Table feel
Moderate level of interaction
Buy Low Sell High
Players
2-4
Time
?-?
Age
12+
Weight
1.99
Rating
6.11
Fit
Teach
2.4
Teaching signal
Replay
4.1
High replayability
Interaction
3.7
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.4
Scales well
Strategy
4.7
Deep strategy
Control
3.7
More strategic control
Replay value
Buy Low Sell High has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, availability of expansions, deep strategic possibilities, and good scalability. The game offers fresh experiences each time it is played and allows players to improve their strategies over time. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, further enhancing the replay value. The game adapts well to different player counts without compromising its appeal or balance. While it may not be the easiest game to learn, it offers enough depth to keep players engaged.
Luck profile
Buy Low Sell High has a moderate level of luck influence. Random elements have a minimal impact on the game outcome, and players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.
Overview
Another of Reiner Knizia's fleet of games, this one is about making profits by buying and selling business stock. Players use cards to manipulate the price of three types of stocks (oil, technology, and retail), and the buying and selling of the stocks is pretty severely limited. Short and sweet, this game is both elegant and abstract. In a change from the original version, the three stocks have different levels of volatility. Technology is the most volatile, oil is the least volatile but with higher dividends, and retail falls in the middle. The original version of this game, Palmyra, was based around three trade routes which were represented by wooden amphoras. Note to reviewer: There is no difference, except for colour, between the 3 different commodities in the original 1996 Palmyra. Because the 3 stocks are very different in game play in the newer Buy Low Sell High game, the newer game should have a separate listing from Palmyra. It is effectively a different edition 2 game.
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Credits
Designers
1
Reiner Knizia
Artists
2
Miles Germer
Alvin Madden
Publishers
3
Editrice Giochi
Überplay
Wargames Club Publishing
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