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German edition. Set in New York 1842, the players are merchants who obtain contracts, the goods needed for the contracts and then commission ships to deliver the goods overseas. When cards representing all three of these have been collected they can be cashed in for money. Other cards represent small amounts of money and the opportunity to purchase VPs with money. Game play uses an unusual mechanism in which one player chooses one of four boards from which other players can select a card, or hold off. The choosing player can end the round by selecting a card or move onto a different board. Thus it is a challenge to get exactly the items you want, but if you are too fussy you won't get anything at all. Novel idea. UK postage flat fee £4 for 1st game, £7 for 2 games or more. All games shipped UK Royal Mail tracked 48. Non UK postage by request. No postage cost if picking up at one of my open days. (www.madhatterboardgames.co.uk for more info.)