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Century: Spice Road

Build a hand of trading cards and convert spices into valuable deliveries.

Players2–5 best with 3
Play time30–45 min
Complexity2/5 · Easy
Learn & set up8 min

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At the table

Build a hand of merchant cards that turns basic spices into valuable deliveries. Choosing when to retrieve your cards keeps the trading engine moving.

Play style
Competitive
Suggested age
8+
Time to teach
About 5 min
Time to set up
About 3 min
Player elimination
No

How it plays

Hand managementResource conversion

Rules at a glance

Your goal

Score the most points from point cards, coins and non-yellow spices after the final round.

The flow of play

  1. Play one merchant card, acquire a card, recover all played cards, or claim a point card

  2. Resolve the chosen action, then reduce your caravan to ten cubes if needed

  3. Finish the round when someone claims a fifth point card, or a sixth in a 2–3-player game

A quick introduction to the base game. Use your edition’s rulebook for full setup, card effects and exceptions.

Official rules ↗

A feel for the game

fast setupcoupleschillbeginner friendly
Suggested age
8+
Interaction
Medium
Reading
None
Conflict
Light
Luck or skill
Skill
Table space
Medium
Downtime
Low

Playing times and difficulty are catalog estimates and may vary by group and edition. Consult the official rulebook for complete rules.

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