Table feel
Moderate level of direct and strategic confrontation with high interaction frequency, but less emphasis on cooperation.
Mercado
Players
2-4
Time
?-?
Age
10+
Weight
1.88
Rating
6.56
Fit
Teach
2.3
Teaching signal
Replay
4.0
High replayability
Interaction
3.8
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.7
Deep strategy
Control
3.2
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
Mercado has a high variability gameboard, offering different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing replay value. The game provides deep strategic possibilities and room for players to improve their tactics and strategies. The player interaction score is average. Mercado scales well with different numbers of players, maintaining its appeal and balance. It is moderately easy to learn, striking a balance between accessibility and depth. Overall, Mercado has a solid replayability score of 7.9.
Luck profile
The final luck score for Mercado is 6.33, indicating a balanced mix of luck and strategy. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive 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
Welcome to the market of beautiful things! As well-to-do citizens in Mercado, gamers wander around the stalls, always on the lookout for special items to enhance their reputation. Noble shawls, elegant jewelry, or golden trophies — with such a selection, the decision is difficult. But those who do not carry matching coins can also be unlucky because the other players have the same goal and might grab the valuable items from under your nose. In more detail, different market stalls, each with one product, are laid out as panels in the center of the table. Each player has a personal bag containing different coins. On a turn, you draw three coins from it blind and place them at the market tables of your choice. If a player has paid all the necessary coins of a product, they receive the board and thereby increase their reputation. Some tablets bring extra privileges or seals, others bring counterfeit money that might wander into a bag. Who can buy the most valuable goods?
Category
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Credits
Designers
1
Rüdiger Dorn
Artists
1
Fiore GmbH
Publishers
1
KOSMOS
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