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Dominations: Silk Road is an expansion for Dominations: Road to Civilization released in 2022 for 2–4 players, 60–120 minutes per game, and ages 13 and up. It was designed by Olivier Melison and Eric Dubus and its main mechanics are Set Collection, Area Majority / Influence, and Tile Placement.
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About the game
In Silk Road, players will be able to expand the scope of their Cities by building trade routes between them! As an additional action during their Construction phase, before building a City players can pay 3 resources in order to build a trade route to or from a City they control. This trade route will be represented by a punchboard ring placed around your City. Each of these rings has two protruding branches, which will allow that City to be connected to two other Cities. This means each City can only be attached in two directions, creating a road-like chain! Of course, these rings will be fully illustrated to represent the trade routes they’re creating! These trade routes give players a wealth of new options: When a City is connected to a trade route, its owner gains Victory Points equal to the number of other Cities that are part of that route. When a City is activated, the player receiving those resources can choose to take Knowledge of the colour of that City OR of any City connected to the same trade route. Cities connected to a trade route can be used as both their colour or the colour of any other City connected to the same trade route during the game when it comes to Mastery cards and other effects. Trade routes can be worth big points. The further into the game you get, the more Cities there are that can be potentially connected to trade routes, the more points you can generate. However, your trade route doesn’t belong to just you - in the true spirit of commerce, anyone can connect to it and earn themselves points if they have the resources to spare! Also comes with a new array of Mastery cards that will work off the Trade route mechanic in order to help generate new resources, Victory points, Influence, and more!
Editions
- Dominations: Silk RoadenHoly Grail Games2022
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Questions and answers
Dominations: Silk Road supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Dominations: Silk Road is 60–120 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Dominations: Silk Road for ages 13 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Dominations: Silk Road has a complexity rating of 3.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Dominations: Silk Road belongs to these categories: Expansion for Base-game and Civilization. Its main mechanics are Set Collection, Area Majority / Influence, and Tile Placement. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Dominations: Silk Road are: Olivier Melison and Eric Dubus. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Dominations: Silk Road as an expansion for Dominations: Road to Civilization. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Dominations: Road to Civilization to use it. Check that your edition of Dominations: Road to Civilization is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.