# Mega Empires: The Silk Road

Mega Empires: The Silk Road is a board game for 3–30 players. It plays in 180–780 minutes and is meant for ages 13 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 30.

- **Players:** 3–30 (best with 30)
- **Playing time:** 180–780 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 13+
- **Year published:** 2027
- **Categories:** Political, Wargame, Economic, Territory Building, City Building, Expansion for Base-game, Civilization, Ancient
- **Mechanics:** Betting and Bluffing, Tech Trees / Tech Tracks, Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, Area Majority / Influence, Set Collection, Bribery, Advantage Token, Trading, Negotiation, Real-Time

**Designers:** Flo de Haan, Gerart de Haan

**Artists:** Xenia Sepelevici, Elena Bonamoneta, Riccardo Piovan, Federica Mele, James Hayball, Odysseas Stamoglou, Flo de Haan, Franz Vohwinkel, Anselmi Hyytinen, Jhee Haejun, Ross Ciuppa

## Expansions

- [Mega Empires: The Far East – The Special Buildings](https://www.ludoya.com/games/mega-empires-the-far-east-the-special-buildings)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/mega-empires-the-silk-road)
- [Mega Empires: The Silk Road in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/mega-empires-the-silk-road)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/466446)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._