Caravan Trader
Buy cheap goods and haul them across the desert to sell for a profit in this 30-day trading game.
How to play
- Check the market prices for spice, silk, salt, and gems in your current town.
- Buy items that are marked as cheap to maximize your potential profit margin.
- Tap another town on the map to travel there, which takes one to three days.
- Sell your cargo where the prices are higher to increase your total gold.
- Upgrade your camel to carry more items at once, up to 50 cargo slots.
Controls
- Touch
- Tap towns to travel and buttons to trade or upgrade your caravan.
- Keyboard
- Not supported.
- Mouse
- Click towns to travel and buttons to trade or upgrade your caravan.
More about this game
Your goal is to make as much gold as possible in 30 days by trading goods between five desert towns. The core loop involves checking market prices, buying cheap items like salt or gems, and traveling to towns where they sell for more. Each trip takes one to three days and risks random events like sandstorms or bandits. You can spend gold to upgrade your caravan's capacity from 20 to 50 items. The run ends when the 30-day season is over, and your final fortune is recorded.
Tips
- Keep an eye out for market news events, which drastically change prices by setting one town's multiplier to 1.5 and another to 0.6.
- Upgrading your camel costs 250 gold the first time and increases your cargo cap from 20 to 35, then 700 gold for 50.
- Don't travel with an empty caravan; always try to carry goods like gems or silk to maximize your profit per travel day.
Questions
How long does a game last?
A season lasts exactly 30 days. Traveling between the five towns takes 1 to 3 days depending on the distance, so plan your routes carefully to maximize your trading time.
What happens during travel?
Random events can occur when you arrive. Bandits might steal 10 to 22 percent of your gold, sandstorms can waste a day, or you might find free goods or 30 gold.
How do I get more cargo space?
You can buy a bigger camel at the market. You start with 20 cargo space. The first upgrade costs 250 gold for 35 space, and the second costs 700 gold for 50 space.