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Best with 4 players
37 of 82 votes
Player-recommended age: 12+
3 of 10 votes
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180'
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Mercanti di Venere
Publisher: Asmodee Italia
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Description
Merchant of Venus makes players take on the roles of space traders chasing wealth and fortune. Each player moves their ship through interconnected systems on a fixed map, discovering new alien worlds to trade with. As players start to make money delivering commodities, their earnings can be used to purchase equipment and construct their own infrastructure. The player who first acquires enough total value in cash and port/factory deeds wins the game.
The game uses a basic roll-and-move mechanism for movement, but modifies it with engine ship upgrades that let the players skip certain spaces during movement. When players reach cities and spaceports, they can buy and sell commodities. Different species are randomly distributed throughout the universe at the start of the game, and players will only uncover which species lives where through exploration in the course of the game - the layout of which species lives where works to offset the rigidity of the fixed map by making different routes through the map profitable each game.
The prices a player receives for selling their cargo is determined by the species that lives in the system, and what commodities a port offers for purchase is determined by a unique and dynamic supply-and-demand mechanism. With their money, players can replace their spaceships with better models, or build factories (which create better commodities) and spaceports (which speed up trading). They can also buy upgrades for their ships (like shields, lasers, or engines).
Variations included in the rulebook allow for interplayer combat and solo play, and the exact target wealth players have to acquire in order to win is decided on before each play.
The game uses a basic roll-and-move mechanism for movement, but modifies it with engine ship upgrades that let the players skip certain spaces during movement. When players reach cities and spaceports, they can buy and sell commodities. Different species are randomly distributed throughout the universe at the start of the game, and players will only uncover which species lives where through exploration in the course of the game - the layout of which species lives where works to offset the rigidity of the fixed map by making different routes through the map profitable each game.
The prices a player receives for selling their cargo is determined by the species that lives in the system, and what commodities a port offers for purchase is determined by a unique and dynamic supply-and-demand mechanism. With their money, players can replace their spaceships with better models, or build factories (which create better commodities) and spaceports (which speed up trading). They can also buy upgrades for their ships (like shields, lasers, or engines).
Variations included in the rulebook allow for interplayer combat and solo play, and the exact target wealth players have to acquire in order to win is decided on before each play.
Additional information
| Mechanics: | Chit-Pull System Commodity Speculation Dice Rolling Pick-up and Deliver Point to Point Movement Roll and Move |
| Categories: | Economic Exploration Science Fiction Exploration Transportation |
| Alternative names: | Merchant of Venus Merchants of Venus |
| BARCODE: | 9781616613600 |
| In 37 wishlists In 35 collections This was seen 15490 times | |
Description
Merchant of Venus makes players take on the roles of space traders chasing wealth and fortune. Each player moves their ship through interconnected systems on a fixed map, discovering new alien worlds to trade with. As players start to make money delivering commodities, their earnings can be used to purchase equipment and construct their own infrastructure. The player who first acquires enough total value in cash and port/factory deeds wins the game.
The game uses a basic roll-and-move mechanism for movement, but modifies it with engine ship upgrades that let the players skip certain spaces during movement. When players reach cities and spaceports, they can buy and sell commodities. Different species are randomly distributed throughout the universe at the start of the game, and players will only uncover which species lives where through exploration in the course of the game - the layout of which species lives where works to offset the rigidity of the fixed map by making different routes through the map profitable each game.
The prices a player receives for selling their cargo is determined by the species that lives in the system, and what commodities a port offers for purchase is determined by a unique and dynamic supply-and-demand mechanism. With their money, players can replace their spaceships with better models, or build factories (which create better commodities) and spaceports (which speed up trading). They can also buy upgrades for their ships (like shields, lasers, or engines).
Variations included in the rulebook allow for interplayer combat and solo play, and the exact target wealth players have to acquire in order to win is decided on before each play.
The game uses a basic roll-and-move mechanism for movement, but modifies it with engine ship upgrades that let the players skip certain spaces during movement. When players reach cities and spaceports, they can buy and sell commodities. Different species are randomly distributed throughout the universe at the start of the game, and players will only uncover which species lives where through exploration in the course of the game - the layout of which species lives where works to offset the rigidity of the fixed map by making different routes through the map profitable each game.
The prices a player receives for selling their cargo is determined by the species that lives in the system, and what commodities a port offers for purchase is determined by a unique and dynamic supply-and-demand mechanism. With their money, players can replace their spaceships with better models, or build factories (which create better commodities) and spaceports (which speed up trading). They can also buy upgrades for their ships (like shields, lasers, or engines).
Variations included in the rulebook allow for interplayer combat and solo play, and the exact target wealth players have to acquire in order to win is decided on before each play.
Card sleeves in this game
6 cards of 51.0mm width and 101.0mm of height
1x
(110 Pcs)
1x
(110 Pcs)
1x
(75 Pcs)
1x
(100 Pcs)
6 cards of 63.5mm width and 101.0mm of height
There are no available sleeves matching this card size
6 cards of 101.0mm width and 115.5mm of height
There are no available sleeves matching this card size
Additional information
| Mechanics: | Chit-Pull System Commodity Speculation Dice Rolling Pick-up and Deliver Point to Point Movement Roll and Move |
| Categories: | Economic Exploration Science Fiction Exploration Transportation |
| Alternative names: | Merchant of Venus Merchants of Venus |
| BARCODE: | 9781616613600 |
| In 37 wishlists In 35 collections This was seen 15490 times | |
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What players say
How many players it plays best with · 82 votes on BoardGameGeek
- 1 0 0 say it plays best, 18 recommend it, 37 do not recommend it
- 2 4 4 say it plays best, 36 recommend it, 26 do not recommend it
- 3 32 32 say it plays best, 36 recommend it, 5 do not recommend it
- 4 37 37 say it plays best, 31 recommend it, 9 do not recommend it
- 5 14 14 say it plays best, 21 recommend it, 33 do not recommend it
- 6 8 8 say it plays best, 16 recommend it, 40 do not recommend it
- 6+ 0 0 say it plays best, 2 recommend it, 47 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.