Knights and Merchants

Knights and Merchants is an economic strategy also known as “War and Peace” and “Divide and Conquer”. Resources and professions are described in detail here. Reserves are divided into primary, secondary and tertiary. Roads and warehouses form a chain, and its rupture affects the entire economy. The settlement grows around the town hall, and it is impossible to lose it. An improved road speeds up the delivery of goods. Stones, logs, wine, ore, gold, hides, horses, axes, bows, armor and swords are used. Some of the reserves cannot be replenished. Everything is stored in warehouses, and the destruction of a warehouse deprives the opponent of many opportunities. Workers carry stones and logs until they are replaced by a new profession. Cities build warehouses, barracks and workshops in order. Peaceful missions teach how to manage production chains. The campaign has twenty missions, and six of them are military. In peaceful missions, they build and organize the economy; in combat missions, the construction of buildings is prohibited. Victory in battle becomes the only goal. Vineyards and bakeries provide food that feeds the army. A siege requires ladders and a battering ram, as well as a supply of food. Peasants carry loads along the roads, and congestion slows down construction. Roads and the delivery of goods decide the outcome of a war no worse than swords. The settlement grows from correctly placed buildings. Military missions begin with ready forces and no construction. Scouts find enemy camps in advance. Gold is spent on hiring and maintaining troops. For those who like to count and build, this game is suitable.