# Samarkand: Routes to Riches

Samarkand: Routes to Riches is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 45 minutes and is meant for ages 8 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 3.5 out of 10 by 5 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 45 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 8+
- **Complexity:** 2.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2010
- **Categories:** Transportation, Economic
- **Mechanics:** Network and Route Building, Open Drafting, Hand Management, Stock Holding
- **Ludoya rating:** 3.5 out of 10, from 5 reviews
- **Owned by:** 3 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 8
- **Unique players:** 9

**Designers:** John Bohrer

**Artists:** Jo Hartwig

**Publishers:** Queen Games

## Expansions

- [Samarkand: Routes to Riches – Family Connection](https://www.ludoya.com/games/samarkand-routes-to-riches-family-connection)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/samarkand-routes-to-riches)
- [Samarkand: Routes to Riches in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/samarkand-routes-to-riches)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/66214)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-18. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._