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In the 18th and 19th centuries, shipping companies aimed to strengthen the trade between the West and the Far East that had begun in previous centuries. Tea, spices, coffee, and silk are commodities much consumed in Europe, and their buying and selling prices depend closely on supply and demand. Fortunes can be made and gambled depending on circumstances.
In East India Companies, players manage a large shipping company that trades with far flung trading posts in India. They must manage their ships and invest in buying shares of their own company or those of their competitors. Most importantly, players have to keep an eye on the constantly fluctuating market prices! Is it better to invest your money in the stock market or in buying goods? Do they prefer to use fast ships with low tonnage or slower ships with larger holds? Whatever the players choose, their strategies will influence those of their opponents.
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Year Published
2023
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Rolling Dice and Taking Names game_review at 17:29 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- notable for engaging with historical trade dynamics
- well-regarded enough to merit a giveaway promotion
Cons
- publisher/designer details not confirmed in transcript
Thematic elements
- mercantile rivalry and empire-building
- Colonial-era trade and enterprise
- economic strategy framed by store/retail/game-day event
Comparison games
- Pyramido
- Video Game Champion
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- economic/stock-card based scoring — players compete for trade wealth and influence; rental/sales mechanics as campaign hooks
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- it's not strategic it is uh it is literally just an experience of having some movement points
- Let kids be kids
- The production is topnotch
- the art on the video game cards I think they look cute
- the stories were entertaining we were having a lot of fun
- pencil fights were great
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Chairman of the Board general_discussion at 3:05 sentiment: negative
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Overall sentiment (raw)
negative
Pros
- Ambitious scope and theme
- Hidden depth in market and investment decisions
Cons
- Execution feels over-ambitious
- No strong momentum or engine to drive escalation
- Long playtime for what you get
Thematic elements
- shipping, markets, and investment in people’s abilities
- Global colonial trade with ships and markets
- procedural engine-like progression with market dynamics
Comparison games
- Francis Drake
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Blind bidding — Ships are bid blind to gain initiative and market access.
- Investment/stock system — Invest in other players' abilities through stocks and shares.
- Market dynamics with dice — Dice rolls add or subtract goods value, shaping profits.
- worker placement — Assign meeples to actions to develop ships, dockyards and markets.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- this is Bombay by estari games
- this is a more traditional pickup and deliver Style game
- it's a nice way to maybe introduce pickup deliver and logistics for younger children or you know less experienced gamers
- you’re going to outgrow this one pretty quickly
- not really cut the mustard for experienced Gamers
- it does what it does well and it's a good example of a very simple pickup and deliver game
- this is more of your traditional Euro as you are essentially trying to manage your Fleet of ships
- I thought this was kind of surplus to requirements
- the game also has this investment system where you can actually invest in other players
- I didn't really think that the again incremental way of scoring was that significant
- this game suffers a lot of the same fate as Francis Drake
- this is one of the nicest looking board games I've ever played
- very attractive I think it's Michael Manziel artwork really does look fantastic
- this is a card driven Euro as you have a hand of these character cards
- the pacing of the game is really good
- it's a very polished Euro I think
- not being able to carry certain resources from round to round unless you pretty much spend your whole time to use a resource
- I couldn't really recommend
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Rolling Dice and Taking Names general_discussion at 2:01 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Engaging, integrated stock market mechanic
- Tight loop of round structure and decision points
- Strong thematic coherence with historical trade
Cons
- Rule complexity can create AP for new players
- Some players may prefer a longer euro experience
Thematic elements
- mercantile expansion, trade routes, and competition among companies
- 1700s global trade and empire building
- historical-economic with a focus on market-driven decisions
Comparison games
- 18xx family of games
- stock market themed euros
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Market-driven pricing with dice — Goods prices are influenced by dice-driven market events and supply/demand dynamics.
- Shipping / navigation — Ships are loaded, dispatched, and navigated to ports with varying goods.
- stock market / dividends — Companies issue stocks; players buy/sell and dividends influence endgame scoring.
- Worker placement / action selection — Players place workers to perform loading, navigation, stock actions, and other phase-based tasks.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Rolling Dice and taking names
- the wheel is basically your clock
- I love stock market games
- this is Emerald Skulls fast playing dice rolling game
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