Medici: The Card Game

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Medici: The Card Game is a new game from Reiner Knizia that captures the same setting and atmosphere as the classic board game Medici, without using its auction mechanisms.

In 15th century Florence, players try to acquire the most valuable goods for their trading ships by drawing 1-3 cards from a common deck each round. After drawing, the active player must take the last card drawn and can choose one or both of the previous cards (if available). These goods cards are then loaded onto their ship. Unclaimed cards remain available for future players. Once a player's ship is full (seven cards with two players, five cards with 3-6 players), the player ends the round and the day is evaluated.

Players earn points for the value of the goods in their ships' holds, as well as for the number of commodities of each type they have stored in their warehouse. The trader with the highest profit over three days wins the game. Some cards do not take up space on ships, while others contribute to the value of cargo space but cannot be stored in the warehouse.

This is the first game to be added to the Medici family of games since Strozzi, released in 2008.