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2024Fabio Lopiano, Nestore Mangone
- Videos
- 70
- Creators
- 58
Mainly reviews
1 - 4 players60 - 120 minHeavy weight
Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road
2020Fabio Lopiano
- Videos
- 5
- Creators
- 5
Mainly unboxings. Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 1 reviews, 1 recorded sessions, and 3 unboxings.
1 - 4 players
90 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach
From BoardGameGeek
Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road is a tense economic game charting the rise and fall of the greatest city in the world. In Merv, players are vying to amass power and wealth in the prosperous heart of the Silk Road. Through careful court intrigue, timely donations to the grand mosque, and favorable trade deals, players attempt to redirect as much of that prosperity as possible into their own pockets. Meanwhile, beyond the city walls Mongol hordes approach. If you help construct the city walls, you give up on precious opportunities to build up your own stature, but leave it unprotected and you will burn with the city. Every decision is weighty and the consequences of each misstep are dire. Will you rise to prominence or fade into oblivion? -description from the publisher
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Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road has 5 videos from 5 creators: 1 review, 1 playthrough and 3 unboxings. They date from 2022 to February 2026.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Merv: Heart of the Silk Road - Discussion" by Board Games UnLocked. To see it played, watch "Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road ... Full Playthrough by the Crabby Dice" by The Crabby Dice.
If you like it, try Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon, Calimala, 3 Ring Circus and Zapotec, also by Fabio Lopiano.
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2023Remo Conzadori, Fabio Lopiano
- Videos
- 54
- Creators
- 49
Mostly reviews and how-to-play
1 - 4 players45 - 75 minMedium weight
About Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road
From BoardGameGeek:
Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road is a tense economic game charting the rise and fall of the greatest city in the world. In Merv, players are vying to amass power and wealth in the prosperous heart of the Silk Road. Through careful court intrigue, timely donations to the grand mosque, and favorable trade deals, players attempt to redirect as much of that prosperity as possible into their own pockets. Meanwhile, beyond the city walls Mongol hordes approach. If you help construct the city walls, you give up on precious opportunities to build up your own stature, but leave it unprotected and you will burn with the city. Every decision is weighty and the consequences of each misstep are dire. Will you rise to prominence or fade into oblivion? -description from the publisher
Designer
Fabio Lopiano
Artist
Ian O'Toole
Publisher
Osprey Games
Categories
Mechanics
Auction / BiddingContractsModular Board & Variable SetupStocks & Investment