Young Jacob Marley
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Time is money! You and your fellow clerks are newly enlisted in the service of the famous young moneylender¸ Jacob Marley. Your charge is to earn the maximum profit by lending his money to the unreliable citizens of London. You hope that by excelling in your duties¸ you will earn Marley's undying friendship. You have a feeling that might come in handy someday. To enjoy this game¸ you will also need the Rules and Marketplace Board¸ available via the View Rulebook link above¸ as well as money (chips work best) and six small tokens for marking the board. Players: 3 to 6 Playing Time: 60 Minutes Young Jacob Marley is a reimplementation of Jacob Marley Esquire ¸ a Cheapass board game from 2004. This version is tighter¸ crisper¸ and faster¸ because of course it is. Players take turns lending money to a mix of Londoners in six categories: Financial¸ Industrial¸ Shipping¸ Criminal Aristocrat¸ and Legal. The Marketplace Board dictates the relative health of these categories. When they are doing well¸ they pay back their money quickly. When they are not¸ they do not. Earn the most money before the end of game¸ and you'll become Jacob Marley's best friend forever!