There are various ways to reach the goal, so the game remains appealing to try out new options and strategies, but success or failure also depends on whether your opponents let you do as you like or thwart the strategy you are pursuing. The competition for the individual types of goods is considerable — as is the fun in snatching a coveted extension card from under another player's nose!

Each player starts with a unique role tile, giving them access to different goods and methods of production. Players have limited access to production at the start, but they can acquire additional production sites throughout the game that give new options. The numerous goods — such as fish, alpaca, cacao, silver or corn — all have their own characteristics and places where they can be used. For example, while silver can be sold for a high price at the market, fish can be exchanged for other goods at the harbor and alpaca can produce wool that can then be made into cloth at the farm.

Aside from building up an effective production, players must fulfill their orders at the right time, develop the road in good time and store their goods cleverly enough to fill their warehouses in the most valuable way. Often, a good warehouse keeper is more relevant in the end than the best producer.

COMPONENTS:

(7) Location Tiles

- Village

- Market

- Road

- Harbor

- Farm

- Mine

- Forest

(7) Role Tiles

- Woodcutter

- Fisherman

- Shepherd

- Miner

- Farmer

- Trader

- Stonemason

Player Components

(5) Player Markers

(5) Containers

(5) Player Figures

(5) Action Boards

(5) Warehouses

(5) Cloth Bags

(5) Victory Point Overviews

Other Components

(1) Scorepad

(1) Starting Player Alpaca

(50) Coins

(1) Extension Strip

(15) Cart Tokens

(29) Extensions

Cards

(10) House

(10) Boat

(16) Order

(20) Mission

Goods Tiles

(36) Food

(25) Corn

(20) Wood

(20) Stone

(15) Ore

(15) Cloth

(15) Wool

(15) Silver

(12) Fish

(12) Glass

(12) Alpaca

(12) Cacao

Rulebook

AWARDS & HONORS

2019 MinD-Spielepreis Complex Game Nominee

2018 JUG Adult Game of the Year Finalist

2018 International Gamers Award - General Strategy: Multi-player Nominee

2018 Gouden Ludo Best Expert Game Nominee

2018 Cardboard Republic Architect Laurel Nominee

2017 Meeples' Choice Nominee

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