Mercado de Lisboa
A tactical tile-laying game in a Lisbon market: buy stands, open restaurants beside them and lure in paying customers.
- Designers
- Julián Pombo, Vital Lacerda
- Published by
- Eagle-Gryphon Games
Mercado de Lisboa (2021) is a tile-placement game set in a modern Lisbon market, built on the Lisboa city-building system. You pay money to own stands, open restaurants next to them to boost profit and draw in customers who earn money for whoever owns the matching stand. The rules are straightforward, but the choices bite: which stand to buy, where the restaurant goes and who you let profit from your layout. It is a quick, tactical game for one to four, best with three, and takes about 45 minutes. Not very heavy, but with proper puzzle-y depth in the decisions.
Who it's for
You like compact economic tile games where position matters, and want something thinky that wraps up in under an hour.
Not for you if…
You want lots of story or a relaxed, no-stress build. Adjacency and timing are sharp here.
Vibe's take
Brisk and puzzly. You place a tile, spot how it benefits a rival and immediately hunt for a better position.
Published 2021 · 5 years ago
newer than 63% of games
In 5,111 collections
collected more than 59% of games
1–4 players · ages 10+
Best with 3 · publisher: 8+
30–45 min
shorter than 51% of games · typical 30–90 min
Complexity: medium
One warm-up round · 2.1 out of 5 · heavier than 52%
Opinions: usual spread
A normal range of ratings
Language: no text
Playable without the language
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