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2008 Ranked #20,448

Gem Dealer

This gem-collection bidding game has dealers acquire prized stones and assemble the winning collection. Each bid mixes calculation and bluffing with financial risk, so an ambitious purchase can secure a gem or cost a fortune.

Family Games Card Game Auction/Bidding Set Collection Series: Bookshelf (Gryphon Games)

Players

3-5

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1.25/5

Rating

5.55

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.8/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

What do the best gem dealers in the world do when their discriminating clients demand the finest of gems for their prized collections? Everything they can - and anything they have to.

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What do the best gem dealers in the world do when their discriminating clients demand the finest of gems for their prized collections? Everything they can - and anything they have to. Gem Dealer is a game of strategy in which players collect priceless gems through a bidding process that involves cunning, calculation and a bit of bluffing. But bidders beware! The risks you take might pay off, or they could cost you a fortune. Gem Dealer combines fun and suspense and daring and luck. But only the shrewdest Gem Dealer of them all will walk away in the end with the winning collection. –description from publisher Re-implements: Attacke

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
3–5
Best with
4–5
Play time
30 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.3/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Reiner Knizia

Artists

1
Paul Niemeyer

Publishers

1
Eagle-Gryphon Games