Merchants of the Dark Road

Merchants of the Dark RoadNumber of Players: 1 4 Playing Time: 60 120 Minutes Recommended Ages: 12+ Merchants of the Dark Road is a highly thematic strategy game by rising game designer Brian Suhre, brilliantly brought to life by acclaimed artist Andrew Bosley. Explore the city of Highreach where you will prepare your caravan with goods, contracts and heroes using a rondel style action system. When you're ready, head out beyond the safety of city walls alone or with other

Number of Players: 1-4

Playing Time: 60-120 Minutes

Recommended Ages: 12+

Merchants of the Dark Road is a highly thematic strategy game by rising-game designer Brian Suhre, brilliantly brought to life by acclaimed artist Andrew Bosley. Explore the city of Highreach where you will prepare your caravan with goods, contracts and heroes using a rondel style action system. When you're ready, head out beyond the safety of city walls alone or with other caravaneers to gain fame and fortune! 

Contents:

• 1 Merchant rules & regulations

• 1 Kingdom of Lumi game board (separated into 6 puzzle pieces for easy assembly)

• 4 Player 'wagon' boards (and 6 upgrade tiles to improve your wagon)

• 81 Goods tiles (double-sided with foiled flip-side)

• 4 Sets of player markers (wooden Wagoneeples and thick cardboard prestige markers)

• 48 Hero cards (featuring unique art for every hero & 6 starting heroes)

• 10 Interchangeable building tiles

• 40 Resource tokens (blazing quartz & lanterns to light your way)

• 26 Event cards (each event uniquely illustrated by Andrew Bosley)

• 60 Coin tokens

• 18 Animal companion cards

• 4 Sets of 9 Action dice (7 night dice and 2 illuminated dice for each player)

• 1 Oracle of Lumi die

• 5 Metal dice (and Magically Magnetic Great Bazaar wheel)

• 1 Ruins of Yin die

• 19 Crown cards (end-game scoring objectives)

• 30 Commission tiles (5 specific to each neighboring town)

• 12 Lucky horseshoes (when the fates are against you...)

• 6 Trusty steed cards (rare is the bond of a merchant and their mount)

• 2 Rondel markers (illustrated markers for the Ruins of Yin and the Dark Market)

• 5 Travel dice (unknown challenges await you on the dark roads)

• 4 Player screens (any merchant worth their quartz knows you keep your purse hidden)

• 10 Solo play cards (and solo goods token)

• 1 Solo trader meeple (the trader needs a wagon too!)

• 6 Guild notice cards (spicing up solo play with a look into the activities and schemes of rival companies).