Stock Board Games

Stock It To Ya!

• In this board game, players move around the board and acquire shares of stocks by landing on different companies. Each company has a certain number of shares to sell. Once all of a company&'s stock shares have been purchased, players can sell them for a profit. The first player to sell a company&'s stock makes double the stock&'s value, while the other players may only sell them for half of the value. Players can also lose or make money through acquiring "Bulls and Bears" cards or landing on a "Windfall" space. The player with the most money at the end of the game wins.

  The game was created by the Van Heyst Group in 2002. It is designed for two to six players ages 10 and up. The game can be bought new and used through online retailers.

Stock Market: The Aristocrat of Money Games

• In this classic stock market game, players choose an occupation and accumulate money to become a day-trader. Players use the roll of the dice to move around the board&'s spaces, which provide stock-purchasing opportunities or pitfalls caused by board meetings. Each turn, a slider is moved in the center of the board to dictate what the current stock value will be for each of the eight stocks available in the game. The first player to accumulate $100,000 is declared the winner.

  The game was created in 1963 by Western Publishing Company. The game is out of print and only available in used condition through online retailers such as BoardGameGeek.com and Ebay.com.

Decisions

• The game is primarily focused on money management by playing the stock exchange. Players move around a game board, buy and sell stocks, and collect cash or lose cash from the messages written on special game cards or spaces. Game play is open-ended, but players typically set a predetermined amount of time to play. After the game ends, players tally their net worth through balancing the current value of stocks, debts owed and physical cash. The player with the highest net worth wins.

  This game is published by Vintage Sports Cards. It is designed for two to four players ages 10 and up.