{"product_id":"automobile","title":"Automobile","description":"\u003ctable width=\"100%\" padding=\"1\" margin=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/martin-wallace\"\u003eMartin Wallace\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/all\/mayfair-games\"\u003eMayfair Games\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3-5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlaytime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e120 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuggested Age\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 and up\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHonors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"link1691929\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamehonor\/8356\/2009-golden-geek-best-gamers-board-game-nominee\"\u003e2009 Golden Geek Best Gamers' Board Game Nominee\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"link2377372\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamehonor\/12825\/2009-international-gamers-awards-general-strateg\"\u003e2009 International Gamers Awards - General Strategy; Multi-player Nominee\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"link3265504\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamehonor\/20981\/2009-jogo-do-ano-nominee\"\u003e2009 Jogo do Ano Nominee\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"link2990467\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamehonor\/18800\/2010-jota-best-heavy-board-game-critic-award\"\u003e2010 JoTa Best Heavy Board Game Critic Award\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"innerlinks_537d8bd115bd0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"link2990459\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamehonor\/18799\/2010-jota-best-heavy-board-game-nominee\"\u003e2010 JoTa Best Heavy Board Game Nominee\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"link3265341\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamehonor\/20964\/2011-origins-awards-best-boardgame-nominee\"\u003e2011 Origins Awards Best Boardgame Nominee\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"bgg-row\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"bgg-column-info\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Info\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"bgg-column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bgg-url\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e39351\/automobile\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bgg-forum-url\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003ehttp:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/forum\/2411\/automobile\/reviews\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAutomobile\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a 3-5 player game that bears a modern setting when compared to most of Wallace’s releases. Players are competing in the U.S. auto industry in the early 20th century, purchasing factories that turn out low-, medium- and high-valued vehicles, starting with the 1893 Duryea and moving through history from there.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach player knows a portion of the market demand each round and must make his purchasing and manufacturing decisions based on the information. Players can fund distributors across the country, but if they don’t supply distributors with vehicles to sell, they go bankrupt, taking your investment with them. Alternatively, players can drop the prices on their cars to move their market share, or even temporarily improve sales rates at the cost of research. Special action spaces are available that give a player a one-turn special ability with the actions provided by Ford, Durant, Kettering, and others some what related to their actual business history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs newer models make their way onto the market, they sell at the expense of the older models. Older factories give inefficiency cubes as time passes, encouraging you to keep pace with technology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo get money, you need to build cars with your factories, but if you build more than there is demand theylose not only the money spend to make them, but gain inefficiency cubes that hurt them for the rest of the game. Whoever manages their car factories the best over this 120-150 minute game will win.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mayfair Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":382919692,"sku":"100140","price":29.75,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0274\/9631\/products\/Automobile.jpg?v=1578608821","url":"https:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/products\/automobile","provider":"vaibhavhospital","version":"1.0","type":"link"}