
- BGG rank
- BGG #291
- BGG rating
- 7.9
Unconscious Mind
- 1–4 players
- 60–120 min
- Complexity 4.0/5
- 2024

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Merchants Cove: Game Maker is an expansion for Merchants Cove released in 2025 for 1–5 players. It was designed by Jonny Pac.
A new exclusive Merchant to play, given free to backers of the Kickstarter. Includes rulebook, miniature, 44 cards and a role selection card.
Merchants Cove: Game Maker supports 1–5 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.
Merchants Cove: Game Maker 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.
Merchants Cove: Game Maker belongs to these categories: Expansion for Base-game. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Merchants Cove: Game Maker and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Merchants Cove: Game Maker are: Jonny Pac. 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 Merchants Cove: Game Maker as an expansion for Merchants Cove. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Merchants Cove to use it. Check that your edition of Merchants Cove is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.