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Board Games›The Guild of Merchant Explorers
The Guild of Merchant Explorers

The Guild of Merchant Explorers

Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy

by Matthew Dunstan, Brett J. Gilbert

Score

7.1

Ratings

8,525

Published

2022

Players

1–4 players

BGG community rating

Ranked #362 on BoardGameGeek

Complexity

2.0

Light-Medium

Best with

2

players

Play time

45 min

Age

14+

Information

Players

1–4 players

Best with

2 players

Play time

45 min

Age

14+

Complexity

2.0 / 5 · Light-Medium

BGG Rank

#362

Published

2022

Designers

Matthew Dunstan, Brett J. Gilbert

Artist

Gerralt Landman

Publishers

Alderac Entertainment Group, CMON Global Limited, Delirium Games

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About

In The Guild of Merchant Explorers, each player starts with one city on their personal map board. Shuffle the deck of terrain cards, then reveal most of these cards one by one. Based on the terrain revealed, each player places on their board cubes that are connected to their starting city or other cubes. You want to complete areas on your board, cross the seas to new land, and establish new cities on the board. You can explore capsized ships for treasure — which gives you special placement capabilities — and create linked connections between locations to score bonus points. Common objectives can be completed by all players, with those who complete it first scoring more points. At the end of a round, all cubes are removed from each board, leaving only the cities behind, so if you don't establish new cities, you'll be stuck in the same places. The Guild of Merchant Explorers contains multiple copies of four different maps, and the game is designed so that you can play remotely with one or more copies.

Where to buy

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Expansions (2)

The Guild of Merchant Explorers: Party Pack

The Guild of Merchant Explorers: Party Pack

The Guild of Merchant Explorers: The Queen's Special Orders

The Guild of Merchant Explorers: The Queen's Special Orders

Categories & mechanics

AdventureExplorationFantasyBingoChainingHexagon GridHidden Victory PointsLine DrawingNetwork and Route BuildingPattern MovementSolo / Solitaire Game

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