I love the idea of these sorts of games but haven't played them much so was a little nervous when I opened the box. But, wow. What a lot of fun. Just finished my first game with one other person. It took a while to catch on and we played the "wharf" side of the player board which seemed less complicated. We talked through the first several moves out loud. Once we got the hang of moving the market pieces the game picked up pace and was a TON of fun.