Merchants Cove is a highly asymmetrical management game where each player takes on the role of a specific merchant with a unique shop. Merchants compete over 3 days (rounds) to sell their goods to adventurers arriving on the city's docks, a place home to the most famous markets in the Five Kingdoms.
Each player uses their own set of components (materials and individual board) and specific game mechanisms tailored to their role to produce goods, increase their shop's efficiency, develop their team, and, most importantly, get rich!
While merchants work independently in their specialized shops, they compete to attract customers, influence the demand for goods, and secure sponsorships from the four faction halls.
To gain an advantage, merchants can employ local townsfolk to work in their shop as staff. And if they dare, they can take advantage of the corrupted thieves' den – but at what cost? After three days of selling in the markets, the wealthiest merchant will be declared the Merchant King!
The base game comes with the Cove board (city, inhabitants, 6 boats for customers) and 4 starting merchants (The Alchemist, The Captain, The Blacksmith, The Chronomancer), each with a figurine and all the material, board, and 3D elements to produce their goods!
The box also contains a solo mode with an AI player: The Peddler, who can also act as a 3rd player in a 2-player game.
Players: 1-4 / Duration: 90 minutes / Age 14+
