Lions of Lydia

The Ancient World is Changing…

In the kingdom of Lydia, King Croesus has minted the world’s first coin from the legendary gold and silver alloy, electrum, found in the Pactolus river. Traditional bartering and trading will soon be supplanted by coins as the dominant medium of exchange throughout civilization…

Lions of Lydia is a bag-management and engine-building game about the dawn of currency in the ancient world. As an influential leader, you send merchants to the city gates to barter for resources and increase your landholdings. When the noble Lydian merchants arrive, they bring gold coins into circulation—which have unparalleled buying power.

To achieve victory, you must effectively manage the assortment of merchants in your bag and complement their abilities with the lands you hold. Traditional merchants produce basic resources, which are necessary to build your engine—but if you do not convert your goods into bullion, you cannot buy the most valuable retail properties! Thus, noble Lydian merchants—and their golden Lion coins—will lead the way through this major economic turning point. When enough properties are developed, the game ends, and a winner is declared!

Will you draft the best assortment of merchants to achieve your goals? Will you be the first to gain and develop the most valuable properties? Will you master the new, golden currency: the Lions of Lydia?