Jacob Marley, Esq.
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Game Details
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Publishers
- Cheapass Games
- Year2004
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Authors
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- Players3-6
- Playtime90min
Components
Needed Components
Ratings
- Dieter Baron
- Calvin Schwarz
- Nicolas Schwarz
- Ilse Schwarz
- Ute Baron
Description
You’re a lowly clerk in young Jacob Marley’s powerful investment firm, which lends money to needy people throughout the city of London. Marley has decided to elevate one lucky clerk to the status of partner. To make the most points with the boss, you must lend his money to the most trustworthy clients, and stay away from the ones that will ruin you. If you’re lucky, you’ll even grow up to be as stingy and horrible as he is.
As a clerk in Marley’s investment firm, you are given an account of £12 to lend to various ne’er-do-well clients in London. Each turn, you move Marley through the streets of the city, randomly affecting the economy of London with a cool Economy Chart. Then you can see what’s going on in the street where Marley stopped. Will you lend your money to a lawyer, a financial institution, or a petty criminal? The choice is yours, but make sure you’re not the only player with a client like this, or it can cost you a bundle of money and points!