Board Game
Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road
Released 2020 / 1-4 players / 90-90 min / Ages 14+
Also known as Merv: Au cœur de la route de la soie, Merv: El Corazón de la Ruta de la Seda, Merw: Das Herz der Seidenstraße, Мерв, 木鹿：丝路之心, 메르브: 실크로드의 심장
Designer: Fabio Lopiano
Artist: Ian O'Toole
Publisher: Osprey Games, Atalia, Banana Games, GaGa Games, Giant Roc, Maldito Games, sternenschimmermeer
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Description
Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road is a tense economic game charting the rise and fall of the greatest city in the world.
In Merv, players are vying to amass power and wealth in the prosperous heart of the Silk Road. Through careful court intrigue, timely donations to the grand mosque, and favorable trade deals, players attempt to redirect as much of that prosperity as possible into their own pockets.
Meanwhile, beyond the city walls Mongol hordes approach. If you help construct the city walls, you give up on precious opportunities to build up your own stature, but leave it unprotected and you will burn with the city. Every decision is weighty and the consequences of each misstep are dire. Will you rise to prominence or fade into oblivion?
—description from the publisher
In Merv, players are vying to amass power and wealth in the prosperous heart of the Silk Road. Through careful court intrigue, timely donations to the grand mosque, and favorable trade deals, players attempt to redirect as much of that prosperity as possible into their own pockets.
Meanwhile, beyond the city walls Mongol hordes approach. If you help construct the city walls, you give up on precious opportunities to build up your own stature, but leave it unprotected and you will burn with the city. Every decision is weighty and the consequences of each misstep are dire. Will you rise to prominence or fade into oblivion?
—description from the publisher
