Merchants of the Middle Ages

Load goods onto shared wagons and time their journeys between six medieval cities for maximum profit.

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Designers: Richard Ulrich, Wolfgang Kramer
Published by: eggertspiele
Editions by: Z-Man Games, Filosofia Éditions, Queen Games

A meaty medieval trading game where wagons haul goods between six European cities, and nobody owns the wagons outright. You buy commodities, load them onto shared transports, and time their arrival for maximum profit. Salt, iron, wine, silk, cloth, and food are all in limited supply, so cornering a market and steering the wagons is the heart of the game.

Wagons are shared, not owned by any playerSix commodities in tight limited supplyVariable player powers shape your strategy

Who it's for

Fans of weightier economic and pick-up-and-deliver games who enjoy commodity speculation and long-range planning on a shared network.

Not for you if…

You want something short or light. Two hours of logistics with dated pacing and hard-to-find copies won't suit casual evenings.

Vibe's take

A deep pick-up-and-deliver trading puzzle where shared wagons and scarce goods reward planning several shipments ahead.