# Cartel

Cartel is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 90 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4.

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 90 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 2.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1973
- **Categories:** Economic
- **Mechanics:** Auction / Bidding, Set Collection
- **Owned by:** 1 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1
- **Unique players:** 1

**Designers:** Phil Orbanes Sr.

**Artists:** Robert Fisher, Al Zygier, Robert Zingmark, The Design Organization

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cartel)
- [Cartel in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/cartel)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/507)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-16. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._