Game Info
Year
2017
Players
2-4
Age
14+
Playtime
60 min
Complexity
2.5/5
Collection
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Description
Become the wealthiest merchant in Araby by establishing merchants and allies negotiating deals and investing in profitable caravans
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Getting Games Discussion at 15:23 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- deep negotiation surface with multiple negotiation layers
- neat tableau-building core
Cons
- prototype version; not final product yet
Thematic elements
- tableau-building and negotiation
- tableau-building negotiation game centered on caravans
Comparison games
- Valyria Card Kingdoms
- Villages of Valyria
- Quests of Valyria
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- caravan completion and payoff — you fill caravans and have one turn to do it before the caravan resets on the next player's turn.
- negotiation depth — almost anything can be negotiated; swapping cards, promising futures, gifting points, or converting cards to resources.
- tableau-building and negotiation — playout of personnel to generate resources; spend resources to add more personnel for more actions.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- It's a very exciting time for the channel.
- I've filmed nine videos worth of content last week, actually in three days.
- I'm hoping to increase my output.
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Video 3Qq0oJ3seEs
Meeple Mountain Interview at 2:54 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- standalone game option with expansion content
- expandable board with magnetic components and a good insert
Cons
- negotiation can be heavy depending on group
Thematic elements
- negotiation, resource management, and wealth creation
- desert/oasis trade setting; caravan economy vibe
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- caravan filling on a grid (rows/columns) — fill caravans with camels to gain payoff
- Negotiation — players negotiate to move camels into your care and gain money
- negotiation with the table — players negotiate to move camels into your care and gain money
- Square Grid — fill caravans with camels to gain payoff
- tap-based resource generation — tap Merchants and Allies to generate resources and powers
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- we are releasing at GenCon the expansion for valaria car kingdoms it's flames and frost and it comes with an entire new set of cards for your game so you can swap those in you could just use those if you want it just adds more gameplay into the game
- it's a quick filler game it literally takes about 10 minutes
- two different power sets so there's a full moon set and then there's a half moon set so you can sub those in in and out
- deluxe edition which you can't buy at retail
- you can cobble the different pieces together from all of the expansion packs that come with it
- merchants and allies to kind of tap them to create resources for you to do powers
- fill caravans with camels
- negotiation with the table
- it's by Nick Civic II who did Kings Forge
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