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1993 Ranked #15,788

Zankapfel

A market game has apple farmers decide whether to buy or sell as a shared token changes each variety’s price. Competing sellers can trigger a bidding war, and the highest paid player wins once someone reaches the scoring threshold.

Bluffing Commodity Speculation Simultaneous Action Selection

Players

3-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

2/5

Rating

6.26

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 3.9/5

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?

Players take turns moving a token around a matrix that determines the price of each of four different types of apples. However, before adjusting the price, players decide whether they will attempt to sell a particular apple type or buy a new apple.

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Players take turns moving a token around a matrix that determines the price of each of four different types of apples. However, before adjusting the price, players decide whether they will attempt to sell a particular apple type or buy a new apple. If more than one player decides to sell a given variety, then a bidding war takes place with the reward being the newly adjusted price or a swift kick to the teeth. Once someone has sold enough apples to move his scoring token around the board's scoring track, the game is over and the highest paid player is the winner. Contents 1 Board 6 Dice 6 Apple Farmers 1 Mayor 1 Big apple 50 Apple cards (10 of each colour plus 10 multi-coloured) 60 Contention cards (10 of each colour) 25 Harvest chips

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
3–6
Best with
4–6
Play time
60 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Michael Hageböck Ralf zur Linde

Artists

1
Axel Gesinn

Publishers

1
VSK-Erwachsenenspiele

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