Which was invented farther north, Through the Desert or Tantrix?
Through the Desert Through the Desert is a German-style board game designed by Reiner Knizia. It was originally released in 1998 by German game publisher, Kosmos, under the name "Durch die Wüste". Players place pastel colored plastic camels on a hexagon-based board in an attempt to score points by capturing watering holes and reaching oases.
The Rainbow Trail The Rainbow Trail, also known as The Desert Crucible, is Western author Zane Grey's sequel to "Riders of the Purple Sage". Originally published under the title "The Rainbow Trail" in 1915, it was re-edited and re-released in recent years as "The Desert Crucible" with the original manuscript that Grey submitted to publishers.