Merchants Cove

Description

--- "Merchants Cove" is a highly asymmetrical eurogame where players manage unique fantasy merchant shops, producing goods, optimizing efficiency, and competing for customers over three days to amass the most wealth. Key mechanics include: - *Asymmetrical merchant roles* Each player uses role-specific components and mechanisms for their unique shop. - *Goods production and efficiency* Players produce goods and upgrade shops to sell to adventurers at the piers. - *Customer competition* Merchants vie to attract customers and influence market demands for goods. - *Sponsorships* Secure backing from four faction halls for advantages. - *Staff employment* Hire local townsfolk to work in shops. - *Rogue leverage* Optionally gain edges from a corrupt lair, incurring costs. - *Three-day rounds* Game spans three market days; winner is the wealthiest merchant. Merchants Cove is a highly asymmetrical eurogame in which players embody distinct fantasy merchants operating specialized shops at the renowned piers of the cove, the most famous markets in the Five Realms. Players independently produce goods using unique role-specific components and mechanisms, enhance shop efficiency, and strive to accumulate wealth by selling to arriving adventurers. Competition arises as merchants contest for customers, manipulate goods demands, and vie for sponsorships from the four faction halls. Strategic options include employing local townsfolk as shop staff or risking involvement with the corrupt lair of rogues for leverage, albeit at a potential cost. The game unfolds over three days of market selling, culminating in victory for the wealthiest merchant. ---