za3k > games > bazaar

playtesting: none

you are one of many spacefaring merchants, meeting to trade goods in your cargo hold at the market before you warp home. you know of a number of collectors across the galaxy who have expressed interest in certain items, and what you can fetch for the rest of your cargo hold is insignificant in comparison. avoid taking aboard contraband, or you will have to pay hefty bribes.

bazaar is a game for 3-8 players. you will need:

each player has 7 missions: 5 public and 3 secret missions.

the goal of the game is to score as high as you can, with no regard for how other players go. feel free to help each other or form teams--there is no cost to you if other players score well.

written by zachary "za3k" vance on 2022-03-04.

Mission Setup

Play

Players Hand size Points to win
3 11 11?
4 9 9?
5 7 7?
6 6 6?
7 5 5?
8 5 5?

Trades

Scoring

At the end of the game, score according to the missions:

Winning

Unlike in most games, whether you win or lose is based only on your points, not how anyone else does. Try to win as many games as you can!

Mission Deck

playing card mission
red A +1 point per unique card (team)
black A +1 point per unique card (individual)
red 2 +1 point per 2 (team)
black 2 +1 point per 2 (individual)
red 3 +1 point per 3 (team)
black 3 +1 point per 3 (individual)
red 4 +2 points per set of 4 (team)
black 4 +2 points per set of 4 (individual)
red 5 +1 point per 5 (team)
black 5 +1 point per 5 (individual)
red 6 +1 point per 6 (team)
black 6 +1 point per 6 (individual)
red 7 +1 point per 7 (team)
black 7 +1 point per 7 (individual)
red 8 +1 point per 8 (team)
black 8 +1 point per 8 (individual)
red 9 +1 point per 9 (team)
black 9 +1 point per 9 (individual)
red 10 +1 point per 10 (team)
red 10 +5 points per suit monopoly (individual)
black 10 +5 points per suit monopoly (team)
J of spades +1 point per spade (individual)
J of clubs +1 point per club (individual)
J of hearts +1 point per heart (individual)
J of diamonds +1 point per diamond (individual)
Q of spades +1 point per spade (team)
Q of clubs +1 point per club (team)
Q of hearts +1 point per heart (team)
Q of diamonds +1 point per diamond (team)
K of spades -1 point per spade (individual)
K of clubs -1 point per club (individual)
K of hearts -1 point per heart (individual)
K of diamonds -1 point per diamond (individual)

the pdf version may not have the exact same missions--these were chosen to be more easily memorable