Chartered: Building Amsterdam (2024)

About this game

Welcome to the great merchant city of Amsterdam in the early 1600’s. The city is becoming increasingly powerful, with ships voyaging to far-off lands. Amid this flurry of trade, you and your fellow merchants strive for economic greatness. You build warehouses throughout the city. You expand chartered companies that you’ve invested in. All the while using your wits to outsmart your competition, growing faster and larger than ever before. You have but one goal in this struggle: become the wealthiest merchant of Amsterdam. Will you go all in on one companyor do you spread your chances? Perfectly time your merger to maximize your profits. Collaborate to outsmart other players. Use building cards to establish and grow businesses. Receive your pay out immediately and invest in the right companies. —description from the publisher

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 5.
• Rules load. At 2.5/5 this is a mid-weight game — expect a proper rules explanation before you start.
• Age. The publisher suggests 10 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.