# Carthago: Merchants & Guilds

Carthago: Merchants & Guilds is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 60–90 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 6.3 out of 10 by 3 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $33.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 60–90 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2017
- **Categories:** Card Game, Economic, Ancient
- **Mechanics:** Pick-up and Deliver, Action Points, Worker Placement, Hand Management, Set Collection, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Trading
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.3 out of 10, from 3 reviews
- **Owned by:** 4 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 7
- **Unique players:** 12

**Designers:** Ralph Bienert, Bernd Eisenstein

**Artists:** Odysseas Stamoglou, Christian Opperer

**Publishers:** Irongames, Game's Up

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Miniature Market | 33.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/Carthago/CSGO01 |
| Games Empire | 39.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/carthago |
| Zatu Games | 21.99 £ | https://zatu.com/products/carthago |

## Expansions

- [Brettspiel Adventskalender 2018](https://www.ludoya.com/games/brettspiel-adventskalender-2018)
- [Carthago: Merchants & Guilds – Support of the Guilds](https://www.ludoya.com/games/carthago-merchants-and-guilds-support-of-the-guilds)
- [Carthago: Merchants & Guilds – Golden Achievements](https://www.ludoya.com/games/carthago-merchants-and-guilds-golden-achievements)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/carthago-merchants-and-guilds)
- [Carthago: Merchants & Guilds in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/carthago-merchants-and-guilds)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233006)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-23. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._