# Samarkand

Samarkand is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 40 minutes and is meant for ages 9 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4.

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 40 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 9+
- **Complexity:** 1.9 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1980
- **Categories:** Economic
- **Mechanics:** Race, Pick-up and Deliver, Set Collection, Trading, Square Grid
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1
- **Unique players:** 1

**Designers:** Sid Sackson

**Artists:** James Guerney, Doris Matthäus

## Expansions

- [Samarkand: Isfahan](https://www.ludoya.com/games/isfahan)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/samarkand)
- [Samarkand in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/samarkand)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/364)

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