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Samarkand: Routes to Riches (2010)

Average Rating: 7.02/10
Board Game Rank: 560
Strategy Game Rank: 296
Family Game Rank: 98
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Year Published
2010
# of Players
2 − 5
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 3, 4 players
Recommended with 2, 3, 4, 5 players
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Playing Time
30 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
8 and up
User Suggested Ages
8 and up
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Language Dependence
No necessary in-game text
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Primary Name
Samarkand: Routes to Riches
Alternate Names
Samarkand - Karawane zum Reichtum
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Rich merchants and their families ply the Silk Route of the Orient with their caravans in order to make lucrative business. The players assume the role of traders who marry into other families to extend their influences. Who will be the richest merchant?

Samarkand is a family game with its simple to understand rules and fast access to play.

This entry has been split from the Winsome Games publication Age of Scheme: Routes to Riches. As the rules have been altered, number of players differs and updates to the artwork have been made, the two games are regarded as separate entities.

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Ten Trading Families are used in Samarkand: Byzant, Egypt, Levant, Alan, Tigris, Arab, Persia, Hun, China, Sindh

The game is set in 450 AD. 33 rare trade goods sought after in ancient times are represented in Samarkand, including Pepper, Gold, Silk, Myrrh and Murex, the source of purple dye.

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Samarkand: Routes to Riches
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English edition
Publisher: Queen Games
Artist: Jo Hartwig
Year: 2010
Product Code: 60583
Size: 11.69 x 11.69 x 3.31 inches
3.22 pounds
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Samarkand: Routes to Riches
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German First Edition
Publisher: Queen Games
Artist: Jo Hartwig
Year: 2010
Size: Medium Square (e.g. Ticket to Ride)
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2 Samarkand WBC Scoring Sheet v 2.2
updated scoring sheet to be used at WBC(v 2.2)
2011-07-16
2 Samarkand Scoring Sheet
Samarkand Scoring Sheet v 2.2
2011-07-10
1 Samarkand WBC Scoring Sheet
Samarkand Scoring Aid 2011 WBC version 2.1
2011-07-04
5 Samarkand Korean rules
Rules in Korean. If there is something wrong, please send a geekmail or email to me. As I play this game, it may be updated.
2011-03-14
10 Rules Refresher
One page rules refresher sheet.
2010-06-28
3 Samarkand Scoring Sheet
Samarkand Scoring Sheet in Excel
2010-05-30
7 Quick Player Aid
A quick player aid that shows who gets the various rewards when trade is established, families are married into or goods are found.
2010-05-15
1 Japanese rulebook
A PDF file of the rules in japanese language for Samarkand: Routes to Riches.
2010-05-08
114 Samarkand English Rules.pdf
Samarkand English Rules.pdf
2010-03-07
Statistics
Board Game Rank: 560
Strategy Game Rank: 296
Family Game Rank: 98
Num Ratings: 827
Average Rating: 7.02
Standard Deviation: 1.12
Num Views: 71525
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Avg. Game Weight: 2.3
Fans: 20
Personal Comments: 281
Users Owning: 781
Users Wanting: 175
Users Trading: 26 [find trade matches]
Has Parts For Trade: 1
Want Parts In Trade: 1
Price History: View
Total Plays: 2220
Plays This Month: 15
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