BG 2-6 players; Set thousands of years in the future, Dune the board game is based on the Frank Herbert novels about an arid planet at the heart of the human space empire's political machinations. Player interaction is generated through negotiation and bluffing. Players each take the role of one of the factions attempting to control Dune, with each faction having special powers that overlook certain rules in the game. The game concludes when one faction (or two allied factions) is able to control a certain number of strongholds on the planet.