Box front · source
What this is
Using abilities, fulfill contracts and reach their goals along the Silk Road. Each round, the players roll their five personal dice and can perform one action each turn with them. To fulfill an order, players have to spend resources for victory points, other resources, camels, and more.
At a glance
- Players
- 2–4
- Listed play time
- 40–100 minutes
- Minimum age
- 12 and up
- First published
- 2015
- Designers
- Simone Luciani, Daniele Tascini
- Box size
- 22.9 × 31.8 × 7.1 cm
- Photographs
- 2
How players rate The Voyages of Marco Polo
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Player-count fit
How well it plays at each count. Best at 3.
- 2p7.5113 ratings
- 3p8.1112 ratings
- 4p7.4112 ratings
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability6.9/10
- Ease of teach6.1/10
- Gateway friendliness6.2/10
- Component quality7.2/10
- Table presence6.8/10
- Travel friendliness6.7/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate5.1SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessCompetitive4.9FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckBalanced6.3Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationPresent5.9Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityModerate2.9LightHeavy
- Decision complexityModerate2.9SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyMinimal2.2No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table4.6Lap trayTwo tables
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Gallery
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Rulebooks, FAQs and reference sheetsNo rulebook is available for this game yet. The Almanac only hosts documents a publisher has authorised, so nothing is offered here until that permission exists.
Box & shelf
22.9 × 31.8 × 7.1 cm
- Shelf volume
- 5.2 L
- Shelf width used
- 7.1 cm
- Per Kallax cube
- 4
Source: measured