Phraya

2022 · Economic

Phraya

Players take the role of merchants navigating the crowded channels of a historical floating market on the Chao Phraya River. They move boats between stalls to buy and sell commodities, manage pick-up-and-deliver routes, and try to profit from shifting prices. Players can acquire their own stalls, make offerings at temples to gain favor, and position themselves to visit the king’s barge for special opportunities. The game blends commodity speculation, route planning, and resource management across multiple turns of market activity.

Players
2–4 best 3
Playing time
90–120 min
Age
12+
Complexity
3 / 5
4.6 on Ludoyafrom $27.50NauticalTransportationHand ManagementEnd Game BonusesDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

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  • Phraya on the table, photo by David Vicente
  • Phraya on the table, photo by Ismael
  • Phraya on the table, photo by David Vicente
  • Phraya on the table, photo by David Vicente

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Full stats in Ludoya
49
Plays logged
75
Players
1h 46m
Average play
17
In collections
5
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4.6/10

from 13 Ludoya reviews

  • Garfield2.0

    Nice looking trading game. But I don't like it very much. Why? You can do too much, too many mini games and mechanism. You will probably oversee something. And the core mechanism is the market and I don't like how the prices for the goods are in/decreased. It's not happening when someone buys or sell something, it happens via a different mechanism. [c] Theme: :star::star::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Very little --> Gameplay: :star::star::star::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Many possibilities --> Interaction: :star::star::star::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Occupied spots on the main board and the other ones --> Artwork: :star::star::star::star::star: <!-- size 7]Very nice --> Luck: :star::star::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Random cards --> Strategy: :star::star::star::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Multiple strategies possible --> Components: :star::star::star::star::nostar: <!-- size 7]Very good --> Play duration: :star::star::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]A little bit too long --> Easy to teach: :star::star::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Too much for such a game (35min) --> Rules quality: <!-- size 7]not read --> Setup time: :star::star::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Quite a lot --> No downtime: :star::star::nostar::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]AP possible because of too many possiblities --> Replay value: :star::star::star::nostar::nostar: <!-- size 7]Different strategies possible --> [/c]

  • Toni Cutillas7.8

    - Base -

  • Javi8.0

    Gran juego, muy divertido y agobiante a la vez. Muchas formas de puntuar y muchas cosas a tener en cuenta. A 4 jugadorxs se puede extender bastante la partida. Muy recomendable.

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