Renegade Game Studios has announced they’ll be releasing the latest title from Garphill Games. In Wayfarers of the South Tigris, players will manage a 9th century caravan aiming to please the Caliphate with their exploratory discoveries. The game is for one to four players, ages 12+, plays in 60 to 90 minutes, and will carry an MSRP of $60.00. You can preorder the game right now.
About the game:
Wayfarers of the South Tigris is set during the height of the Abbasid Caliphate, circa 820 AD. As brave explorers, cartographers and astronomers, players set off from Baghdad to map the surrounding land, waterways, and heavens above. Players must carefully manage their caravan of workers and equipment, while reporting back regularly to journal their findings at the House of Wisdom. Will you succeed in impressing the Caliph, or lose your way and succumb to the wilderness?
The aim of Wayfarers of the South Tigris is to be the player with the most victory points (VP) at the game’s end. Points are primarily gained by mapping the land, water, and sky. Players can also gain points from upgrading their caravans, by gaining inspiration from nobles, and by influencing the three guilds of science, trade and exploration. As they make discoveries, players will want to quickly journal their progress. The game ends once one player’s marker has reached the far right column of the journal track.
