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Number of players: 3-5
Recommended ages: 12+
Playing time: 60 mins
Own one of the greatest economic games of all time. In Container, every decision you make shapes the market.
Build factories, produce containers, set prices, negotiate with your rivals, and sail across the sea to trade. Obviously, buy low, sell high. But, can you make it happen?
Container is an extremely coveted game. Long out of print and selling for hundreds on the secondary market, the new version is here and more affordable than ever. With modern production, beautiful components, and delightful artwork that a game of this caliber deserves, it's poised to become your favorite game (before you've ever even played it).
The Deluxe Edition features metal ships and metal containers for the ultimate Container experience.
Gameplay Overview
Container is one of the most beloved economic games ever designed — a closed-economy masterpiece from Franz-Benno Delonge and Thomas Ewert that was long out of print and commanding hundreds of dollars on the secondary market. Allplay's new edition brings it back with modern production, and the Deluxe Edition goes further with metal ships and metal containers that make the whole experience feel as substantial as the economic decisions inside it. Players build factories, produce containers of different types, set their own prices, and sail ships to a central island where containers are auctioned off to the highest bidder. The economy is entirely self-contained and player-driven — money is tight, prices are shaped entirely by what players charge and what they'll pay, and secret container value cards dealt at the start mean you're constantly reading opponents to figure out what they're really going for. A Shut Up & Sit Down-reviewed classic that rewards players who love economic systems, negotiation, and the thrill of a well-timed deal.