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2007BGG rank #3,296

Portobello Market

by Thomas Odenhoven · Lautapelit.fi

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Players2–4
Time35m
ComplexityMedium-Light
Age8+

About the game

What is Portobello Market?

London, 1901. At the world famous Portobello Market, the goal in the morning is to secure the best places to build stalls. Try to place your stalls in the most lucrative manner, cut off your opponents, and grab the most profitable alleys for yourself. You can build only where the Bobby stands—but a little cash will make the Bobby stand where you want him to! East India Railway was the prototype title for this game, and it became Portobello Market when published by Schmidt.

How it plays

Mechanics

Area Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

On the shelf

Categories

Abstract Strategy

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