Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In this video, designer Peter Evans and Joe Dewhurst play through a couple turns of Labyrinth: The Rise of Al-Qaeda, 1993 - 2001 with some rules explanations along the way. This prequel is currently on GMT’s P500 list and in final art and development. Enjoy!
Labyrinth: The Rise of Al-Qaeda, 1993 - 2001 is the third expansion for Volko Ruhnke’s acclaimed Labyrinth: The War on Terror, 2001 - ?, a 1-2 player card-driven boardgame depicting the geopolitical struggle in the Middle East between revolutionary Islamists (mostly Salafist) on the one hand (represented by the “Jihadist” player) and the US-led West plus their supported regimes on the other (represented by the “Coalition” player).
This is the prequel to the original game, but it builds on the more sophisticated mechanics provided by its first sequel, Labyrinth: The Awakening. The Rise of Al-Qaeda requires ownership of Labyrinth to play, but it is a full expansion in its own right—you don’t need a copy of Awakening. It can be played with the base game alone to provide a satisfying experience, but it's also possible to use it as part of a “campaign” spanning all of the expansions.
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For more information or to pre-order Labyrinth: The Rise of Al-Qaeda, see the P500 page here: gmtgames.com/p-1143-labyrinth-the-rise-of-al-qaeda-1993-2001.aspx
Labyrinth: The Rise of Al-Qaeda page on BoardGameGeek: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/431096/labyrinth-the-rise-of-al-qaeda-1993-2001
In this video, designer Peter Evans and Joe Dewhurst play through a couple turns of Labyrinth: The Rise of Al-Qaeda, 1993 - 2001 with some rules explanations along the way. This prequel is currently on GMT’s P500 list and in final art and development. Enjoy!
Labyrinth: The Rise of Al-Qaeda, 1993 - 2001 is the third expansion for Volko Ruhnke’s acclaimed Labyrinth: The War on Terror, 2001 - ?, a 1-2 player card-driven boardgame depicting the geopolitical struggle in the Middle East between revolutionary Islamists (mostly Salafist) on the one hand (represented by the “Jihadist” player) and the US-led West plus their supported regimes on the other (represented by the “Coalition” player).
This is the prequel to the original game, but it builds on the more sophisticated mechanics provided by its first sequel, Labyrinth: The Awakening. The Rise of Al-Qaeda requires ownership of Labyrinth to play, but it is a full expansion in its own right—you don’t need a copy of Awakening. It can be played with the base game alone to provide a satisfying experience, but it's also possible to use it as part of a “campaign” spanning all of the expansions.
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For more information or to pre-order Labyrinth: The Rise of Al-Qaeda, see the P500 page here: gmtgames.com/p-1143-labyrinth-the-rise-of-al-qaeda-1993-2001.aspx
Labyrinth: The Rise of Al-Qaeda page on BoardGameGeek: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/431096/labyrinth-the-rise-of-al-qaeda-1993-2001
