The old world is changing. The kingdom of Lydia has made the world’s first gold coin. Bartering and trading will soon be replaced by coins as the dominant medium of exchange throughout civilization...

Lions of Lydia is a bag-management and engine-building game about the beginning of currency. As an influential leader, you will send merchants out to barter for resources and increase your landholdings. When the nobles arrive, they will bring their Lydian Lion coins into play—which have unparalleled buying power.

To win, you must manage the merchants in your bag and complement their abilities with the cards in your tableau. Traditional merchants make basic resources, which are necessary to build your engine—but if you fail to convert your resources into coins, you will be unable to buy the most valuable cards! Thus, noble Lydian merchants—and their golden Lion coins—are the key to victory. When enough properties are developed, the game is over, and a winner is declared!

Will you draft the best merchants to reach your goals? Will you be the first one to gain the most valuable properties? Will you master the new currency: the Lions of Lydia?