
2023Goh Choon Ean
Mostly reviews and how-to-play. Bansan is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, and 1 unboxings.
From BoardGameGeek
Be a market vendor in Bansan, a lively game inspired by the multisensory experience of a bustling wet market in Penang. You'll need to "bao ka liao"-deal with fellow vendors, wholesalers, and customers; buy and sell ingredients; cook and serve hawker stall fare; keep the waste bins from overflowing; and navigate a myriad of events that changes up every game you play. Each player is a vendor renting market stalls while running a hawker food business in a bansan. On your turn, you will stock produce from the wholesale supply into market stalls, then take 2 actions from 3 options: BUY produce from other vendors or your wholesaler SELL produce to online customers EMPTY a waste bin Just like in local Asian markets, bargain at anytime to negotiate the best deals from other vendors. Then complete shopping lists of ingredients to make a variety of hawker food for your customers. The vendor who has earned the most money at game end wins! There's also the Sendiri Mode - a solo way to play Bansan, and the Kenduri Mode - when the market gets a big order to host a feast! Juggle the multiple roles of a vendor to win the title of "Bos Bansan!" Even if you get out-vended, you are guaranteed a taste of the chaos and excitement of local market culture in Malaysia! -description from the designer
Bansan has 5 videos from 4 creators: 2 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides and 1 unboxing. They date from 2023 to February 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "How to play interview: Bansan at Spiel 2024" by So Play We All, which runs 10 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Bansan Review with Tom Vasel" by Dice Tower Encore.
If you like it, try Kaki Lima and Kaki Lima: Downtown KL, also by Goh Choon Ean, or Chinatown and Bohnanza, which share several of its mechanics. It appears in convention videos from Spiel Essen 2024.
2024Goh Choon Ean
1 - 4 players30 - 60 minMedium weight
1999Karsten Hartwig
3 - 5 players60 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Be a market vendor in Bansan, a lively game inspired by the multisensory experience of a bustling wet market in Penang. You'll need to "bao ka liao"-deal with fellow vendors, wholesalers, and customers; buy and sell ingredients; cook and serve hawker stall fare; keep the waste bins from overflowing; and navigate a myriad of events that changes up every game you play. Each player is a vendor renting market stalls while running a hawker food business in a bansan. On your turn, you will stock produce from the wholesale supply into market stalls, then take 2 actions from 3 options: BUY produce from other vendors or your wholesaler SELL produce to online customers EMPTY a waste bin Just like in local Asian markets, bargain at anytime to negotiate the best deals from other vendors. Then complete shopping lists of ingredients to make a variety of hawker food for your customers. The vendor who has earned the most money at game end wins! There's also the Sendiri Mode - a solo way to play Bansan, and the Kenduri Mode - when the market gets a big order to host a feast! Juggle the multiple roles of a vendor to win the title of "Bos Bansan!" Even if you get out-vended, you are guaranteed a taste of the chaos and excitement of local market culture in Malaysia! -description from the designer
Designer
Goh Choon Ean
Artist
Charis Loke
Publisher
Arts-ED
Categories
Mechanics