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Rules assistance for Lotta Rome: The Merchants
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–5 players
- 30–60 min
- 8+
Rules assistant for Lotta Rome: The Merchants
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Lotta Rome: The Merchants is an expansion for Rome in a Day released in 2025 for 2–5 players, 30–60 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Evgeny Petrov and its main mechanics are Trading, Income, and Simultaneous Action Selection.
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About the game
The overseas caravans have reached the new domains of the noble Roman families. The merchants set up their tents and offer lucrative contracts. As before, you’ll create your domains from the pieces of the Roman Empire, sharing them with other players. However, a new type of buildings, additional plots of land and contracts that you can receive for placing trade tents on your land plots are added to the game. Each round, you'll decide which contracts you keep in hopes of earning more victory points, and which ones you use in the trade auction to purchase double land plots, new buildings, or other bonuses. Lotta Rome. The Merchants is an expansion to Lotta Rome that adds depth to the gameplay, increases the interaction between players, and opens up new strategies. —description from the publisher
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Publishers
- Red Cat Games
Questions and answers
Lotta Rome: The Merchants supports 2–5 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 Lotta Rome: The Merchants is 30–60 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 Lotta Rome: The Merchants for ages 8 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.
Lotta Rome: The Merchants belongs to these categories: Territory Building, Medieval, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Trading, Income, and Simultaneous Action Selection. 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 Lotta Rome: The Merchants are: Evgeny Petrov. 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 Lotta Rome: The Merchants as an expansion for Rome in a Day. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Rome in a Day to use it. Check that your edition of Rome in a Day is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.