Silk Road: Caravans of Eurasia

About Silk Road: Caravans of Eurasia: Build a Trade Empire Across Eurasia

Silk Road: Caravans of Eurasia is an economic strategy game centered on building and expanding a trade network along the Great Silk Road. Starting from modest beginnings, the goal is to connect cities, establish caravan routes, and gradually grow a trading empire that stretches across Eurasia. Profits flow back into city upgrades, route development, and the unlocking of new territories, while bandits add a layer of disruption by attacking trade routes and temporarily cutting off income until those routes are restored.

How to Play Silk Road: Caravans of Eurasia

The core loop revolves around connecting cities to form a trade network. Drag from one city to another to establish a route, and caravans begin traveling automatically, generating coins. Tapping a city opens upgrade options that increase its income, and routes themselves can be upgraded after new transport eras are unlocked.

Connecting every city within a territory earns a guild seal. Coins and seals together unlock new lands, pushing the network further across the map. Route planning demands care: paths cannot cross one another, and terrain such as deserts, mountains, rivers, and seas each affect the cost of laying a route.

As progress accumulates, new territories, upgrades, and additional mechanics open up. Completing tasks and developing cities steadily advances the expansion, with bandit attacks requiring active management to restore disrupted routes and keep income flowing.

Controls

• Drag (city to city): Create a trade route between two cities
• Tap a city: Upgrade the city to increase its income
• Tap a route: Upgrade the route after unlocking new transport eras
• Drag the map: Move the map view
• Mouse wheel / two-finger gesture: Zoom in or out

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