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2016BGG rank #10,227

The Golden Sails

by Yuri Zhuravljov · Hobby World

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Players2–4
Time35m
ComplexityLight
Age12+

About the game

What is The Golden Sails?

Every year the merchant houses in Waard equip a caravan of ships to visit the distant islands of the wizarding world. Traders stop at twelve ports with the hope of acquiring unicorns and phoenixes, pepper and cloves, outlandish weapons, spells and gems — then of course returning home to sell these exotic products for a huge profit. Merchants can't always get what they want in The Golden Sails, though, so they need to be flexible in their plans...

How it plays

Mechanics

MemoryOpen DraftingSet Collection

On the shelf

Categories

Card GameFantasyNautical

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