This player can choose to bid on any empty track or make a higher bid than an any existing one on an occupied track. The first player in turn order can place his bidding meeple on any of the bidding tracks, at any bid – so long as they have enough money to pay for the bid. Once all the cards have been played to the table, then players bid to take control of the Stockpiles. These cards can be share certificates for the different companies, they could be trading fee cards or they could be special action cards. The two cards do NOT have to be placed in the same Stockpile. One of the cards will be placed face up and one will be placed face down. Each player is then dealt 2 cards, and in turn order, each player placed these two cards in any of the stockpiles. Each area is seeded with one face up card from the deck – there will be one available per player in the game. Below the stock prices are the areas for the Stockpiles. Any remaining cards are paired up and placed facedown next to the board to be revealed later in the round. Additionally, one pair of cards is placed face up on the board so that there is one piece of shared knowledge. To start each round, players each receive a bit of insider information – they are dealt a company card and a forecast card – thus, they will know the fate of one of the six companies at the end of the round that none of their opponents will know. The game is played over 5-7 rounds (depending on the number of players). One stock of each company is removed from the deck, shuffled up, and each player is given one at random to start the game. There are 6 different color-coded companies in the game, and in the basic setup, they all start at a value of 5. Stockpile is an economic/stock market game where the players vie to manipulate the market and end up with the most money at the end of the game. Our mission is to create memories through games.” Nauvoo Games is dedicated to publishing games that break the mold with innovative mechanics that encourage player engagement. By offering a fresh perspective on game design, we aim to provide new ways to play games and ultimately have fun. Our hope is to make these interactions enjoyable, but also unique. We believe that games offer the chance to intellectually and emotionally interact with friends and family. We aspire to share the countless hours of laughter and excitement that games have brought to us. “Founded in 2014, Nauvoo Games is the byproduct of a life-long gaming hobby, which brought Brett and Seth together in high school.
I met them briefly at Origins, and I was excited to get a copy of the game to review. Stockpile is the maiden release for both the designers and their game company, Nauvoo Games. Times played: 4, with both a published copy as well as on a review copy provided by Nauvoo Games.
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