
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,251
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Spy Club
- 2–4 players
- 45 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 2018

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Relic Expedition: Villages and Markets Expansion is an expansion for Relic Expedition released in 2014 for 2–4 players. It was designed by Randy Hoyt and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Set Collection, and Modular Board.
This expansion contains two new types of jungle tiles: villages and markets. Villages contain relics for which players must trade supplies; they make some relics more costly to obtain, and they give players a reason to carry duplicate supplies. Markets contain supplies for which players must trade relics; they give players another way to obtain the supplies they need, and they give players the opportunity to remove from the game a relic that their opponents need. Contains 4 Market Tiles and 4 Village Tiles, one additional standard supply token of each type (marked with red text), a second additional First Aid supply token and a second additional Machete supply token (both also marked with red text), and 9 green triangular curse tokens.
Relic Expedition: Villages and Markets Expansion 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.
Relic Expedition: Villages and Markets Expansion belongs to these categories: Exploration, Adventure, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Set Collection, and Modular Board. 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 Relic Expedition: Villages and Markets Expansion are: Randy Hoyt. 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 Relic Expedition: Villages and Markets Expansion as an expansion for Relic Expedition. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Relic Expedition to use it. Check that your edition of Relic Expedition is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.