In the medieval marketplace of Alturien, up to six competing trade families find themselves in an inexorable fight for influence and power.

In the ware market, seven different well-heeled customers have power over the prosperity and poverty of the traders. Which of the seven will visit your tradehouse is up to you and your trader opponents. With the revenues you earn, you can open new tradehouses or enlarge an existing tradehouse by building a second, third or fourth floor—all with the goal of earning yet more revenue. Pay attention, though, for one customer might visit in the safety of twilight to steal and send you into poverty. All the talk is of the dark shape, the king of the thieves, the avenger of the suppressed: Gustavo the weasel! The trader who first creates for himself great wealth and acquires three status symbols will control the market and win.

The game comes with an advanced version that enables players to increase their earnings through selective investments and have more influence on the game events.

Two new Kramers--always a reason to celebrate!

Add in Origo and Europareise, and 2007 will be overflowing with Krameressness. No wonder he didn’t make a showing in your Designer of the Year column for 2006, Larry—he was saving all the firepower for this year.