Reiner Knizia's Medici Traders Tile Auction Game

Look at up to 3 goods tiles from the pile, place them face-down in your tray, then move the tray to the center of the table.

When all players' trays are in the center, reveal the tiles, take the tray that works best for you from the center OR from another player. Optionally add your florins to discourage others from taking it.

 

Once everyone has a tray, players add the goods to their ship for the current day.

 

At the end of each day, players score. First, players score based on who has the highest points of goods on the current day's level of their ship. Then, players score for each type of good anywhere on their ship. Players with the most of each type of good score the most points for that good. Rats are tiebreakers. (Having fewer rats on your ship is better!)

At the end of three days, the player with the most florins wins. 

Stretch goals are 'extras' that make it into the games as the post-funding amount gets higher. Because many people (outside the US, UK, and CA) cannot pledge, these stretch goals will make it into the retail version of the game so that people who are able to get the game after the campaign don't miss out.

This first stretch goal are sail tiles that are placed on the upper deck and count as the value shown.

10x pirate tiles (numbered 1-10) are mixed in with the other tiles. When gained, pirate tiles are placed next to the ship. At the end of the game the player whose ship has the most pirate total loses 10 points and the player with the fewest pirate total gains 10 points.

What's the next stretch goal? Achievement tiles and rules for Traders. Be the first to gain the achievement for extra points!

And last, but not least, we have colored pencils for the dice game. It's frivolous and completely unnecessary for gameplay, but now players can play the color they want!

 Kevin Delp at Tantrum House gives an 8-minute overview of the new Medici Traders game.

Dani Standring at Shut Up and Sit Down had this quick take.

The team at Heavy Cardboard streamed a five-player game on Tuesday evening. If you want to learn how to play the game, this is a great way to do it.

Steph, Michael, and Amy of All the Games with Steph show you a 3-player game of Medici Traders.

When Medici first released in 1995, it was nominated for the Spiel des Jahres - the most prestigious award in tabletop gaming. Another game, Settlers of Catan won that award that year, but Medici has collected several other accolades, including the Meeples Choice Award.

We scoured 30 years of Medici forums on BoardGameGeek to hear what people thought could be improved with the components from previous generations of the game.

Medici The Card Game received the Dice Tower Seal of Approval.

Like the board game above, we looked through the Medici card game forums for potential component improvements. To that end, we'll be making the following production changes:

Finally, we're making improvements to the dice game components, including:

The same set of coins can be used for both the Medici Card Game and Medici Traders. Or get one set for each game! We researched coinage from 1400's Italy when creating this set. Each set contains 55 heavyweight coins.

Whale Riders is a design with a classic feel from famed game designer Reiner Knizia. In 45 minutes of play, 2-6 players will race to the end of the Ice Coast and back, buying and selling as many resources as possible, to make the money needed to acquire the richest prizes. Will you skip opportunities to gain the greatest treasures, or will you make your money slowly along the way?

Each player has just two actions per turn, but a lot more they will want to accomplish. Sail? Buy? Sell? Draw more order cards? All the while, your opponents might be sailing past and beating you to what's on offer down the coast! Once all the precious pearls have been purchased, the game will end and the player with the most pearls will win!

Whale Riders sold out within just a few months of release last year. Don't let this print run get past you. Add Whale Riders to your pledge!

In Whale Riders: The Card Game, 2-4 players will sail alongside each other to buy goods along the Ice Coast. What is on offer at the ports will vary in quantity. Sometimes you will be working together with others only to become competitors again when a better proposition comes along. This is a re-implementation of Reiner Knizia's card game, Trendy.

Like the Whale Riders board game, the card game is illustrated by Vincent Dutrait, but it is a much smaller game that plays very differently from the board game.

We have add-ons for each of the sleeve sizes, but to make things easy, we have add-on sleeve bundles for each of the games with cards, and the two game bundles (Medici All-In, Medici All-In + Whale Riders).

APE Games has licensed these games for the US, Canada and UK markets only.

Shipping and taxes will be charged during the pledge manager.

As of the campaign start, there is a 12.5% tariff on goods from China into the US. The prices in this campaign encompass that tariff, but if that tariff cost rises unexpectedly again, we may need to address this during the pledge manager.

Note that games may ship to Canada from either the US or from a fulfillment center in Canada, depending which is cheaper. We consider tariff costs, separate shipments from China, and customs taxes from the US into Canada to get the best pricing. Games to UK backers will ship from the UK.

Tax will be collected in the pledge manager for CA and UK.

The products are available in English only.

Reiner Knizia is one of the world’s most successful and prolific game designers. More than 800 of his games and books have been published worldwide in over 50 languages with sales reaching many millions of copies. His creations have won numerous international awards – including five German Game Prizes, two German Game of the Year Awards, the German Education Game Award, four Austrian Game Awards, two Swiss Game Awards, three French Grand Prix du Jouet, two Spanish Game of the Year Awards, the Italian Game of the Year Award, two Hungarian Game of the Year Awards, three Dutch Game of the Year Awards, three Danish Game of the Year Awards, two Swedish Game of the Year Awards, seven Finnish Game of the Year Awards, the Australian Game of the Year Award, and three Japan Board Game Prizes.

Reiner Knizia is a master of simple game rules that create much fun and enjoyment for people of all ages.

Reiner Knizia has a Master of Science degree from Syracuse University (USA) and a PHD in Mathematics from Ulm University (Germany). After many years abroad, Reiner Knizia now lives in Munich, Germany.

I have been creating artwork in the “traditional” way for more than 25 years. Hand-drawn and painted using pencils, brushes and paint on paper. Proudly upholding the history and heritage of documented, lifelike conventional art. While at the same time developing modern sensitivities and approaches to pictorial storytelling.

I have illustrated children’s books and role-playing games, and my focus these days is on boardgames. I work with numerous game designers and publishers around the world, across multiple genres, including science fiction, adventure, mystery and supernatural, noir fiction and heroic fantasy. Over the years, I’ve added some new strings to my bow, allowing me to create the digital graphic design for many projects on which I have worked.

My knowledge of the publishing world and related technical and functional skills helped me to manage and master each step in the graphic chain. Also, I have discussed and contributed to many projects from an early stage, offering artistic direction and advice, as well as helping to develop game worlds and themes.

Transmitting and sharing are my watchwords.