Tulip Bubble cover
2015BGG rank #2,801

Tulip Bubble

by 紅陽 (Kouyou) · ぐうのね Sounds Good

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Players3–5
Time50–70m
ComplexityMedium-Light
Age15+

About the game

What is Tulip Bubble?

In 1637, the tulip craze fueled one of the first speculative investment bubbles. Coveted tulip varieties led to skyrocketing prices with tulip bulbs costing more than houses in Amsterdam. Then just as suddenly as it started, the bubble burst when investors could no longer afford even the cheapest bulbs, leaving economic turmoil. In Tulip Bubble, players buy and sell on a fluctuating market, trying to earn the most guilders. The game flow includes a preparation phase, buying phase, and selling phase, with these phases recurring until the bubble collapses or someone manages to outwit the markets by purchasing a black tulip for 120 guilders before that collapse occurs.

How it plays

Mechanics

Auction / BiddingCommodity SpeculationContractsOpen DraftingSet Collection

On the shelf

Categories

EconomicRenaissance

Questions players ask

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