The Lantern May Fade, but the Coin Still Shines
The dark season has arrived. Money is tight, but opportunity is around every corner. And while the road is costly, the rewards are great! For these adventurous merchants, fame and fortune don't wait for the coming dawn.
Become a Merchant of Highreach! Strategize and plan as you traffic the goods the kingdom needs to endure the dark season. Sell to heroes at the Ringway inn and make your fortune. Then deliver them to their faraway homes, along with a commission or two, and they'll be singing your name in the streets. Because when the darkness lifts, you'll need to balance fame and fortune if you want to be named the greatest merchant of all.
1. Use your dice to select actions in the city
2. Manage the resources in your wagon
3. Interact with players and events on the Dark Road
Merchants of the Dark Road uses a rondel-style action system that requires planning several steps ahead. Travel around in your wagon to buy and sell items, recruit heroes, and deliver your wares to the outlying cities of Lumi. Brave the dark roads and join your opponent’s caravans with careful timing to become the richest and most prestigious merchant.
The dark season has arrived. Money is tight, but opportunity is around every corner. And while the road is costly, the rewards are great! For these adventurous merchants, fame and fortune don't wait for the coming dawn.
Become a Merchant of Highreach! Strategize and plan as you traffic the goods the kingdom needs to endure the dark season. Sell to heroes at the Ringway inn and make your fortune. Then deliver them to their faraway homes, along with a commission or two, and they'll be singing your name in the streets. Because when the darkness lifts, you'll need to balance fame and fortune if you want to be named the greatest merchant of all.
1. Use your dice to select actions in the city
2. Manage the resources in your wagon
3. Interact with players and events on the Dark Road
Merchants of the Dark Road uses a rondel-style action system that requires planning several steps ahead. Travel around in your wagon to buy and sell items, recruit heroes, and deliver your wares to the outlying cities of Lumi. Brave the dark roads and join your opponent’s caravans with careful timing to become the richest and most prestigious merchant.
Features & Components
The Deluxe Kickstarter edition comes with all the deluxe components and stretch goals from the Kickstarter campaign.
Components
- 1 Kingdom Board
- 1 Market Wheel
- 5 building tiles
- 2 district markers
- 16 lantern tokens
- 24 quartz tokens
- 12 horseshoe tokens
- 60 coin tokens
- 4 wagon boards
- 4 players screens
- 4 prestige markers
- 4 wagon pawns
- 48 hero cards
- 22 companion cards
- 26 event cards
- 7 steed cards
- 19 deed cards
- 30 commission tiles
- 6 wagon upgrade tiles
- 81 goods tiles
- 28 night dice
- 8 illuminated dice
- 5 market dice
- 5 travel dice
- 1 oracle die
- 1 ruins die
- 1 private concern wagon
- 1 private concern prestige marker
- 1 private concern goods marker
- 10 private concern action cards
- 6 guild notice cards
- 3 sarcophagus cards
- 6 delivery tiles
- 1 rulebook
- 1 solo rulebook/adventure book
- 4 dual-layered wagon boards
- 5 wooden, screen-printed wagon pawns
- 5 deluxe prestige markers
- 12 metal horseshoes
- 16 resin lanterns
- 24 resin quartz
- 2 resin district markers
- 1 solo goods marker
- Plastic storage insert with removable resource tray
- Limited edition, collectible box, individually numbered, with UV gloss