The players take the roles of bean traders and
are members of the famous Bohn Hanse, the union of northern European
cities and merchants involved in the bean trade in the middle ages. The
players travel from Hanse city to Hanse city in wagons filled with
valuable beans to deliver bean orders and to buy more beans. When a player
is in a city and has an order card and the necessary beans to fulfill the
order, he may deliver the beans and collect the value of the order from
the bank. When two or more players are together in a city, they may trade
beans among themselves. Trading beans is important as it allows players to
get rid of unwanted beans and acquire needed beans. In addition, a player
will buy beans in the city, if they have the kind he wants. From time to
time, the bean supplies will be replenished as described on new harvest
cards. After eight new harvests, the game begins its last round. After
this last round, the game ends and the player with the most bean thalers
(money) is the winner.
Author: Uwe Rosenberg
Length: 60-90 minutes
Vendor: Rio
Grande
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