Xenofera: Galactic Market is a strategic bidding game where 2-6 players compete to build the most magnificent collection of Xenofera. Players will need to balance bidding with acquiring resources to bid with as all bids are lost, regardless of who wins, at the end of each round. In addition, players can play special action cards that alter the bid or in other ways help them. Multiple play options and combinations of special action cards allow each game to be unique. Game play lasts between 25 and 30 rounds depending on the version of the game played.
Each round, you must choose between bidding on the present creature or gathering more resources, at the expense of forfeiting a bidding opportunity. This decision may give your competitors the chance to acquire valuable creatures. Adding to the excitement, special actions can be obtained with your additional resources, enhancing the strategic depth of the game.
To add a layer of strategy, collecting sets of Xenofera from the same planet makes your collection even more valuable. With careful planning, clever bidding, and strategic use of special actions, you might secure the galaxy's most coveted Xenofera collection.
When all cretures are acquired, the game ends and the player with the most valuable collection wins.
—description from the designer