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Best with 4 players
235 of 444 votes
Player-recommended age: 12+
42 of 79 votes
2-4
40'
12
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Auf den Spuren von Marco Polo
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Description
In 1271, 17-year-old Marco Polo started on a journey to China with his father and older brother. After a long and grueling journey that led through Jerusalem and Mesopotamia and over the "Silk Road", they reached the court of Kublai Khan in 1275.
In Auf den Spuren von Marco Polo, players recreate this journey, with each player having a different character and special power in the game. The game is played over five rounds. Each round, the players roll their five personal dice and can perform one action each turn with them. The five main actions are shown on the bottom part of the board:
- Get resources with 1-3 dice, depending on the value of the resource (camels, pepper, silk, gold). The first player for each resource gets them for free; the later ones have to pay according to the value shown on the dice.
- Take one resource of your choice and two camels. Each player sets the minimum value for the future dice.
- Earn money, with any one die netting you five money.
- Purchase orders: Two dice are placed, the higher one unlocks the orders up to that number shown on the spaces, where the orders are placed at the beginning of each round. To fulfill an order, players have to spend resources for victory points, other resources, camels, and more.
- Travel: Two dice are placed to unlock the distance that can be traveled on the upper part of the board, that is, the map. Here, the traveler piece of each player starts at Venice and can decide between several routes eastward, all the way to Beijing. When a traveler stops at a city, they can place a marker there, giving them access to a different additional action for the rest of the game.
After five rounds, the game ends with players receiving victory points for arriving in Beijing, fulfilling the most orders, and having reached the cities on secret city cards that each player gets at the start of the game; these points are added to the VPs gained during the game.
Auf den Spuren von Marco Polo should not be confused with Marco Polo Expedition, which had the same German title.
Additional information
| Mechanics: | Dice Rolling Pick-up and Deliver Route/Network Building Variable Player Powers |
| Categories: | Medieval Travel |
| Alternative names: | Auf den Spuren von Marco Polo In de voetsporen van Marco Polo Les voyages de Marco Polo Los Viajes de Marco Polo Marco Polo Marco Polo Kereskedő: Világutazó játék Sulle Tracce di Marco Polo The Voyages of Marco Polo Viagens de Marco Polo Τα Ταξίδια του Marco Polo Путешествия Марко Поло マルコポーロの旅路 馬可波羅 馬可波羅 Voyages of Marco Polo 마르코 폴로 |
| BARCODE: | 4001504482459 |
| In 11 wishlists In 39 collections This was seen 14598 times | |
Description
In 1271, 17-year-old Marco Polo started on a journey to China with his father and older brother. After a long and grueling journey that led through Jerusalem and Mesopotamia and over the "Silk Road", they reached the court of Kublai Khan in 1275.
In Auf den Spuren von Marco Polo, players recreate this journey, with each player having a different character and special power in the game. The game is played over five rounds. Each round, the players roll their five personal dice and can perform one action each turn with them. The five main actions are shown on the bottom part of the board:
- Get resources with 1-3 dice, depending on the value of the resource (camels, pepper, silk, gold). The first player for each resource gets them for free; the later ones have to pay according to the value shown on the dice.
- Take one resource of your choice and two camels. Each player sets the minimum value for the future dice.
- Earn money, with any one die netting you five money.
- Purchase orders: Two dice are placed, the higher one unlocks the orders up to that number shown on the spaces, where the orders are placed at the beginning of each round. To fulfill an order, players have to spend resources for victory points, other resources, camels, and more.
- Travel: Two dice are placed to unlock the distance that can be traveled on the upper part of the board, that is, the map. Here, the traveler piece of each player starts at Venice and can decide between several routes eastward, all the way to Beijing. When a traveler stops at a city, they can place a marker there, giving them access to a different additional action for the rest of the game.
After five rounds, the game ends with players receiving victory points for arriving in Beijing, fulfilling the most orders, and having reached the cities on secret city cards that each player gets at the start of the game; these points are added to the VPs gained during the game.
Auf den Spuren von Marco Polo should not be confused with Marco Polo Expedition, which had the same German title.
Card sleeves in this game
Additional information
| Mechanics: | Dice Rolling Pick-up and Deliver Route/Network Building Variable Player Powers |
| Categories: | Medieval Travel |
| Alternative names: | Auf den Spuren von Marco Polo In de voetsporen van Marco Polo Les voyages de Marco Polo Los Viajes de Marco Polo Marco Polo Marco Polo Kereskedő: Világutazó játék Sulle Tracce di Marco Polo The Voyages of Marco Polo Viagens de Marco Polo Τα Ταξίδια του Marco Polo Путешествия Марко Поло マルコポーロの旅路 馬可波羅 馬可波羅 Voyages of Marco Polo 마르코 폴로 |
| BARCODE: | 4001504482459 |
| In 11 wishlists In 39 collections This was seen 14598 times | |
What players say
How many players it plays best with · 444 votes on BoardGameGeek
- 1 1 1 say it plays best, 13 recommend it, 216 do not recommend it
- 2 57 57 say it plays best, 293 recommend it, 41 do not recommend it
- 3 144 144 say it plays best, 214 recommend it, 2 do not recommend it
- 4 235 235 say it plays best, 115 recommend it, 12 do not recommend it
- 4+ 1 1 say it plays best, 4 recommend it, 164 do not recommend it
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CAUTION! Not suitable for children under 3 years of age. It contains small parts which could be swallowed or inhaled.