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Marco Polo Trades

General Information[]

Marco Polo Camp

Marco Polo's camp(right) when he's there.

  • Marco Polo periodically visits your town and offers his wares.
  • You can trade with him for Troop Tactics, Event Buildings, National Trade Goods, and more.
  • How often Marco Polo visits used to be irregular. He used to visit each Friday at around 14:00 UTC and stay for 3 days. Later update, he visits everyday around 16:00 UTC until 15:00 UTC next day.
  • Some trades have to be unlocked by making other trades.
  • The trades change with each visit.
  • Traded National Trade Goods go directly into your saved inventory; so it offers a way to save them for later use for times you run out.
  • The Troop Tactics chest and Legendary Artifacts are the most prized offer from Marco Polo.
  • Later Update, the trading patterns are:
    • Using Gold, Food, Oil in exchange each other: 1 trade
    • Using Video Advertisement: 1 regular trade of 1-2 Legendsry Tokens and 3 others sequence trades.
    • Using Crowns: several different trades
    • Using Legendary Tokens: 3 Legendary Artifact Chest (contains 1% chance) for 6 Tokens each, 1 Artifact for 300 Tokens, and 1 Artifact for 100 Tokens
    • Using Rubies: several different trades. At certain visits, one of them is 3 trades of Troop Tactics Chest containing 8 Troop Tactics
    • Using National Trade Goods in exchange each others: several different trades.
  • Rubies and Legendary Tokens are 2 specific Resources, that can only be traded here.

Marco Polo can go through long stretches of offering nothing useful; and this is unfortunate.

Historical Description[]

Marco Polo Camp Empty

Marco Polo's camp(right) when he's gone.

"The seeds of Marco Polo's legendary journey to Asia were planted when his father Niccolo and uncle Maffeo, who were Venetian jewel merchants, travelled to the court of Kublai Khan in China. The Yuan emperor enjoyed their company and eventually sent them west to bring back holy oil and one hundred learned Christians. They reached home in 1269, where Niccolo met his 15-year old son for the first time. The Polos set out eastward again in 1271 with young Marco as well as the requested holy oil(but only two friars, who soon turned back).

After a four-year journey along the Silk Road, they reached the imperial summer quarters at Xanadu. Kublai took an immediate liking to Marco. During his 17-year stay, the emperor assigned him various posts and missions around the empire and provided him with a golden tablet that ensured safe travel and lodging. While the Polos were fond of China, they also became homesick and began to fear for their safety if the aging Kublai were to die. He reluctantly let them leave on the condition they escort a Mongol princess to Persia.

The Polos made it back to Venice in 1295. Three years later, Marco was captured in a naval battle against Genoa. He dictated an account of his travels to an Arthurian romance writer named Rustichello while in prison. The book became famous and inspired future explorers like Henry the Navigator and Christopher Columbus. Though its veracity was questioned from the start, most scholars now accept that it was largely and honest telling. Marco himself refused to admit to any falsehood, claiming on his deathbed 'I have not told half of what I saw.'"

Trivia[]

Marco Polo was added in the v5.5 two year anniversary update.

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