Container

Container

Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Transportation

by Franz-Benno Delonge, Thomas Ewert, Kevin Nesbitt

Score

Ratings

Published

Players

5.7

180

2026

3–5 players

BGG community rating

Ranked #7103 on BoardGameGeek

Complexity

2.9

Medium

Best with

5

players

Play time

45–90 min

Age

12+

Information

Players

3–5 players

Best with

5 players

Play time

45–90 min

Age

12+

Complexity

2.9 / 5 · Medium

BGG Rank

#7103

Published

2026

Designers

Franz-Benno Delonge, Thomas Ewert, Kevin Nesbitt

Artist

Adam Allsuch Boardman

Publisher

Allplay

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About

Every decision you make in Container shapes the market. During play, you build factories, produce containers, set prices, negotiate with your rivals, sail across the sea to trade, and (obviously) buy low, and sell high. At least that's the goal — but can you make it happen? The rules for Container are simple; the real challenge is understanding and timing the market. Players build machines, warehouses, and containers, then sail your containers to the island and auction them off. Be careful with your money — in the closed economy, money's tight and your opponents are cutthroat! At the beginning of the game, container value cards are secretly dealt to all players. Because these values aren't shown, you'll have to suss out what your opponents are going for throughout the game! But at final scoring, these come into play. The player with the most money wins.

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Categories & mechanics

EconomicIndustry / ManufacturingTransportationAuction / BiddingClosed Economy AuctionCommodity SpeculationLoansPick-up and DeliverSet Collection