Financial board game

DETAILED DESCRIPTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a realistic financial board game.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a financial board game which behaves in a coordinated but unpredictable way.
It is a still further object of the present invention to provide a financial board game which simulates both realisitc stock market behavior and the elements of private entrepreneurship.
It is a still further object of the present invention to provide a financial board game which plays realistically while building interest and excitement during the course of the game.
It is also a further object of the present invention to provide a financial board game which may serve as a financial teaching aid for those who play the game.
It is a still further object of the present invention to provide a financial board game which may be readily adapted for use with international exchange rates.
Briefly, in accordance with the present invention, a financial board game is provided which provides enjoyment to the players in addition to serving as a financial teaching aid, comprising a game board having a closed loop path divided into a plurality of discrete spaces interconnected to one another, each discrete space providing an instruction to a player whose token lands thereon during movement along the closed loop path, a stock market pricing display including a plurality of stocks each of which has a plurality of indicia of stock values associated therewith, some of the discrete spaces having instructions thereon indicating that a particular stock has risen or fallen in value and other discrete spaces having instructions thereon indicating that shares of a particular stock may be purchased, marker means movable in response to instructions from some of the discrete spaces of the closed loop path for collectively displaying the current indicia for each of the stocks, whereby a player whose token lands on a sufficient number of discrete spaces allowing purchase of a particular stock will gain control of the stock if the player accumulates a predetermined number of shares of the stock thereby requiring the other players to pay a multiple of the current value of such stock displayed by the stock market pricing display for each share of the controlled stock they purchase