Medici

Bid on cargo for your merchant ship. Only 5 slots: every purchase is a commitment.

👥 2–6 players⏱ approx. 60 min🪄 A round to warm up10+

★ 6.8 · BGG #725

Who it's for

Auction enthusiasts who want bidding distilled to its purest, most competitive form.

Not for you if…

You dislike auctions. This is nothing but bidding, evaluation, and bluffing.

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Vibe's take

pure auction tension, Knizia agonizing, cargo speculation, limited ship space, classic

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About this game

Bid on cargo to fill your merchant ship, then score for having the most valuable loads and the largest collections of each good type. Each round, a player flips cargo cards and all players bid once. The twist: your ship only holds five cargo slots total, so every purchase means you are closer to done for the round. Knowing when to bid high and when to let others overpay is the entire game. Classic Knizia auction design that distills competitive bidding into its purest, most agonizing form.

Only 5 cargo slotsPure Knizia auctionEvery bid is agonizing

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from $26

from $26 · Amazon.com BGG