Black Market Auction House - A Game of Bidding, Bluffing & Bargaining, Adult Games for Game Night and Strategy Games for Adults and Family Night, Board Games for Teens

This game is a unique and fun combination of bidding, bargaining, matching, and math. The winner is the one with the most money, so you have to be careful making tradeoffs with how much you bid and bargain for vs what you get from them.The rules can be a tad bit intimidating initially, but once you've read through them and played a game, the real complexity of the games comes in with the calculated risks you take to get $$$. The gavel is a nice touch and provided lots of extra laughs. So far I've only played with my wife, but this game seems to work just fine with two players even though it says you need at least 3. I'm super excited to play with my siblings during the holidays! This game requires you to stay sharp and do some mental calculations, but the risks are a lot of fun. Would definitely recommend!Side note(s): It is always a pleasure to play a game with high quality materials, and this game does not disappoint. The cards shuffle beautifully (cards that don't shuffle well are a pet peeve of mine), they're funny and well-illustrated. The game box itself is awesome and stands out amongst my other games!

This game is very clever and fun to play! I was a bit confused when reading the instructions but as soon as we started playing it it was clear and easy to play. I have a very competitive family and the games we love most bring out the most emotion. This game defiantly brought out the competitive spirit in us! Such a fun game I would readily recommend it to anyone! The game is very interactive including bidding against each other followed by trading with each other.

good game for people who don't like waiting for their turn because everyone bids and bargains at the same time. don't give up reading the instructions, they are thorough (and need to be for explanation), but the game is a lot easier to play. the items to bid on are pretty funny, but all you really need to know is color and how to add. i didn't play with younger kids (none in my household) but it could be educational as they learn the value of money, bargaining and strategy. but kids could also easily be left behind if playing with competitive adults (maybe play in pairs?)

My wife and I live in California so we’ve had a lot of time to stay home and find new things to pass the time . Thankfully, this game was recommended to us by a friend and ended up bringing our lives some fun, friendly competition back into our home.At first, we were a bit intimidated by the instructions, but the game is actually very simple, fun, fast-paced. Just remember, the goals isn’t to go out first, but be the one at the end with the most $$.We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

We go this game for a little variety from our normal family fare of strategy games, especially for our tweens who need a break from strategy games every once in a while. The gameplay is fun and the mechanics of the game work well. The gavel is definitely the shining star of the game - we all love to play auctioneer so we can bang the gavel.I'd recommend that you read the bonus point card and rule for gray cards carefully - those rules are a little tricky but they add a lot to the gameplay.

Well-made quality game our whole family came together to enjoy. We started our first round before we really understood the rules, but followed the instructions and figured it out as we went. Lots of fun and laughter as we tried to outbid each other, and even more fun as we entered the bargaining phase. The game lasted longer for us than the 20-30 minutes because we bargained for quite a while. I recommend you give it a try!

We had a lot of fun laughing and being lost in the rules for the first little bit. After we got the hang of it we speed through the bidding part so we could barter, bargain, and trade for the cards we needed. In the end our 13 y/o kicked all our butts once he figured out he could negotiate and bargain for the cards he needed to win the game. It’s a good game to teach negotiating fir what you need. The unique contraband items that will make everyone laugh.

This is a pretty enjoyable game, not one of your regular games much of s more unique playstyle. I personally play a lot of euro games and other unique games similiar to this. it will take a game or to get used to the rules but what good game doesn't.