Sheriff of Nottingham: 2nd Edition

Description

**Sheriff of Nottingham 2nd Edition** is a bluffing and negotiation game where merchants smuggle contraband past the inspecting Sheriff to maximize stall profits in Nottingham's market. **Key mechanics include:** - *Role rotation* Players alternate between Sheriff, who inspects Merchants' bags for illicit goods, and Merchants, who declare (potentially falsely) their wares. - *Inspection risks* Sheriff pays penalties for honest bags but confiscates contraband; Merchants can bribe to avoid scrutiny. - *Profit maximization* Merchants aim to stock stalls with optimal legal and illicit goods for highest earnings. - *Bribery and deception* Sheriff may overlook contraband for bribes; Merchants bluff contents to evade detection. - *Expansions integrated* Includes 6th Merchant, Black Market, and Sheriff’s Deputies with updated rules. Sheriff of Nottingham 2nd Edition immerses players in Nottingham's bustling market under Prince John's scrutiny, where most goods are legal but contraband risks profit and peril. Players rotate as the shrewd Sheriff, tasked with inspecting Merchants' bags—choosing any to probe, facing penalties for truthful declarations, yet seizing illicit items or accepting bribes. Merchants strive to slip the best goods past inspections to fill market stalls for maximum profits. This edition refines core rules and incorporates expansions like the 6th Merchant, Black Market effects, and Sheriff’s Deputies. Components comprise 110 Gold Coins, 216 Goods cards, 6 Deputy cards, 6 Black Market cards, 2 Deputy standees, 6 Merchant stands, 6 Merchant bags, a Sheriff standee, a Booty tile, and a rulebook.