# Merchants

Merchants is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 30 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 6.5 out of 10 by 4 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 30 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 1.7 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2007
- **Categories:** Economic, Card Game, Nautical, Renaissance
- **Mechanics:** Set Collection, Hand Management, Stock Holding, Trading
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.5 out of 10, from 4 reviews
- **Owned by:** 6 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 7
- **Unique players:** 4

**Designers:** Reiner Knizia

**Artists:** Sascha Rost, Harald Lieske, Piotr Sokołowski

**Publishers:** Pegasus Spiele

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/merchants)
- [Merchants in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/merchants)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/32114)

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