Dale of Merchants 2: The Era of Trade Masters
Win the contest for Trade Master by building your stall, collecting card sets and tripping up rival merchants.
- Designer
- Sami Laakso
- Published by
- Snowdale Design
A trading contest where the prize is the post of Trade Master in the free-trade city of Yengzuh, up for grabs only once every ten years. In Dale of Merchants 2, you and your rivals are merchants with something to prove, and the tournament tests how you handle surprises as much as how you sell. You play cards to build your stall, collect sets, draft cards and use take-that tricks to slow the competition, and the game plays well as a team contest too. It is a small box with a lot of interaction, over in about half an hour, with animal merchants and a fantasy marketplace for flavor.
Who it's for
You like card games with direct interaction and a bit of mischief, for two to four players with thirty minutes.
Not for you if…
You want a quiet solitaire-style build with no interference from others.
Vibe's take
Snappy and interactive, a mix of building your own tableau and poking at everyone else's. Short turns and surprise events keep the table talking.
Published 2016 · 10 years ago
older than 59% of games
In 6,703 collections
collected more than 68% of games
2–4 players · ages 8+
Best with 2 or 3 or 4 · publisher: 10+
about 30 min
shorter than 69% of games · typical 30–90 min
Complexity: medium
One warm-up round · 2.1 out of 5 · heavier than 52%
Opinions: usual spread
A normal range of ratings
Language: some text
Text on cards or in the rules
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