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What this is
Promise and cajole their way to the top whilst running the East India Company. It is designed for 1–6 players.
At a glance
- Players
- 1–6
- Minimum age
- 13 and up
- First published
- 2017
- Designer
- Cole Wehrle
- Artists
- Amita Pai, Jan Lipiński
- Photographs
- 1
How players rate John Company
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Player-count fit
How well it plays at each count. Best at 4.
- 1p6.940 ratings
- 2p7.240 ratings
- 3p7.840 ratings
- 4p8.339 ratings
- 5p7.639 ratings
- 6p7.439 ratings
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability7.8/10
- Ease of teach4.9/10
- Gateway friendliness5.6/10
- Component quality6.8/10
- Table presence7.9/10
- Travel friendliness5.7/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate6.1SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessCompetitive4.8FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckBalanced4.7Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationPresent5.7Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityHeavy3.6LightHeavy
- Decision complexityDemanding3.7SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyNone1.6No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table5.8Lap trayTwo tables
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Rules & files
Rulebooks, FAQs and reference sheets- rulebookJohn Company: Second Edition RulebookEN · 48 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
Box & shelf
Box dimensions are not recorded for this edition yet. Once a publisher supplies them, or an owner measures them, this shows shelf volume, spine width and how many copies fit in a 33 cm cube.