Trade flourished in the late Middle Ages. Economic groups like theHanseatic 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. Always vital, salt remained especially important. It preserved food and made meals safe and tolerable.
You are a powerful merchant ! Start your trading posts in the three cities. Recruit new merchants and send them to distant cities to establish trading posts and expand your interests. As you acquire more trading posts, you reap more commodities for trade or sale.
To ensure that your commodities arrive safely at their destination, you must open up trade routes and equip caravans. Win by being the first merchant to deliver all your commodities to rival 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 ?
Age : 12 +
3-4 players
Approx. Time : 2 hours
 

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