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The Stock Market Game is an economic strategy game involving negotiation designed by Thomas N. Shaw and published in 1970 by Avalon Hill. [1] Players buy and sell five different stocks and bonds of fluctuating prices within timed rounds to ultimately become the richest player.
These virtual stock markets are often based on things like sports or entertainment "stocks". Players are asked to invest in a particular sports team for example. If the team is doing well, the stock goes up and if the team is playing badly the stock value for that team falls. Stock market games are often built into many other prediction games.
While this stock could move down by ten or twenty and be wiped out, the most one would lose is a thousand dollars. However, there is an equal chance that the stock will move up, and a single roll of Up 20 will triple the original investment. The possible return on investing in a five-cent stock, the cheapest possible, is even higher.
Johnny L. Wilson reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "Millionaire is a stimulating experience for anyone who enjoys the strategic decisions inherent in high finance." [ 1 ] Electronic Games awarded Millionaire the 1985 Arkie Awards for "Best Electronic Money Game".
Eric Solomon reviewed Stocks & Bonds for Issue 43 of Games & Puzzles magazine, and criticized the game for its unoriginality and low realism. [5] In The Playboy Winner's Guide to Board Games, Jon Freeman heavily compared the game to The Stock Market Game, preferring the fact that all transactions take place on paper but commenting that the rules can occasionally be ambiguous.
Celebdaq was an online "celebrity stock exchange" game on the BBC's website. The game had its own television show on BBC Three. The television show was presented by Paddy O'Connell and Libby Potter until comedian Jenny Eclair became the presenter. Players were given the opportunity to buy and sell shares in celebrities using £10,000 of virtual ...
A fantasy sports stock simulation is a type of fantasy sports game. It differs from standard fantasy sports games, which involve drafting teams and competing against other teams in a league in certain statistical categories. In a fantasy sports stock simulation, players and teams are "stocks" in a stock market which can be bought and sold, and ...
Liquid's next game Rise of the Argonauts, released in December 2008 and published by Codemasters, is a Greek mythology-themed action role-playing game for Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 that received mixed reviews, [10] with criticisms centering on technical problems, derivative art direction and repetitive gameplay. [11]