For example, in a four player game, turn up four Property Cards. All of the face-up properties will now be auctioned so that no player goes empty-handed. Each player may bid or pass.

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Each player takes his Property Cards into his hand and places one Property Card face down in front of him. Once all of the other players have their face-down Property Card ready to play, all players turn over their Property Cards simultaneously. The player who has played second most valuable Property Card takes the second highest-valued Currency Card, and so on. Property Cards are then discarded from the game.

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With approximately a 25 minute play time, regardless of whether you play with 3 – 6 players, For Sale offers plenty of replay-ability with it working as either an introductory game to get the party started or as a more prominent part of the entertainment with players wanting to play again and again. Component Quality For Sale was originally released in 1997 and is as popular now as it was 26 years ago. Stefan Dora’s game of bidding and auctions always produces a great gaming experience no matter who you are playing with. But ‘how do you play it?’ I hear you ask, let me tell you now in this blog. Set Up

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The rest of the money is returned to the bank and is placed out of the game. After all players but one have passed, the remaining bidding player takes the highest-valued property, but pays the full amount of his bid to the bank. In this fast-paced game of bidding and bluffing to get the highest-ranking properties, it isn't how much you pay for the properties, it is how much you sell them for. It's time to sell your Property Cards and earn some money! In this phase, the Property Cards will be sold for Currency Cards. As in Phase 1, the same number of Currency Cards will be turned face up as there are players. The theme of this simple game is property trading, however, due to this simplicity there is a limited amount of opportunity to experience this theme. The auction mechanic does allow for players to feel like they are bidding on properties to develop and then resell for a profit. The unique artwork is of a high standard and complements the game well, featuring unique property art on each property card. The theme does work with the mechanics but another theme could easily be used for a different game. Player Interaction I hope this has helped you to learn the rules and how For Sale plays. Obviously I would always recommend people use the official rule book to learn the rules in depth but this blog should give you a really good flavour of how the game flows.The component quality is good. The chits and cards are all of a solid industry standard that is acceptable for a game of this type and price. The cards each have their own dwelling artwork ranging from a dog house all the way to a space station. I always sleeve my games where appropriate and this might be necessary here depending on how often you play as you do not want any marked cards. Engagement As each player passes they receive the lowest value property that is available until only one player is left. That player then loses all of their bid coins and takes the last property available (the best one that turn). In For Sale, three to six players compete to buy properties and then sell them for the biggest profit. It’s a thirty minute (or less) card game, which pits players against each other in fascinating bidding wars! The game’s split into two halves. You start with a certain amount of money. Each round, Property Cards – as many as there are players – get revealed. These range 1-30: 30 being a fancy space station for sale, and 1 being a soggy cardboard box! One man's castle is another man's cardboard box (or maybe his RV, treehouse, igloo, or skyscraper). This game is all about selling properties for the most money. It has two types of bidding / auctions separated by two rounds. In the first round you will be doing an open bidding phase for the properties. You will want to claim the best properties for the lowest price. Then in the second round you will have buyers for your properties, in this round it will be a blind bidding phase where you sell your properties for the most currency. At the end of the game the player with the most money (currency cards and coins) is the winner. Buying Properties