In "The Guild of Traveling Merchants," you embark on a journey of discovery, exploring uncharted territories, founding settlements, and establishing trade routes. If you proceed wisely, the already explored territory expands in each round, giving you a better starting point for even more discoveries in the next round. All players receive an identical game board at the beginning, where they start their exploration journey. Terrain cards determine which areas can be explored. The explored areas are marked with small cubes. Once an entire region has been explored, a settlement is created, which can serve as a starting point for further discoveries in subsequent rounds. The more settlements you establish, the larger the area you can explore. If you manage to connect the cities already on the board, explore areas with a lighthouse or a shipwreck, and make optimal use of the Investigation Cards, you will go down in history as the greatest explorer in the Guild of Traveling Merchants.