Tulipmania 1637

I am fascinated by this game, as it’s different from anything else I know. The game is about the bubble market in tulips in Amsterdam at the end of 1637. Players are traders, buying and selling tulips and driving prices ever higher. They also have a private network of buyers, represented by cards, each of whom is after a particular colour of tulip. These provide a way of pushing prices up without spending money—but without getting a tulip either.

Players make money as prices rise, but sooner or later the bubble bursts. The price of a tulip hits a peak and then collapses as everybody sells. This is where players’ private buyers are really useful as they give players priority in selling, allowing them to get the best prices for their tulips. The game ends when the last price crashes and the player with the most money wins.

Once you get to grips with the mechanics, you realise the game is far less about them than about the players. Like Poker, the key to the game is reading your opponents. I find this much harder than playing the game, so this is a real challenge.

For 3-5 players, aged 10+, playing time 60 minutes: £15.00
 

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Tulipmania 1637 was designed by Scott Nicholson and published by JKLM Games
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