MarraCash - How to Play 🎲 and Why It's a Gem 💎

This gem is a board game published 25 years ago this year! And never in English. MarraCash was published by Kosmos in 1996, and designed by one of the patron saints of this channel, Stefan Dorra. Players buy shops in auction and try to bring as many customers to them as possible - but you have to be flexible in how you make money. Auction a shop someone else buys? You get a cut. Bring customers into another player's shop? You get a cut. Don't just help yourself, look for opportunities to help other players... and make a fat commission while you're at it.
00:00 Intro ▶️
02:01 How to Play 🎲
14:13 Why It's a Gem 💎
BGG page: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1...
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[@bushibayushi]

I've played this 4 times so far with 3 or 4 players and it's a WONDERFUL game.

[@TylerDeLisle]

Love that someone is covering these old forgotten games on TH-cam, thanks! Especially this one, saw that I had to print out English rules, I hate learning from rulebooks. You covered it perfectly for a visual learner like myself, thanks!

[@BoardGems]

Hey, glad to be of help! I was very surprised to find few, if any, English-language videos on MarraCash. It's a great game!

[@davidgerlach7932]

This is a great channel! I love those old German games!

[@diamondmeeple]

I got 6 games by Mr. Dorra. Gonna add this to my wishlist :-)

[@cfrost6167]

Ooooh, man - can't wait for this!

[@FIy019]

I'm here on recommendations alone, heard great things about you 😊

[@BoardGems]

Thanks, and welcome!

[@92Glenmore]

That's another game you have talked me in to buying.

[@BoardGems]

It's a great game, but don't feel the need to break the bank seeking it out. It's an old game, never released in English, so it's not going to be crazy-easy to get. I can't imagine there'll never be another printing of this great game - but hopefully it doesn't take another 25 years!

[@davidgerlach7932]

It’s curious, here in Germany you find copies for 5-10€ on secondhand platforms.

[@spencercapier2258]

Would that you could find a copy! May have to create one...

[@BoardGems]

It's really old and was never super-easy to find as long as I've been in the hobby. But it's become harder now that others in the OG guild on BoardGameGeek have discovered and fell in love with it. Now it's _really_ hard to find.

[@spencercapier2258]

Tell me about it! There are many copies in a German website called Kleinanzeigen. Will they ship to Canada? No sir. @@BoardGems

[@spencercapier2258]

my once removed German connection came through.

[@BBRingLegend]

Bro, I enjoy your videos but you're really gonna have to cut out that music sooner or later.