{"product_id":"ming-voyages","title":"Ming Voyages","description":"\u003cp class=\"GFPStd\"\u003eThe focus of this game is the voyages of exploration undertaken by the Chinese fleet under the Ming Emperors. (These also have a small role in Alan's earlier game, \u003cem\u003eConfucius\u003c\/em\u003e.) One player is the Emperor, trying to complete the voyages while being distracted by the recurring barbarian threats around China's borders. In a two-player game, the other player controls those threats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"GFPStd\"\u003eThe game is a development of David Mortimer's \u003ca href=\"\/products\/cousins-war-2nd-ed\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Cousins' War\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. Like that game, it's powered by a small deck of cards – each with multiple uses – with conflict resolved by a clever dice roll mechanism. I find it an interesting challenge played solitaire and even more so as a two-player game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"GFPStd\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor 1-2 players, aged 12+, playing time 30 minutes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"GFPStd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ming Voyages\u003c\/em\u003e was designed by David J Mortimer and Alan Paull and is published by Surprised Stare\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"GFPStd\"\u003eFind out more:\u003cbr\u003e    \u003cem\u003eThe Ming Voyages\u003c\/em\u003e at \u003ca title=\"More about The Ming Voyages at Boardgamegeek (in a new window)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/301030\/ming-voyages\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBoardGameGeek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Pevans reviews \u003cem\u003eThe Ming Voyages\u003c\/em\u003e in issue 212 of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pevans.co.uk\/TWJO\/TWJO0212.pdf\" title=\"Issue 212 of To Win Just Once (PDF, 6 Mb)\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo Win Just Once\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (PDF, 6 Mb)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Games from Pevans","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58452161036613,"sku":"714","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1072\/0116\/7685\/files\/Ming-Voyages-cover.jpg?v=1783095738","url":"https:\/\/games.pevans.co.uk\/products\/ming-voyages","provider":"Games from Pevans","version":"1.0","type":"link"}