Space Cowboys | Jaipur 2nd Edition | Board Game | Ages 10+ | 2 Players | 30 Minute Playing time

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This player has sold four purple cards. They took the four highest valued purple tokens remaining. They also got to take a four bonus token as they sold four cards. End of Round Just note, you cannot have more than seven cards in your hand at the end of the turn (not including camels). There should also always be five cards in the market. On a side note, Jaipur is a great example of a game that plunges you into a completely new and captivating atmosphere and story. It’s a great representation of Indian culture – a bustling market in the sun-bleached Thar Desert, colourful bazaars selling local oddities, satins and silks, and priceless gems; it’s an area of the world which we see all too little in our media and games. Jaipur is a homage to a quintessentially Indian environment, which makes it really interesting to play as you put yourself right in the busyness and energy of the market. What’s not to like? What Could Be Better? Cut your losses – If you are holding out for a bonus but your opponent also starts taking an interest in the same good as you, consider selling early, especially if high value, rare cards are as stake. It’s a risk worth considering, and games can be won and lost on it.

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When it comes to rules, it’s easy to forget that you can only sell the high-scoring goods cards (diamonds, gold, and silver) if exchanging a minimum of two. For the lower scoring cards, you can sell just the one if you like. Pros & Cons Pros:The biggest decision is determining how big of sets that you want to sell. In theory you want to acquire five or more of the same set as you can then get more tokens as well as a more valuable bonus token. You also have to consider the available tokens though. The tokens are arranged where the most valuable for each type are the first tokens taken. Therefore the faster you sell goods of a type the higher the likelihood that you will get the most valuable tokens. There is a benefit to collecting more cards of a type, but you don’t want to take too much time or your opponent could slide in and take the most valuable tokens for that good. This makes the selling mechanic really interesting as you try to read the other player to figure out what they plan on doing. There are three, four, and five-card bonus tokens. Each one has a random value assigned to it that you won’t know until you take it. The three-card bonus token could be worth between one and three rupees; the four-card bonus token could be worth between four and six rupees; the five-card bonus token could be worth between seven and ten. Round-end and Scoring Opponents vie to become the richest merchant in a best-of-three competition. You do this by collecting sets of commodities using cards from the common market, then trading them in for rupees. The more you have, the more you can earn. But don’t hang around too long or you might miss your chance.

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Most of all, though, it is genuinely exciting. The risks you will take are great, but the rewards are far greater. And when your patience finally pays off with a big-number cash-in and a top bonus token, it can be quite the adrenaline rush. After acquiring the cards you have to figure out what you want to do with them. The goods cards are basically acquired so they can be sold for tokens which are worth points at the end of the round. The selling mechanic is pretty basic on the surface. You sell cards of one type and take the corresponding number of tokens. If you sell enough cards at the same time you will receive a bonus token. Where the selling mechanic becomes interesting is that you have a couple different things to consider when selling cards. Bolding, Jonathan (12 November 2020). "The best 2-player board games". Pcgamer.com . Retrieved 12 November 2021. Jaipur is a two player set collection game in which players are competing to become the greatest trader in the land. Each turn, players will either collect or sell goods, and they will work towards gathering the greatest number of rupees. Whoever collects the most rupees earns a Seal of Excellence, and the first player to earn two Seals wins the game! CONTENTS Golden Geek Best Card Game Nominee | Board Game Honor". Boardgamegeek.com . Retrieved 3 November 2019.

Players can never have more than seven cards in their hand at the end of their turn. Camel cards do not count towards this total. Take One Card If you take cards, you have to choose between taking all the camels, taking 1 card from the market or swapping 2 to 5 cards between the market and your cards. If you sell cards, you get to sell only one type of good per turn, and you get as many chips from that good as you sold cards. The chips’ values decrease as the game progresses, but you get increasingly high rewards for selling sets of 3, 4, or 5 cards of the same good at a time, so it’s all about waiting just the right amount of time to make your trade. What’s more, Jaipur is likely to become a bit repetitive over time if played extensively in each session. This is exaggerated somewhat due to the fact that direct interaction between players is basically non-existent, as everything goes through the market. So, if you prefer a more aggressive style of game, this may not quite hit those buttons for you. Jaipur Review (TL;DR) All the types of goods are worth different amounts, from valuable diamonds to cheap leather, and more expensive goods are rarer. If you take a card from the market in the middle then you’re also taking a risk: that when its replacement gets drawn could be a high-value card for your opponent to grab. But the alternative is to sell, and it’s best to sell sets, but how can you collect a set without taking cards?

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You can’t buy or sell camels, only use them for this swap, but they’re easy to get. If you take one from the market, you actually get to take all the camels currently there, giving you a big pile of cards to make swaps with later. But beware, because this also means your opponent will get an extra-rich selection of new cards to choose from. There's also a bonus at the end for whoever has the most camels left in front of them. OBJECTIVE OF JAIPUR: Be the first player to win two Seals of Excellence NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2 players CONTENTS: 55 cards, 60 tokens TYPE OF GAME: Set Collection AUDIENCE: AdultsGolden Geek Best 2-Player Board Game Nominee | Board Game Honor". Boardgamegeek.com . Retrieved 3 November 2019. For a budget game, Jaipur understandably hasn’t gone over the top with bells and whistles (I counted, and there’s not a single bell or whistle in the whole box). But what you do get works perfectly well.