Merchants of the Dark Road
A game by Brian Suhre
1 - 4 Players 60 - 120 minutes Medium
Contracts, Dice Rolling, End Game Bonuses, Follow, Hidden Victory Points, Highest-Lowest Scoring, Market, Pick-up and Deliver, Rondel, Set Collection, Solo / Solitaire Game, Worker Placement with Dice Workers
Exploration, Fantasy, Medieval, Transportation
Description
In Merchants of the Dark Road, you're a brave merchant traveling the treacherous paths between cities during the dark season. Your goal is to collect and deliver goods to distant villages, all while managing your caravan and navigating the dangers of the road. You'll use a rondel action system to guide your actions in the capital city, where you can collect items, sell them to local heroes, and hire them to travel with you. As you guide your caravan through the dark roads, you'll need to balance your earnings with your growing fame. The more goods you deliver and heroes you hire, the more famous you'll become, but you'll also need to keep an eye on your purse strings. Your final score will reflect the lowest of these two values, so it's a delicate balance between earning coin and earning recognition.
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