Prince John is coming to Nottingham! Players, in the role of merchants, see this as an opportunity to make quick profits by selling goods in the bustling city during the Prince’s visit. However, players must first get their goods through the city gate, which is under the watch of the Sheriff of Nottingham. Should you play it safe with legal goods and make a profit, or risk it all by sneaking in illicit goods? Be mindful, though, as the Sheriff always has his eyes out for liars and tricksters and if he catches one, he very well may confiscate those goods for himself!
adamken47
A game I regrettably haven't played enough of. Or have I? I don't know, maybe I'm bluffing. Actually, I really haven't. Seriously. I want to play this more. Or maybe I'm bluffing again. You'll have to open the bag to really find out. Sheriff of Nottingham preys upon our curiosity. From the outside looking in, you might think that the pressure is on the merchants to try and sneak some goods through the Sheriff and into their stall/contraband pile. And, for sure, there is pressure on them to do so. But it's really the Sheriff who has to think carefully in all of this. The impulse is just to see what is in the bag. Will the curiosity get the better of the Sheriff or will it be the undoing of the merchant? It's this sort of free-form negotiation and social deduction that makes Sheriff so fun. The ever-changing landscape of goods and money creates an atmosphere that goes above and beyond any final scoring. In fact, the scoring structure just lends a bit of foundation for what is really just an incredibly fun social activity.
AdmiralGT
My only problem with this is that it takes a long time for what it is. It would be a lot better if it was sped up a little but I'm not sure where you can save time because it's all about the negotiation.
adamsinger109
I do like a lot of the mechanisms in this game, it feels very different from other games. I just didn't find the fun factor to be enough for me. It did feel a bit random at times since the occasional risky decision (that you may or may not be involved in) would really tip the scales.