Market Works

Market Works is a cleverly designed game. It's not a secret that it will lend itself well to economics 101 classes, but it still surprised me how easily it teaches the core principles of the investing/finance world. The flavor is not for everyone; I assume players who want to play much heavier games will want a fantasy veneer on top of their game economy, but for those that don't mind an abstracted but still literal model of stocks and accruing money, this game is a slam dunk. Do not assume the game is barebones; there is enough complexity that it feels more lean than linear, which speaks well for it's replayability.

The cards themselves are tarot cards and are thick and high quality, which is great because this seems like a game that wants you to shuffle up and replay often. It's not a set of poker cards, and it's not play money, but it is on theme and close enough to be somewhere in between.

This should not give the game extra points, but it is very impressive that the game was self-published by a teenager. I am very eager to see what they plan on designing next, since I can assume it will more than match this level of quality.

I think it is well worth playing, and would suggest it in any economics class.

This game feels like a better exploding kittens and monopoly mashup. Also learned a lot from playing