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Cartaventura: Caravanes

A narrative card adventure has travelers choose paths across the medieval East while searching for a missing cousin. Multiple endings and repeated explorations let earlier discoveries guide better choices through the historical journey.

Card Game Action/Event Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game Series: Cartaventura (BLAM!)

Players

1-6

Play time

30-60 min

Age

10+

Complexity

1.2/5

Rating

7.00

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.1/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How does it play?

1331, Tangier. You have traveled a thousand times around your province in the wake of your merchant father.

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1331, Tangier. You have traveled a thousand times around your province in the wake of your merchant father. Your cousin Mohamed, explores the vast world; his letters make you dream of marvelous countries and legendary sultans. When his father falls ill, you decide to go in search of him. The infinite East opens its arms to you, at last." Will you triumph over mountains and deserts? Will you escape from bandits and pirates? Will you become a rich merchant or a humble fakir? Will you be able to win over the Mongolian khans and the rajas of India? Will you find the trail of your elusive cousin, whom history will remember as the world's greatest traveler? Cartaventura is a collection of narrative card games with an immersive storyline and multiple endings! Players build their adventure with the help of cards that offer different options. Cartaventura offers games set in different eras, each one faithfully reproduced. Players are immersed in history thanks to rich scenarios and watercolor illustrations, in homage to travel books. A historical booklet, written with specialists, offers additional information. Cartaventura offers a tutorial that accompanies the first game. Its simple and original game system allows players to explore the scenario several times to discover all the secrets of the game. With what they have learned and with the help of different choices, they will be able to optimize their adventure to discover all the endings.

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Play and group

Players
1–6
Best with
1–2
Play time
30–60 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.2/5
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Credits

Designers

2
Pierre Buty Thomas Dupont

Artists

1
Guillaume Bernon

Publishers

1
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