Dale of Merchants Collection
Advanced content and a storage solution for the whole series Add to cart49,95 €

Contents of the game
- 8 animalfolk decks, 15 cards per deck
- Emperor Penguins
- Tuataras
- Wood Turtles
- Tasmanian Devils
- Giant Pangolins
- Black-headed Gulls
- Slender Mongooses
- Long-winged Tomb Bats
- List of all decks in the series
- 20 junk cards
- 55 large character cards
- 27 deck selection cards
- 32 dividers
- 1 double-sided market game board
- 2 custom wooden dice
- 50 cardboard coins
- 42 cardboard tokens
- 1 cardboard clock
- 1 detailed rulebook
- 1 detailed animalfolk compendium
Learn to play
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- Animalfolk compendium
Awards and honours
Playthroughs
Reviews
- Quackalope
- The Dice Tower
- slickerdrips
- The Broken Meeple
- Life of a Board Gamer
- Meeple Mountain
- Spade-Biff!
- What's Eric Playing?
- 3 Minute Board Games
- Tabletop Gaming
- The Daily Worker Placement
- Gaming Bits
- Meeple Eksyen
- Vonguru (in French)
- Lautapeliopas (in Finnish)
- Korttikuningas (in Finnish)
- Pöydällä (in Finnish)
Previews
- Rahdo Runs Through
- Lautapeliopas
- Mikko's Gameblog
- Bottom Shelf Board Games
- Meeple Mountain
- GeekDad
- Big Boss Battle
- Noppapotti (in Finnish)
Other resources
Dale of Merchants Collection is a stand-alone game which is aimed at the fans of the Dale of Merchants series. The game expands the animalfolk deck selection and introduces animalfolk characters as a new gameplay feature. The game comes in a larger-sized box, able to house all of the existing and future Dale of Merchants content.
With Dale of Merchants Collection, the number of decks in the series continues to increase. Included in the game are 8 completely new animalfolk decks. Joining the ranks are several peculiar fellows such as the Wealthy Tuataras and the Connected Emperor Penguins. All decks and content are fully compatible and can be mixed and matched between all games in the Dale of Merchants series.
A completely new feature in the series are the character cards. These cards are received at the start of the game and provide players with unique and powerful abilities that drastically influence the game. Dale of Merchants Collection includes dozens of different character cards adding even more depth and variance to gameplay.
Dale of Merchants Collection aims to ease the storage and organisation of Dale of Merchants content from the different games. The game box is able to house all of the available Dale of Merchants content and includes dividers for each animalfolk deck, making game setup and deck selection a breeze. Furthermore, an animalfolk dossier is included, which contains descriptions of all the available decks in the series. If the quantity of options makes choosing decks for a game difficult, deck selection cards are available to help with making the decision.
Some new card effects introduced in the Collection can create problems when used in combination with old copies of the first two games in the series. We’re addressing this issue with an update pack which includes updated versions of those cards to replace the old ones.
Dale of Merchants Collection has been released in multiple languages. The list of languages can be found from the series page.
Team behind Dale of Merchants Collection

Sami Laakso
Game designIllustrationsGraphic designMy main design goal with Dale of Merchants was to create a simple yet deep deck building game which could be adapted to suit your or your game groups' preferences.

Seppo Kuukasjärvi
Development assistanceWe want all games in the Dale of Merchants series to share a similar feel. What to include in illustrations and in flavour texts play a large role in achieving this.

Talvikki Eskelinen
World buildingI see games as an art form. Much like a movie or an oil painting, a game can rise beyond mere pastime, encompassing whole worlds and evoking thoughts and emotions.

Ville Reinikainen
Story writingDale of Merchants Collection gave us a chance to elevate not only the gameplay but the thematic elements of the series as well.

Aro Laaksonen
Story writingI'm fascinated by the elevating effect that storytelling can have on a game. My goal is to inject life, personality and a bit of humour into the characters and the world.