Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Win Dutch auctions for alien commodities, convert wealth into planetary influence, and thrive through shifting events in a lively interstellar market.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Area Majority
Compete to have the strongest presence in areas that award control or points.
Voting
Players collectively approve, reject, or select an outcome through votes.
Auction: Dutch
Bid against other players to determine who receives an item, action, or priority.
Events
Triggered events alter the shared state, rules, or available choices.
Read the full game description
Merchants of Andromeda is a real-time economic game from Reiner Knizia. Players compete in rapid Dutch auctions for goods, then use their purchases and money to gain influence across planets. Event cards and political votes keep the market unstable, while simultaneous pressure makes every decision public and immediate. It reimagines Merchants of Amsterdam with a science-fiction setting and new factional twists.
