Century: Spice Road

Quick to learn, and not too long to play. Game is easily played in under an hour, which means we choose to play it more often than most longer games.

Turns are short and never too long to wait until your next turn, even with more players.

Game components are high quality, especially the metal coins.

The game mechanics in this game is very clever and well-balanced, but despite the title & the beautiful artwork on the cards, the theme of spice road does not shine through. You can have very different strategies every time but it can get boring after about 10 plays.

Century: Spice Road is a neat little strategy and engine building game where you and your opponents are Spice Merchants.

The game is easy to set up and involves two very simple actions; Play a card from your hand or pick your cards up.

There is a market for you to purchase new cards for your hand which helps you grow your engine to collect enough spices to buy the market cards which score you points at the end of the game.

I really enjoy Century: Spice Road as it is easy to teach to beginners and also can appeal to more seasoned gamers in trying to complete the perfect spice making engine to get those large point cards.

This game is great for anyone who like a light bit of strategy. But for my personal tastes its a little too light. I’d play it again, but it didn’t captivate me. I didn’t find anything fresh and new here, and felt it was an average game. Its probably a good introduction game for families to play with younger children. The game is ok but for anyone looking to get a bit more involved in strategy this probably inst for you.

Bought after enjoying Splendor and had worried they would be too similar. Having played Spice Road think they are different enough to own both. Spice Road has a pleasingly fast pace of play and I would recommend this game to anyone who enjoys this genre.