Tasty Minstrel Games has announced the fantasy-themed dice game Thief’s Market, with release planned for Gen Con.

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Set in the same fantasy world as TMG’s Harbour (see “'Harbour'”), Thief’s Market centers around a band of three to five thieves that are dividing up their ill-gotten loot, then investing their shares in valuable items to gain an advantage or score points.  The loot in question is determined by a roll of the custom dice, with players taking their pick from the pile or, being thieves, taking from each other.  The loot is then used to purchase cards that award various bonuses in later rounds, or for victory points.

Thief’s Market was designed by Dave Chalker (Get Bit) and illustrated by Rob Lundy (DragonFlame, Cthulhu Realms).  The final component list will be determined during the project’s planned Kickstarter campaign, which is expected to launch in January.  MSRP is tentatively $20.00.