Cover of Merchant of Venus

Merchant of Venus 1988

Players
1–6
Play time
180 min
Complexity
Medium 2.8 / 5 (278 votes)

Description

Merchant venu make player role space trader chase wealth fortune player move ship interconnect system fix map discover new alien world trade player start money deliver commodity earning purchase equipment construct infrastructure player acquire total value cash portfactory deed win gamethe game use basic rollandmove mechanism movement modify engine ship upgrade let player skip certain space movement player reach city spaceport buy sell commodity different specie randomly distribute universe start game player uncover specie live exploration course game layout specie live work offset rigidity fix map make different route map profitable gamethe price player receive sell cargo determine specie live system commoditie port offer purchase determine unique dynamic supplyanddemand mechanism money player replace spaceship well model build factory create well commodity spaceport speed trading buy upgrade ship like shield laser enginesvariation include rulebook allow interplayer combat solo play exact target wealth player acquire order win decide play.

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Year
1988

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