# The Voyages of Marco Polo

The Voyages of Marco Polo is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 40–100 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 7.3 out of 10 by 123 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $47.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 40–100 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 3.2 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2015
- **Categories:** Travel, Dice, Economic, Medieval
- **Mechanics:** Variable Player Powers, Resource to Move, Turn Order: Claim Action, Worker Placement with Dice Workers, Dice Rolling, Contracts, End Game Bonuses, Variable Set-up, Point to Point Movement
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.3 out of 10, from 123 reviews
- **Owned by:** 176 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1,307
- **Unique players:** 718

**Designers:** Simone Luciani, Daniele Tascini

**Artists:** Dennis Lohausen

**Publishers:** Hans im Glück

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 47.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/the-voyages-of-marco-polo/ |
| Ludifolie | 39.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/2951-les-voyages-de-marco-polo.html |

## Expansions

- [The Voyages of Marco Polo: The New Characters](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-voyages-of-marco-polo-the-new-characters)
- [The Voyages of Marco Polo: Agents of Venice](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-voyages-of-marco-polo-agents-of-venice)
- [The Voyages of Marco Polo: The Secret Path of Marco Polo](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-voyages-of-marco-polo-the-secret-path-of-marco-polo)

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## Rules questions

### Do I place one or two dice when I take the Travel action, and how far can I move?

You place two dice for Travel and your movement distance equals the lower of the two dice; you then pay the cost per space (coins or camels) and place/relocate a trading post as required (pp.9–11).

### When I take goods from the Grand Bazaar, do I have to take the exact number shown or can I take fewer?

The number of goods you gain is determined by the die you use, and you may take the amount shown by that die (lower dice are allowed in lower-value slots) — follow the Bazaar slot values and the die you place (p.7).

### How many contracts can I take with one die and how are they scored?

You place one die on the contract action to take one or two contract cards (depending on slot/availability); completed contracts are scored when you fulfill their requirements, and higher-value dice can give extra contract bonuses (p.8).

### If I spend a die to use a city card, can I use the city action multiple times?

Yes — spending one die on a city card lets you use that city's action a number of times equal to the die's value (p.11).

### What bonus actions are available (rerolls, adjustments, black die) and are there limits?

Bonus actions include a reroll (cost 1), adjusting a die by ±1 (cost 2), and taking the black die (cost 3) with the restriction that you may take the black die only once per turn; occupied action spaces can be used by paying the required coin cost shown (pp.12–13).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-voyages-of-marco-polo)
- [The Voyages of Marco Polo in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-voyages-of-marco-polo)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171623)

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