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Designed By: Richard Hamblen
Published By: Avalon Hill
# of Players: 1 - 6
Playing Time: 180 Minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages: 12 and up
Category: Space Exploration
Science Fiction
Economic
Transportation
Mechanics: Pick-up and Deliver
Other Names:
Merchants of Venus

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This classic title from Avalon Hill uses many elements which come together to form a very interesting game. Players take on the roles of space traders who move their ships through interconnected systems discovering new alien worlds to trade with. As players start to make money delivering commodities in a very unique supply and demand system, their earnings can be used to purchase better ships and equipment (shields, etc...), or to buy ports and factories (which create better commodities). Variations included in the rule book allow for inter-player combat. Players may select between a series of victory conditions, but in the normal game, the player with the most cash takes the day.

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Average Rating: 7.12
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Personal Comments: 372
Users Owning: 1145
Users Wanting: 179
Users Trading: 32
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2 Factory Deeds and Relic Reference cards
Deeds2.zip
Deeds redrawn as play cards, using Mike's map. Similar relic reference cards are also included.
2 Deeds as play cards
Deeds1.zip
Deeds redrawn as play cards, using Mike's map. Similar relic reference cards are also included.
4 Map Extensions Part 2
Map2.zip
Extensions to Mike's new map for placing the tokens off map
4 Map Extensions Part 1
Map1.zip
Extensions for Mike's new map for placing the tokens off map
4 Goods Tokens Part2
Tokens2.zip
Goods, fares, demand tiles, as well as all "?" map tokens for Merchant of Venus. The map tokens are octagonal for easy cutting, sized to match Mike Christopher's new great map. If you guys like the design, I can post the cultures and deeds tokens too.
4 Goods Tokens Part1
Tokens1.zip
Goods, fares, demand tiles, as well as all "?" map tokens for Merchant of Venus. The map tokens are octagonal for easy cutting, sized to match Mike Christopher's new great map. If you guys like the design, I can post the cultures and deeds tokens too.
11 RangerRob's Merchant of Venus do-it-yourself Kit
Merchant of Venus Home Made Kit v1.3.pdf
This PDF should have everything you need to make your own copy of the game (other than the map, which you can find elsewhere). All the counters, cultures, player aids, and instructions for putting it together are in this file. v1.3 - Added individually named space port deeds. v1.2 - Added color to IOU counters. Added missing Nova Ball counters. v1.1 - Fixed page 5 to remove a row of duplicate goods from page 2.
0 RangerRob's Merchant of Venus Player Mat
Merchant of Venus Player Mat.pdf
This mat has everything a player needs, all on one page. You've got a place for your goods, relics, equipment, summary sheets of all races, and a quick game turn summary.
1 Tiles for merchant of venus
merchant_of_venus_ridotto.pdf
Remake of original pawns of MoV ready to print on a single side.
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merchant_of_venus_money.pdf
Remake of money of Mov ready to print on paper of various colors in Star Trek style.

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