# Merchant of Venus

Merchant of Venus is a board game for 1–6 players. It plays in 180 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 5.7 out of 10 by 3 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 1–6 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 180 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 2.8 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1988
- **Categories:** Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Transportation, Economic, Exploration
- **Mechanics:** Solo / Solitaire Game, Commodity Speculation, Pick-up and Deliver, Point to Point Movement, Roll / Spin and Move, Movement Points, Dice Rolling, Variable Set-up, Trading
- **Ludoya rating:** 5.7 out of 10, from 3 reviews
- **Owned by:** 3 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1
- **Unique players:** 2

**Designers:** Richard Hamblen

**Artists:** Regina De Simone, George I. Parrish, Jr., Charles Kibler

**Publishers:** The Avalon Hill Game Co

## Expansions

- [Merchant of Venus: The Variant Mini Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/merchant-of-venus-the-variant-mini-expansion)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/merchant-of-venus)
- [Merchant of Venus in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/merchant-of-venus)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/230)

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