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After half a year of daylight, we must now prepare for the dark season. The roads will be treacherous but they will still need to be braved by a select few in order to keep our cities thriving. In Merchants of the Dark Road, you are one of these brave few merchants that travel the dangerous paths between cities. While the job is perilous, fame and fortune await.
Discover the capital city where most of your actions will take place using a rondel action system. Collect and produce items to add to your caravan, or sell these items to local heroes and hire them to travel with you. Manipulate the market price of items, visit the back alley sellers, or delve a nearby dungeon for magical items to gain the potential for even more coin and notoriety.
Gather lanterns to ease your passage along the dark roads as you guide your caravan to distant villages. Deliver goods and heroes to the best destinations and gain fame for your bravery! Balance the money you earn with the height of your fame because your final score after a number of game rounds will reflect the lowest of these two values.
After all, what good is a purse full of the coin if the people don’t sing songs about you, and what good is a song with an empty mug of ale?
—description from the publisher
The Deluxe Edition contains everything in the Standard Edition, with upgrades in the components, the box, and the insert.
Ages | 12+ |
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Players | Solo, 2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players |
Play Time | 60m – 120m |
Designer | Brian Suhre |
Mechanics | Rondel, Worker Placement with Dice Workers |
Theme | Dice, Exploration, Fantasy |
Publisher | Elf Creek Games |
bneffer
I love a good merchant game - this does the job, if there are a few sharp snags here and there. The rondel movement can be very frustrating, and isn't particularly thematic. In the end I'd tire of this one sooner than it would be worth to purchase.
Apone007
Deluxe Edition with sleeves and metal coins. I really enjoy this game, fairly easy to learn, and has a lot of replay value. Elf Creek is know for quality game parts and they delivered here. As for gameplay, 13 quick rounds and this game is over! I like pick up and deliver games so this one hits the spot. I like the atmosphere the game creates, it definitely adds to the little story you are on. I enjoy solo gaming with Merchants, but I can see this being solid with 3.
ande9249
Player count gives surprisingly different experiences , I have not tried the automata yet but if it works well I will likely just have a minimum character count of three.