Cover art for For Sale

For Sale

1997 · BGG
Avg rating
7.26
Bayes rating
7.14
Weight
1.25 (Light)
Players
3-6
Playtime
30 min
Ratings count
32,161

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Description

For Sale is a quick, fun game nominally about buying and selling real estate. During the game's two distinct phases, players first bid for several buildings then, after all buildings have been bought, sell the buildings for the greatest profit possible.

The original Ravensburger/FX Schmid edition (1997/98) has slightly different rules than later English editions, and only 20 buildings instead of 30.
 The Überplay 2005 Edition has new art, rules and card distribution changes, and it accommodates 3-6 players.

The Gryphon 2009 Edition uses the Überplay art for the faces of the property cards, while replacing most other art. The rules are the same as the Überplay edition, with the exception of the rounding rule (which was stated in different ways in different printings of the Überplay edition).

Rounding rule

The rounding rule preferred by the designer Stefan Dorra is that players get back half of their bid rounded DOWN (not UP), as confirmed in correspondence with him here and here. A history of how the rounding rule has changed in different editions is documented here.



Mechanics

Auction / Bidding Auction: Sealed Bid Auction: Turn Order Until Pass Hand Management Selection Order Bid

Themes

Economic

Publishers

2 Pionki AURUM, Inc. Albi Baborka Games Brain Games Compaya.hu: Gamer Café Kft. Competo / Marektoy Eagle-Gryphon Games F.X. Schmid Gabinete Lúdico Geekach Games HaKubia Heidelberger Spieleverlag IELLO Jolly Thinkers Kaissa Chess & Games MEBO Games Meeple Virus NeoTroy Games New Games Order, LLC PaperGames (III) Portal Games Primigenio Ravensburger SPIEL DAS! Verlag Siam Board Games TLAMA games Top Toys Wargames Club Publishing Zito! Ώρα για παιχνίδι uplay.it edizioni Überplay Взрослые дети Нескучные игры פרש משחקים: Game Knight

Designers

Stefan Dorra