Cartaventura: Caravans

About this board game

Cartaventura: Caravans is a narrative card game for 1–6 players, with an adventure that takes around 60 minutes to play. Set in 1331, it follows your search for your elusive cousin, a traveler whose story history will remember.

Your journey begins in Tangier, where letters from your exploring cousin have filled your imagination with marvelous countries and legendary sultans. As you travel through the vast East, you will face mountains, deserts, bandits, pirates, Mongolian khans, and the rajas of India.

Players build their adventure by reading cards and choosing between different options. Your decisions shape the course of the story, leading to multiple endings. Will you become a rich merchant or a humble fakir? Will you win over powerful rulers and finally discover your cousin’s trail?

• Immersive narrative: Explore a historical adventure inspired by the world of travel and discovery.
• Meaningful choices: Follow different paths through cards that offer new options and consequences.
• Rich presentation: Enjoy watercolor illustrations created in homage to travel books.
• Historical context: Consult the accompanying booklet, written with specialists, for additional information.

The game includes a tutorial to guide you through your first adventure. Its simple, original system encourages you to revisit the scenario, use what you have learned, and make different choices in search of every ending.

Whether your story leads to wealth, humility, danger, or discovery, Cartaventura: Caravans invites you to uncover the secrets of a richly recreated historical world one card at a time.