Samarkand (1980)

About Samarkand

A trading game in which you don't trade with the other players. Instead the commodities are displayed on the board in a number of "nomad camps." If your move brings you to a camp, you must present a gift to the camp -- then you can trade your cards for any cards in the camp. You can also buy goods from the deck at "oasis" squares. Once you've amassed a number of a particular commodity, you head for the city where that commodity is bought. There are a few o…

Mechanics: Pick-up and Deliver, Set Collection, Square Grid, Trading · Designer: Sid Sackson

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