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Index:
00:00 Intro
00:29 Setup
04:57 Gameplay
06:22 Plan
08:54 Move
10:01 Activate
11:16 Districts
11:20 The Great Bazaar
12:33 Queen's Commissions
13:05 The Dark Market
13:43 Deeds
14:13 The Ringway Inn
15:53 Yurg's Excursions
16:05 The Ruins of Yin
16:57 Travel
17:10 Prepare the Caravan
18:33 Resolve an Event
20:07 Visit Towns
22:00 Receive Good Fortunes
23:40 Companions
24:31 Rest
26:41 End of the Game
Mostly reviews and unboxings. Merchants of the Dark Road is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 30 reviews, 5 how-to-play guides, 11 recorded sessions, 22 unboxings, and 12 other videos.
1 - 4 players
60 - 120 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach
About Merchants of the Dark Road, from BoardGameGeek:
After half a year of daylight, we must now prepare for the dark season. The roads will be treacherous but they will still need to be braved by a select few in order to keep our cities thriving. In Merchants of the Dark Road, you are one of these brave few merchants that travel the dangerous paths between cities. While the job is perilous, fame and fortune await.
Discover the capital city where most of your actions will take place using a rondel action system. Collect and produce items to add to your caravan, or sell these items to local heroes and hire them to travel with you. Manipulate the market price of items, visit the back alley sellers, or delve a nearby dungeon for magical items to gain the potential for even more coin and notoriety.
Gather lanterns to ease your passage along the dark roads as you guide your caravan to distant villages. Deliver goods and heroes to the best destinations and gain fame for your bravery! Balance the money you earn with the height of your fame because your final score after a number of game rounds will reflect the lowest of these two values.
After all, what good is a purse full of the coin if the people don't sing songs about you, and what good is a song with an empty mug of ale?
-description from the publisher
