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Merchant Trails: The Silk Roads

Merchant Trails: The Silk Roads

Playlogue Creations · 2023
3–515–30 min7.3 BGG3KidsStrategy
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Merchant Trails: The Silk Roads is a competitive Print & Play strategy game for 3 to 5 players. Players are curious merchants who, excited by the bustling exchange made possible by the Silk Roads, are racing to collect various goods and trade them in the diverse cities along the renowned trading route.

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Merchant Trails: The Silk Roads is a competitive Print & Play strategy game for 3 to 5 players.

Players are curious merchants who, excited by the bustling exchange made possible by the Silk Roads, are racing to collect various goods and trade them in the diverse cities along the renowned trading route.

During each trading season, players will make trade agreements, send out camel caravans to collect goods and sell these goods in different cities on the Silk Roads. Gain VP and special powers by selling combinations of goods in each city.

Optimise your trade, but don’t make too many enemies; as your caravans meander through the Silk Roads’ harsh terrains, the other players determine your route – and the goods available to you!

—description from the publisher

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BGG rating7.3 / 10
Vibe
KidsStrategy
Play time
15–30 min
Players
3–5
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Merchant Trails: The Silk Roads is played by 3–5 players.
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A game of Merchant Trails: The Silk Roads takes about 15–30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
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