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The Voyages of Marco Polo

C$12.00
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In The Voyages of Marco Polo, players recreate this journey, with each player having a different character from history with a special power in the game. The game is played over five rounds. Each round, the players roll their five personal dice and take turns performing actions by placing their dice onto the board. Players may choose from a variety of actions, each require the use of one or more dice: collecting resources or money, acquiring contracts, traveling on the map or using a special action granted by a city. When traveling, each player begins at Venice and can decide between several routes eastward, all the way to Beijing. When a player stops at a city, they place a trading post there, giving them access to extra actions or resources for the rest of the game. The higher the value of the dice used for an action, the better the options that may be chosen, but also the more money the player must pay if an opponent has already chosen the same action.

After five rounds, the game ends with players receiving extra victory points for having trading posts in Beijing, fulfilling the most contracts, and having trading posts in the cities on secret goal cards that each player gets at the start of the game.
 

Awards & Honors

  • 2016 Scelto dai Goblin Winner
  • 2016 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Best Expert Game Winner
  • 2016 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Best Expert Game Nominee
  • 2016 MinD-Spielepreis Complex Game Nominee
  • 2016 JUG Adult Game of the Year Finalist
  • 2016 Juego del Año Recommended
  • 2016 Jogo do Ano Nominee
  • 2016 Hra roku Recommended
  • 2016 Gra Roku Advanced Game of the Year Winner
  • 2016 Gra Roku Advanced Game of the Year Nominee
  • 2016 Goblin Magnifico Nominee
  • 2015 Meeples Choice Award Winner
  • 2015 Meeples Choice Award Nominee
  • 2015 Kennerspiel des Jahres Recommended
  • 2015 Jocul Anului în România Advanced Winner
  • 2015 Jocul Anului în România Advanced Finalist
  • 2015 International Gamers Award - General Strategy: Multi-player Winner
  • 2015 International Gamers Award - General Strategy: Multi-player Nominee
  • 2015 Golden Geek Board Game of the Year Nominee
  • 2015 Golden Geek Best Strategy Board Game Nominee
  • 2015 Deutscher Spiele Preis Best Family/Adult Game Winner
  • 2015 Cardboard Republic Tactician Laurel Nominee
In The Voyages of Marco Polo, players recreate this journey, with each player having a different character from history with a special power in the game. The game is played over five rounds. Each round, the players roll their five personal dice and take turns performing actions by placing their dice onto the board. Players may choose from a variety of actions, each require the use of one or more dice: collecting resources or money, acquiring contracts, traveling on the map or using a special action granted by a city. When traveling, each player begins at Venice and can decide between several routes eastward, all the way to Beijing. When a player stops at a city, they place a trading post there, giving them access to extra actions or resources for the rest of the game. The higher the value of the dice used for an action, the better the options that may be chosen, but also the more money the player must pay if an opponent has already chosen the same action.
After five rounds, the game ends with players receiving extra victory points for having trading posts in Beijing, fulfilling the most contracts, and having trading posts in the cities on secret goal cards that each player gets at the start of the game.
 
Awards & Honors
  • 2016 Scelto dai Goblin Winner
  • 2016 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Best Expert Game Winner
  • 2016 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Best Expert Game Nominee
  • 2016 MinD-Spielepreis Complex Game Nominee
  • 2016 JUG Adult Game of the Year Finalist
  • 2016 Juego del Año Recommended
  • 2016 Jogo do Ano Nominee
  • 2016 Hra roku Recommended
  • 2016 Gra Roku Advanced Game of the Year Winner
  • 2016 Gra Roku Advanced Game of the Year Nominee
  • 2016 Goblin Magnifico Nominee
  • 2015 Meeples Choice Award Winner
  • 2015 Meeples Choice Award Nominee
  • 2015 Kennerspiel des Jahres Recommended
  • 2015 Jocul Anului în România Advanced Winner
  • 2015 Jocul Anului în România Advanced Finalist
  • 2015 International Gamers Award - General Strategy: Multi-player Winner
  • 2015 International Gamers Award - General Strategy: Multi-player Nominee
  • 2015 Golden Geek Board Game of the Year Nominee
  • 2015 Golden Geek Best Strategy Board Game Nominee
  • 2015 Deutscher Spiele Preis Best Family/Adult Game Winner
  • 2015 Cardboard Republic Tactician Laurel Nominee

The Voyages of Marco Polo

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