Office (game)

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Office
Game data
author Michael Schacht
graphic Franz Vohwinkel
publishing company Goldsieber ,
Tilsit Éditions ,
999 Games
Publishing year 1999
Art Placement game
Teammates 2 and 4
Duration 30-45 minutes
Age from 12 years

Awards

Game of the year 1999: Shortlist
Gamers Choice Award : nominated two-person game 2000

Kontor is a placement game by Michael Schacht that was published by Goldsieber in 1999 . It is suitable for 2 or 4 players, ages 12 and up, and takes about 30–45 minutes.

Kontor was on the shortlist for Game of the Year 1999.

Game equipment

  • 96 cards (1 start card, 43 water cards, 44 port cards, 2 information cards, 6 special cards)
  • 10 warehouse managers
  • 20 coins (guilders)
  • 48 warehouses
  • 1 ship
  • 1 rules of the game

Game flow

As merchants in Amsterdam in the 17th century, players try to create new port areas by discarding port cards or water cards. You are trying to control the trade in the 3 most important goods tea, wine and spices. The most victory points are awarded to the player who places warehouses and harbor cranes most skillfully and thus achieves majorities in as many harbor areas as possible.

variants

The author has released various expansions for the game. amongst other things:

  • The expansion for 3–4 single players
  • the export warehouse.

All extensions can be downloaded from the homepage

Web links