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Games - Board Games - Economy and Trading

Acquire - A review of the 3M Bookshelf Game Acquire (1968). High Adventure in the World of High Finance.
Game Review - Acquire by Sid Sackson - Dan Becker's review of the board game Acquire by Sid Sackson. Published by 3M, Avalon Hill.
Mark's Acquire Pages - Information about the game including details of various tournaments.
Wealthhere - A game about getting rich through investing, buying real estate, accounting, and financial management.
Cashflow Educational Board Games from Robert Kiyosaki - Stimulate your financial intelligence with a educational board games for children and adults.
Yahoo Cashflow Store - You can awaken your financial genius, and take control of your financial future today. Shopping only of all variants of this game.
Success Broker Superstore - Your financial education and success begins here.
Bazaar - A review of the 3M Bookshelf Game Bazaar (1968). A trading game based on colored chips and their values in terms of each other.
Executive Decision - A review of the 3M Bookshelf Game Executive Decision (1972). Executive Decision is another of the 3M company's business simulation games. In it, the players represent the heads of large corporations. On each turn, the players make bids for quantities of "raw materials" (Standard, Fine and Extra Fine) and determine how many units of each "product" (A, B and C) they intend to produce.
Anti-Monopoly - The Original Monopoly board game, based on the folkgame created by Quakers, and an improved version Anti-Monopoly. Full of information about the history of Monopoly, by the author of the book "The Billion Dollar Monopoly Swindle".
Monopoly.com - News, merchandise, history, tournaments.
Who Invented Monopoly? - An interesting collection of articles about the classic board game claimed and actual origins, and photographs of early game pieces.
Make Your Own Opoly - Customize your own board game for family, friends or occasions(including the money, cards, board, box) using a pen/scissors or computer/color printer.
Richard's Monopoly Page - This site contains a list of my Monopoly Collection, as well as providing links to other Monopoly sites and a wanted page dedicated to buying and selling Monopoly items.
Game Spice Expansion for Monopoly - An expansion set for the board game Monopoly. Includes several other expansion sets for other games.
Late For the Sky Production Company Custom Games - Late for the Sky Production Company online ordering of collegeopoly, bibleopoly, city-in-a-box, specialty, and custom made board games.
Monoploly Tournaments - An annual World Championship online Monopoly Tournament, with players from around the world, competing for the title of "Best at Monopoly"
Etailgifts Specialty Monopoly Games - Monopoly Games for Cities, Colleges, Whoville-opoly, Coca-Cola, Harley-Davidson, Las Vegas, Golf Scrabble, Simpsons Clue Game, and 40-Love Board Games.
Space Monopoly - Offers documentation and free download of Space Monopoly.
MONOPOLY Rules - Rules for Monopoly, Monopoly Jr. and many other games.
About.com Monopoly NetLinks - Annotated links to a variety of Monopoly resources, including where to play online, the game's history, and information for collectors.
Excerpt from The Billion Dollar Monopoly Swindle - First chapter of e-book about the history of the Monopoly board game by Ralph Anspach.
Washington Free Press: Anti-Monopoly - A professor and a freelance writer are determined to set history straight on the origin and theft of a favorite American pastime. By Burton H. Wolfe.
Monopoly Catalog - Extensive catalog of Monopoly and related games for Monopoly collectors, with many photographs.
Monopoly games and downloads - Features rules, pictures, list of editions, books, computer versions for download, and games bought and sold.
Special Edition Monopoly Games - A site that sells Special Edition Monopoly Board Games.
Probabilities in the Game of Monopoly - Probabilities in the game Monopoly including land on frequencies, expected earnings, and payback times.
Durango Bill's Monopoly Probabilities - Statistical and graphics data for End-of-turn, Land-on, and per-dice-roll Monopoly probabilities.
MonopolyLinks.com - A monopoly directory with rules, history, graphics, books, articles, software, forums, playsites, leagues, and tournaments.
Monopoly Collector - Game history, facts about different versions, site owner's collection, official rules, and some sales.
Mutual Mania - An exciting, competitive and educational board game that provides a realistic simulation of the world of mutual fund investing. The object of the game is to maximize wealth through the shrewd buying and selling of the 9 mutual funds offered.
Poleconomy - Poleconomy is meant to be a real world simulation of Economics and Politics in Canada. The game reflects the way industry, finance and government interact when private enterprise operates within a system of parliamentary democracy.
Stocks and Bonds - A review of the 3M Bookshelf Game Stocks and Bonds (1964). Stocks and Bonds is another of the 3M business simulations. In this game the players are given an initial stake of $10,000 which they then invest in a series of 10 stocks and bonds.
Wall Street Up/Down - Players compete against each other and against the vagaries of up/down market fluctuations attempting to make the most lucrative acquisition of stocks and bonds avoiding realworld investing pitfalls.
James Clavell's Noble House: a Review - Review by Rich Heli.
Easy Money - Involving Buying and SellingBuilding, Borrowing Banking and Mortgaging. Rules.
East Indian Company - To have most shares (if equal - most money), when the last share of the East Indian Company is bought. The game of the year 1992 in Sweden.
Airlines - Review by Bob Rossney. "All manner of interesting things happen in a game of Airlines."
Airlines Review - Contains a review and gameplay information.
