You manage a remote caravanserai on the Silk Road. The desert is unforgiving, and passing merchants arrive tired, thirsty, and burdened with valuable goods. Build a safe outpost where caravans can rest, trade, resupply, and recover before continuing their long journey.
Start with your own hands: draw water from the well, clean the sand, serve guests, and care for the animals. As your reputation grows, reinvest your profits into better rooms, market stalls, storage, services, and comforts that attract wealthier merchants.
Hard Work Pays Off
Every drop of water counts. In the beginning, you’ll do the heavy lifting yourself: crank the well, fill your reserves, gather local resources, clean up trash, and keep the sand from taking over your outpost.
Before you become a successful caravanserai owner, you’ll need to earn it one task at a time.
Trade on the Silk Road
Caravans arrive with goods from distant lands, and every visit is an opportunity. Buy, sell, and barter with passing merchants through a detailed trade system.
Sell your own produced goods, purchase rare supplies, and manage your storage carefully. A smart trade can turn a struggling outpost into a profitable stop on the Silk Road.
Manage Your Bazaar
Set up bazaar stalls and turn your caravanserai into a lively marketplace. Stock your own stalls with goods, decide what to sell, and create a reason for merchants and travelers to gather.
Over time, your outpost can grow from a simple roadside shelter into a busy trading hub.
Serve Your Guests
Travelers do not only need a bed, they need care. Pour water, prepare tea, and personally serve your guests while they rest from the desert heat.
As your caravanserai expands, basic service areas can grow into dedicated tea houses, dining spaces, and other guest facilities.
Care for the Caravans
Your guests travel with valuable cargo and essential pack animals. Guide their camels into your stables, make sure they are fed and watered, and keep them healthy.
A well-rested caravan means happier merchants, better reputation, and more gold in your pocket.
Build & Expand
Use your profits to expand your outpost. Lay out guest rooms, storage areas, market stalls, stables, and service spaces.
Upgrade basic tents into stronger mud-brick structures, buy better furniture, decorate your caravanserai, and create a place that attracts richer travelers.