Bid on cargo for your merchant ship. Only 5 slots: every purchase is a commitment.
Vibe's take
pure auction tension, Knizia agonizing, cargo speculation, limited ship space, classic
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.
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.
Players
Duration
60 min
Ages 10+
Complexity
2.2 / 5 — LightBGG Rating
6.8/10
Rank #715
9.0k ratings
Published
1995
Designed by
Reiner Knizia
Published by
Grail Games, PaperGames (III), AMIGO, ABACUSSPIELE, Lui-même, Steamforged Games Ltd., Devil Dice Games, Group SNE, Rio Grande Games, asmodee
Sounds like your kind of game?
Bid on cargo for your merchant ship. Only 5 slots: every purchase is a commitment.
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