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Parts Unknown (1999)

Average Rating: 5.95/10
Board Game Rank: 3444
Thematic Rank: 336
Strategy Game Rank: 825
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1999
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90 minutes
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Opfer der Wissenschaft
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Players are retail store owners who supply body parts to the local mad scientists. Viktor, a mad scientist, goes around window shopping. Whenever he stops to look at a particular type of parts, a demand for that type of part is created; all the parts at the cheapest price get sold. If there is still a demand, all the parts at the next cheapest price get sold. This continues until demand is met. If parts sold exceed demand, a surplus is created, which may put an extra townsfolk back into the population. If the demand is not met, a shortage is created which will be filled by removing a townsfolk.

Each turn, players get a part from their gravediggers, and can pay for more parts. Players can buy store shelves, and stock those shelves with parts, setting them to a specific, fixed price. If parts don't sell. the may be shuffled off to the "parts unknown" pile, which will automatically sell at certain times at a highly discounted rate. There could be, at times, a monster on the loose which scares off shoppers, getting them to buy parts only at the cheapest price, ignoring other available parts. Also, villagers might riot, which causes parts from the gravediggers to be more expensive. Player with the most money at the end of the game wins.

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  • 1998 Cardstock version (Out of Print)

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Opfer der Wissenschaft
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Truant German Edition 2004
Publisher: Mario Truant Verlag
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Year: 2004
Product Code: 5312
Size: 8.86 x 6.30 x 0.79 inches
0.55 pounds
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Parts Unknown
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Cheapass English edition 1999 (paper envelope)
Publisher: Cheapass Games
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Year: 1999
Product Code: CAG 016
Size: 9.50 x 6.50 x 0.20 inches
0.24 pounds
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Use this "Big Board" to keep track of the going rates of the various parts commodities. When Viktor makes a sale, you can easily figure out what commodity he wants to buy by looking at the big board. Its also useful for setting your pricing strategy.
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Board Game Rank: 3444
Thematic Rank: 336
Strategy Game Rank: 825
Num Ratings: 200
Average Rating: 5.95
Standard Deviation: 1.30
Num Views: 12801
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Avg. Game Weight: 1.9
Fans: 0
Personal Comments: 95
Users Owning: 462
Users Wanting: 16
Users Trading: 21 [find trade matches]
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