2017西村裕 (Hiroshi Nishimura)
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1 - 4 players30 - 45 minMedium weight

2025西村裕 (Hiroshi Nishimura)
Mostly playthroughs. National Economy is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews and 5 recorded sessions.
From BoardGameGeek
National Economy is a strategic economic card game set during the 19th and 20th centuries, when national economies rapidly expanded. Players act as business owners, hiring workers, constructing buildings, and managing cash flow to navigate a volatile and competitive market. Each round, players assign workers to available workplaces to activate effects such as earning money, acquiring new cards, or hiring additional workers. As the game progresses, new workplace cards are added to the communal pool, gradually increasing the range of available actions. However, players must also contend with rising wage demands and the risk of unpaid salaries, forcing difficult decisions like selling off valuable assets. The game rewards efficient resource management, long-term planning, and adaptability. Strategic building placement and timing are key, as players balance investment, labor, and liquidity in pursuit of economic dominance. The goal is to accumulate the most wealth by the end of the ninth and final round, calculated by the total value of your constructed buildings and remaining money. -description from the publisher
National Economy has 7 videos from 4 creators: 2 reviews and 5 playthroughs. They date from 2025 to May 2026.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "National Economy Fantastic worker placement that's been a hidden gem for over a decade!" by Rahdo Runs Through. To see it played, watch "Purple Moose Plays...National Economy: Progress (solo)" by Purple Moose Plays, one of 5 playthroughs.
If you like it, try National Economy Mecenat, also by 西村裕 (Hiroshi Nishimura), or Tír na nÓg, Adulthood and Everdell Farshore, which share several of its mechanics.
2017西村裕 (Hiroshi Nishimura)
1 - 4 players30 - 45 minMedium weight
2024Isaac Shalev, Jason Slingerland
1 - 5 players30 - 45 minMedium weight
2024Johnny O'Neal
1 - 4 players45 minMedium weight
2023James A. Wilson, Clarissa A. Wilson
1 - 4 players40 - 80 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
National Economy is a strategic economic card game set during the 19th and 20th centuries, when national economies rapidly expanded. Players act as business owners, hiring workers, constructing buildings, and managing cash flow to navigate a volatile and competitive market. Each round, players assign workers to available workplaces to activate effects such as earning money, acquiring new cards, or hiring additional workers. As the game progresses, new workplace cards are added to the communal pool, gradually increasing the range of available actions. However, players must also contend with rising wage demands and the risk of unpaid salaries, forcing difficult decisions like selling off valuable assets. The game rewards efficient resource management, long-term planning, and adaptability. Strategic building placement and timing are key, as players balance investment, labor, and liquidity in pursuit of economic dominance. The goal is to accumulate the most wealth by the end of the ninth and final round, calculated by the total value of your constructed buildings and remaining money. -description from the publisher
Designer
西村裕 (Hiroshi Nishimura)
Artist
Satoshi Takahata (高畑 慧)
Publisher
Korokorodou
Mechanics