{"product_id":"settlers-of-catan-catan-histories-merchants-of-europe-stand-alone","title":"Settlers of Catan: Catan Histories - Merchants of Europe Stand Alone Game","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the late Middle Ages, trade flourished in Europe. Economic groups like the Hanseatic League, the Welser as well as Fugger families, and merchants from Northern Italy established trading posts as well as factories in all of the important cities throughout Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese businesses provided the population with goods of all kinds, such as fur from the north, cloth from Flanders, wine from the south, as well as spices from India. The most important commodity of all was salt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the Middle Ages salt was highly prized it was used to preserve food. You are a powerful merchant!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStart your trading posts in three cities. Recruit new merchants and send them to distant cities to establish trading posts and expand your interests.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe more trading posts you have, the more commodities are at your disposal which you can sell profitably in foreign cities. To ensure that your commodities arrive safely at their destination, you must open up trade routes as well as equip caravans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou win the game if you are the first to deliver all of your commodities to foreign cities. Merchants of Europe` uses the simple as well as fun Catan` hex and resource system to recreate the growth of the merchant class across medieval Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollect as well as trade resources to expand trade routes and trading posts. Build caravans to transport your goods to market before your rivals do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan you expand your trading network more quickly along with efficiently and become the most powerful merchant in all of Europe?Contains- 1 game board (double sided)- 120 trade routes (wood in 4 colors)- 48 trading posts (wood in 4 colors)- 8 caravans (wood 4 colors)- 8 merchants (wood 4 colors)- 1 robber (in black wood)- 95 resource cards- 25 development cards- 40 commodity tokens - 68 coins (1 \u0026amp; 3 denominations) - 15 resource number tokens - 4 building costs overviews - 2 dice - 1 rulebook Vendor: Asmodee\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ASMODEE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48015453159641,"sku":"29877032044","price":89.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8771\/4265\/files\/VR_029877032044_1_28fb43b8-1753-4411-a9d9-320fbb358cd2.jpg?v=1771992422","url":"https:\/\/www.supergamers.com.au\/products\/settlers-of-catan-catan-histories-merchants-of-europe-stand-alone","provider":"SuperGamers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}