Public Market (2021)

About this game

Head out to sea and fish to fulfill contracts in order to gain points and emerge as the winner in this tile-laying, engine-building game. In Public Market players bid on and draft tiles to play into an ice chest. Once the ice chest is full, players can go to the market to sell their latest catch based on the current market values and to complete contract goals. They then get a new ice chest and go back out on the open water to fulfill new contracts. Play continues until the ocean bag is empty. —description from the publisher

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 4.
• Rules load. At 2.9/5 this is a mid-weight game — expect a proper rules explanation before you start.
• Age. The publisher suggests 14 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.