BoardgameGeek: Airlines - Features description, session reports, and reviews.
BoardgameGeek - Ali Baba - Contains a review and gameplay information.
Ali Baba - Contains a game review.
Board Gamers Anonymous - Ali Baba - Offers a review of the game.
Ali Baba: Variant - In this variant, all players take on the role of an Ali Baba as in the famous story, seeking to gain wealth at the expense of the Forty Thieves.
The Composite Index Game - The exciting new Stock Market Game for adults and children alike!
Gamereport: Samarkand - Review. "Samarkand just isnt that compelling."
Billabong Boardgamers: Samarkand review - Review. "Samarkand is an unassuming and simple game."
Intimate Settlers - 2-player variant.
A Brave New World - Expansion with eight civilizations, variants and strategy hints. Does not appear to have been updated recently.
Express to Catan - Strategy tips, variants, Frequently Asked Questions, rules rulings and tournament rules.
Loose Bits - Variants: Land Shares, Blood Rules, Poor Man's Seafarers.
Armed Settlers of Catan - A variant with military rules.
Unicorn's Rest - News, variant games rules and site links.
Wei-Hwa - Variants (many collected from other sources).
Game Night - Description and review.
KMWs Spielplatz - Description, review, pictures and diagrams of the Seafarers of Catan expansion. [English pages on a German site]
Kulkmann´s Gamebox - Descriptions and reviews of Settlers, Seafarers, "Stadte und Ritter" (Cities and Knights) and the Historical Scenarios (Alexander and Cheops).
Yahoo Groups: Settlers - Forum for discussing rules, variants and strategy.
Settlers3D Development Home - A 3D implementation of the board game Settlers of Catan. It is in active development and testers are needed.
Siedler von Catan Variants - Rules for Siedler von Catan with two sets and with Entdecker pieces.
Ray Tsai - Review.
Settling Catan - Variant.
Jon - English rules translation, English cheat sheets for German editions of the basic game, Seafarers and "Stadte und Ritter" (Cities and Knights) expansion set. Map pictures and scenario information for Seafarers and the 5/6 player expansion.
Westward Ho - Variant scenario.
Play-By-Email - Moderated double blind variant.
My Settlers Site - Reviews, strategies, scenarios, house rules, game variants, links, and chat.
Globetrotter Games - Review with FAQ, images and rules.
Mayfair Games - Producers of the English language edition of Settlers of Catan and various expansions. Primarily a retail site but they do have a growing collection of variant scenarios with printable components.
Settlers of Cataan Optional Rules - A variety of optional rules to Settlers of Cataan.
WannaGame.com - Online Catan using custom software. Catan related chat and ranking system. Only Windows supported.
Settlers Project Website - Play over the net. Requires Linux or Solaris.
NetSet: Network Settlers - Play Settlers over the net. Program only runs on Windows systems.
Columbus - Artificial intelligence research project. Play Settlers of Catan against other players and/or a computer. Java enabled web browser required.
Gnocatan - Open software project adapting Settlers for net play. Only available for Linux.
Play Settlers of Catan online - A Java version to play with other people around the world.
Yahoo Groups: Settlers of Catan - Play by email for basic game and Cities and Knights expansion. Registration fee, requires download.
Fortune Seeker - The Board Game for The 21st Century - Fortune Seeker is a board game of fortune that never plays the same way twice. This site is the official site concerning the game.
Life on the Farm Board Game - This board game about life on a family farm was created by a farm family, using real farm life experiences! Award winning fun for ages 8 to 108.
Parts Unknown - Review and description. "Robust systems and solid gameplay."
Parts Unknown - It's all fun and games until someone loses a Spleen. Parts Unknown is a game of buying, selling, price-gouging and profiteering in a tiny Victorian town gone crazy. Old Man Frankenstein made quite a splash with that little "monster" of his, and now everybody and his half-brother wants to be the next guy to play God. Everyone, that is, but you.
Game Reviews: Parts Unknown - Brief review. "This is my current favorite of the Cheapass line of games."
Careers - Rules.
Ozmioz Games - You try to build a business empire. When you proceed through life, you discover balancing friendships and business is complex, as you find that the world is more about cooperation than competition.
Kontor - Variant intended to make players worry more about bankruptcy and needing more planning.
Spiele aus Timbuktu - Publisher's site about the game, rules and scenarios.
The Game Of Life at Board Game Central - Information, rules, and links.
Life Board Game Rules - Collect money and LIFE Tiles, and have the highest dollar amount at the end of the game.
Life As A Blackman the Game - Life As A BlackMan the Game is the first and only board game to depict life from the perspective of a minority. You're an 18-year-old black male entering society. Where will you begin the game? Glamourwood, Black University, Military, or Ghetto? What will your character type be? Creative, Intellectual, or Athletic?
The Weekend Farmer Co - The Farming Game, invented on the seat of a tractor, is an economical game where you take part time jobs to get enough money to be able to live on your farm.
Deadwood - A Cheapass boardgame about bit actors on a Western backlot.
Shark - Players invest in various stock excanges, each trying to buy low and sell high. But the individual prices of the stocks are determined by where each player places stock markers. Players can choose to protect stock, making them less vulnerable to other player's destructive motivations, or try to choke other stocks, making them disappear from the board.

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