Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Run a closed shipping economy: manufacture containers, price them for rivals, buy cargo, sail to the island, and auction every load for a profit.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Commodity Speculation
Buy or influence goods whose values change before they are sold or scored.
Auction / Bidding
Bid against other players to determine who receives an item, action, or priority.
Set Collection
Gather related items that become more valuable when scored together.
Loans
Borrow resources now and repay them later, usually with an additional cost.
Pick-up and Deliver
Use Pick-up and Deliver as a recurring structure for player decisions and resolution.
Read the full game description
Container: 10th Anniversary Jumbo Edition! turns the entire table into a player-made economy. Each company owns factories, warehouses, and a huge resin ship, but no one can complete the supply chain alone. Produce containers and set a price; another player must buy them before they can be loaded and sailed to the island. Each arriving cargo triggers a closed auction, with the ship owner deciding whether to accept the best bid or buy the load personally. Loans and scarce cash make every price meaningful, while secret island values reward reading which colors rivals actually want. This lavish edition includes giant ships and containers plus the Investment Bank add-on, giving the deliberately circular market a striking physical presence.
