RIO068This game is a real brain burner. Each round thieves will steal goods from the caravans that stop in their rooms. The object of the game is to have the most valuable goods when you reach Timbuktu. As the round progresses you gain more information about where the thieves will be. Careful use of deduction will allow you to avoid the thieves.
From the publisher's website:
Timbuktu – legendary town in Mali; destination of numerous trading caravans, all laden with valuable wares. On their way through the Sahara, the caravans travel from oasis to oasis, always in search of a save place to rest for the night. However, the peace is deceptive for thieves are lying in wait at the oasis with an eye on the valuable goods. As caravan leader, you must be shrewd in using the tips you are given to get as many of your wares as possible to Timbuktu.