Those tightly-packed boxes leave little room for imagination.
You couldn’t write a finer satire.
But this is no Cones of Dunshire.
Yes, Container is literally a board game about shipping containers.
It’s also one of the most singular, thrilling gaming experiences I’ve ever had.
At the heart of Container’s masterful gameplay design is its player-driven closed economy.
Getting more cash isn’t as simple as passing Go, either.
Points are scored by buying containers offered at auction.
To get containers to auction, though, you’ll first need to make them.
As is the way with shipping, it takes a long journey to reap the rewards.
There’s a sandbox-like feel to the no-rails freedom granted, for better and worse.
Yet this potentially unforgiving, inherently flawed structure is exactly what makes Container so unique and essential.
If things judder to a halt, it’s on the players - not the game.
It’s a shame that this genuinely one-of-a-kind gameplay experience is wrapped in such a dull wrapper.
By its nature, Container won’t be for everyone.
