown jewels of the Avalon Hill body of work. The game property was bought by Final Flight Games who wanted to reprint it, but the owners of the Dune trademarks said "no," so FFG published the game using their [[Twilight Imperium]] setting as a prequel to that wargame. See more about both games at [[Rex: Final Days of an Empire]].  

More recently, Gale Force Nine managed to get the reprint approvals that FFG couldn't, bringing the game back with newer art.  They've released two expansions, adding the Ixians, Theilaxu, House Richese, and CHOAM as alternate faction choices.  
* [http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/121 BoardgameGeek link to the Avalon Hill game]
* [http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/104363 BoardgameGeek link to the FFG remake]
* [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/283355/dune BoardgameGeek Link to the reprint]

In parallel, GF9 also released a streamlined version called ''Dune: Conquest & Diplomacy'', which is based on the same fundamental combat mechanics but simplifies some of the economic and interaction elements as well as reducing the faction count to 4.  Compared to the original it has a greater emphasis on the ground game, and can be played in an afternoon as opposed to a weekend.  Fans of the original will see it lacking the intrigue element that made Dune noteworthy in the first place.

* [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/341165 Conquest & Diplomacy]