- Takes about 90 minutes to play.
- For 3-4 players.
- Classic Euro-style board game.
Product Description
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Catan Histories: Merchants of Europe
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In the late Middle Ages, trade flourished in Europe. Economic
groups like the Hanseatic League, the Welser and Fugger families,
and merchants from Northern Italy established trading posts and
factories in all of the important cities throughout Europe. These
businesses provided the population with goods of all kinds, such
as fur from the north, cloth from Flanders, wine from the south,
and spices from India. The most important commodity of all was
salt. In the Middle Ages salt was highly prized it was used to
preserve food. You are a powerful merchant. Start your trading
posts in three cities. Recruit new merchants and send them to
distant cities to establish trading posts and expand your
interests. The more trading posts you have, the more commodities
are at your disposal which you can sell profitably in foreign
cities. To ensure that your commodities arrive safely at their
destination, you must open up trade routes and equip caravans.
You win the game if you are the first to deliver all of your
commodities to foreign cities. Merchants of Europe uses the
simple and fun Catan hex and resource system to recreate the
growth of the merchant class across medieval Europe. Collect and
trade resources to expand trade routes and trading posts. Build
caravans to transport your goods to market before your rivals do.
Can you expand your trading network more quickly and efficiently
and become the most powerful merchant in all of Europe?
From the Manufacturer
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In the late Middle Ages, trade flourished in Europe. Economic
groups like the Hanseatic League, the Welser and Fugger families,
and merchants from Northern Italy established trading posts and
factories in all of the important cities throughout Europe. These
businesses provided the population with goods of all kinds, such
as fur from the north, cloth from Flanders, wine from the south,
and spices from India. The most important commodity of all was
salt. In the Middle Ages salt was highly prized it was used to
preserve food. You are a powerful merchant! Start your trading
posts in three cities. Recruit new merchants and send them to
distant cities to establish trading posts and expand your
interests. The more trading posts you have, the more commodities
are at your disposal which you can sell profitably in foreign
cities. To ensure that your commodities arrive safely at their
destination, you must open up trade routes and equip caravans.
You win the game if you are the first to deliver all of your
commodities to foreign cities. Merchants of Europe uses the
simple and fun Catan hex and resource system to recreate the
growth of the merchant class across medieval Europe. Collect and
trade resources to expand trade routes and trading posts. Build
caravans to transport your goods to market before your rivals do.
Can you expand your trading network more quickly and efficiently
and become the most powerful merchant in all of Europe? The
deluxe Catan Histories: Merchants of Europe game box includes: 1
double-sided game board, 120 trade routes (wood pieces in four
colors), 48 trading posts (wood pieces in four colors), 8
caravans (wood pieces in 4 colors), 8 merchants (wood pieces in 4
colors, 1 robber (black wood), 95 resource cards, 25 development
cards, 40 commodity tokens, 68 coins ( in "1" and "3"
denominations), 15 resource number tokens, 4 building cost
overviews, 2 dice, and one rulebook.
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Set Contains:
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1 game board (double-sided)
120 wooden trade routes (in four colors)
48 wooden trading posts (in four colors)
8 wooden caravans (in four colors)
8 wooden merchants (in four colors)
1 robber (in black wood)
95 resource cards
25 development cards
40 commodity tokens
68 coins (in denominations of 1 and 3)
15 resource number tokens
4 building costs overviews
2 dice
Rulebook
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