Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road

Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road

2020Fabio Lopiano

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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
3.4/5 weight

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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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

Categories

ArabianCity BuildingEconomicMedieval

Mechanics

Auction: Turn Order Until PassContractsModular BoardOwnership
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