The Guild of Merchant Explorers
Adventure · Exploration

The Guild of Merchant Explorers

In The Guild of Merchant Explorers, each player starts with one city on their personal map board.

1–4 players45 minages 14medium difficulty
About the game

What is The Guild of Merchant Explorers

In The Guild of Merchant Explorers, each player starts with one city on their personal map board.

Shuffle the deck of terrain cards, then reveal most of these cards one by one. Based on the terrain revealed, each player places on their board cubes that are connected to their starting city or other cubes. You want to complete areas on your board, cross the seas to new land, and establish new cities on the board. You can explore capsized ships for treasure — which gives you special placement capabilities — and create linked connections between locations to score bonus points. Common objectives can be completed by all players, with those who complete it first scoring more points.

At the end of a round, all cubes are removed from each board, leaving only the cities behind, so if you don't establish new cities, you'll be stuck in the same places.

The Guild of Merchant Explorers contains multiple copies of four different maps, and the game is designed so that you can play remotely with one or more copies.

Specs

Game details

Players
1–4
Age
+14
Duration
45 min
Difficulty
Medium
Type
Board game
Year
2022
Mechanics
Bingo · Hexagon Grid · Hidden Victory Points
Categories
Adventure · Exploration · Fantasy
Designer
Brett J. Gilbert · Matthew Dunstan
Publisher
Alderac Entertainment Group · CMON Global Limited · Delirium Games · Origames
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7.6Average rating
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Nanferun8.5/10
Great chill game, love this more than any roll or flip and write, interesting how the map is handled with the explorers. Very easy to teach, very low interaction, but great and recomended game
Arasia
Arasia9/10
Este juego es un autentico vicio. Me encanta
byfed
byfed7.8/10
Me lo regalaron Pitu y Richard en la fiesta sorpresa de mi cumpleaños, el 20 de Julio de 2024 Juego fácil de juegar, pero con bastante miga. Es unjuego de exploración y el objetivo es explorar tu mapa a lo largode cuatro eras, ganando dinero con tus acciones. Gana el jugador con más dinero al final de la cuarta ronda. Es bastante resultón el juego. Recomendable y jugable perfectamente por jugones y no jugones. Tira más a familiar que a eurogame.
diosuke
diosuke9/10
Modo Solo 9, setup rápido/batir puntuación/IA Sencilla/entretenido/partidas varias
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Sefiroth8.3/10
Fundas estándar y euro mini SleeveKings
FAQ

Everything about The Guild of Merchant Explorers

How many players is The Guild of Merchant Explorers for?

The Guild of Merchant Explorers plays with 1–4 players.

How long does a game take?

A game takes about 45 minutes.

What age is it suitable for?

It is recommended from age 14.

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