Universe
You are buyers for different merchant houses in the competitive, but profitable age of the infamous Medici family. Ships sail throught the Mediterranean and beyond, in search of rare and valuable merchandise. Every day you go to the wholesale market where you must compete other buyers for the merchandise available that day. There you expect to find lush furs, grain from the rich fields abroad, exotic spices, colorful dyes, the finest cloth, and, rarely, gold from mines far across the waters...
Gameplay
Over the course of three rounds, 2-4 players will fill their ships with the goods presented at the warf. Take turns presenting goods onto the decks of their ships. Once all ships are full, the day ends. Get money for the value of your shipment, but be careful - the money you use to bid at actions is also your end game points! After three days and three scoring, the player with the most money will win the game.