# Mercante

Mercante is a board game for 3–5 players. It plays in 60 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. The cheapest copy in stock is $17.82 (United States).

- **Players:** 3–5 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 60 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 2.9 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2012
- **Categories:** Economic, Renaissance
- **Mechanics:** Worker Placement, Commodity Speculation, Auction / Bidding, Open Drafting, Variable Player Powers
- **Owned by:** 1 Ludoya players

**Designers:** Jeff Tidball

**Artists:** Jeff Himmelman, Andrew Hepworth, Thomas Deeny

**Publishers:** Alderac Entertainment Group

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Guf | 68 $ | https://guf.com.au/products/mercante |

## Expansions

- [Mercante: Shipment & Fleeting Promo Cards](https://www.ludoya.com/games/mercante-shipment-and-fleeting-promo-cards)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/mercante)
- [Mercante in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/mercante)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/122890)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-21. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._