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Players move around the board as traders discovering long forgotten pockets of civilization and buying and selling goods. The game can be played by two to six players. In tournaments it is usually played by four players, a good number. A solitaire version, which relies heavily on combat with a militaristic race, plays almost as a different game. The aim of the game is to acquire a set amount of wealth ($1000, $2000, $3000 or $4000). The first player to hold the required amount in cash and deeds is declared the winner.

The name of the game is a pun on the Shakespeare play Merchant of Venice. The planet Venus does not actually appear in the game.