Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road is a tense economic board game charting the rise and fall of the greatest city in the world.

In Merv, players are competing to amass power and wealth in the prosperous heart of the Silk Road. Through careful court intrigue, timely donations to the grand mosque, and favorable trade deals, players attempt to redirect as much of that wealth as possible into their own pockets.

Meanwhile, beyond the walls of the city Mongol hordes approach. If you help construct the city walls, you miss out on precious opportunities to build up your own stature, but leave it unprotected and you will burn with the city. Every decision is difficult and the consequences of each misstep are dire. Will you rise to eminence or fade into oblivion?