Vardos: A Caravan Tale 2027

We carved the road to a new world after the Calamity. We knit community into Empire. While the trading caravans travel, Vardos endures. Today, we celebrate!

In the land of Vardos, only one artisan from each caravan may present a gift to the Empress at the annual Great Fair—a singular honor granted to the Traveler most admired and enriched by the journey.

Best suited for four players (but fully adaptable for three or five), invites players to join a single caravan travelling through a series of distant regions, each with its own needs, preferences, and treasures.

Each round, Travelers forage for rare Resources, serve demanding Customers, and manage the Patience of their hosts. By crafting recipes, helping each other out, and navigating tough decisions as a group, players shape both the route the caravan takes through Vardos, and their destiny.

Behind the cooperation lies a quiet rivalry: each Traveler seeks to earn the most coins before the journey’s end. When the Fair ends in the Capital, the Traveler with the most coins is chosen to present the Empress with a personal gift … and wins the game.

—description from the designer