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Oranges & Lemons

Oranges & Lemons

Medusa Games · 2024
2–590–120 min12+ yrs3.3/5 complexity7.6 BGG#5.400 BGG548Strategy
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How do you play Oranges & Lemons?

Oranges and Lemons is a worker placement game.

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Oranges & Lemons box art
official art · Medusa Games

Oranges and Lemons is a worker placement game. Starting with just two workers, limited storage capacity and only able to transport what one person can carry the players must make the best they can of early 18th-century London, expanding their transport by acquiring first a hand cart, then a horse and cart and ultimately a ship, and by visiting locations mentioned in and activities inspired by the Oranges and Lemons nursery rhyme.

Here they can buy and sell goods such as lemons, pancakes, bricks and pans, get involved in the moneylending business, fulfil export contracts at the docks, try their hand at politics, invest in the early stock market or back risky but possibly lucrative expeditions to the East Indies. There are multiple routes to obtaining wealth and prestige. The winner will be the player who can best combine the available strategies to emerge as a Master of Commerce, with the city at their feet.

—description from their designer

game anatomy
Complexity3.3 / 5
BGG rating7.6 / 10
Vibe
Strategy
Play time
90–120 min
Players
2–5
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#5.400
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Oranges & Lemons is a age of reason game, for 2–5 players, taking ~90–120 minutes, featuring contracts. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Oranges & Lemons — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Oranges & Lemons support?
Oranges & Lemons is played by 2–5 players.
Q5How long does a game of Oranges & Lemons take?
A game of Oranges & Lemons takes about 90–120 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Oranges & Lemons for?
Oranges & Lemons is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Oranges & Lemons?
Oranges & Lemons has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 3.3 out of 5.
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