# Merchants of the Middle Ages

Merchants of the Middle Ages is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 120 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 1.6 out of 10 by 1 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 120 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1999
- **Categories:** Transportation, Negotiation, Economic, Medieval
- **Mechanics:** Variable Player Powers, Track Movement, Commodity Speculation, Pick-up and Deliver
- **Ludoya rating:** 1.6 out of 10, from 1 reviews
- **Owned by:** 5 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 5
- **Unique players:** 7

**Designers:** Wolfgang Kramer, Richard Ulrich

**Artists:** Jo Hartwig, Stéphane Poinsot

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Svet deskovych her | 588 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/1288/die-handler |

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/merchants-of-the-middle-ages)
- [Merchants of the Middle Ages in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/merchants-of-the-middle-ages)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/348)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-24. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._