Free Market: NYC

By the mid-1930s, the United States was still struggling to squeeze its way out of the Great Depression. These difficult times were characterized by hunger, crime, high unemployment, major wealth inequality, limited social mobility, and political strife that tested the fortitude of the American economy. The government intervened, establishing new economic policies, which eventual led to reviving free market principles. By the early 1940’s it had become apparent that the US had pulled itself up by its bootstraps, restoring a stable and growing economy defined by the opportunity that a free market provides. Free Market: NYC is about what distinguishes the United States economically. It is the economic freedom of every individual that is the true backbone and bedrock of a properly functioning economy, as well as its source of innovation and progress. This game aims to mimic that spirit. Profit by investing, selling, trading, taking risks, paying attention to market trends, anticipating opponents’ strategy, and cooperating with others, but also profiting from them as well, all towards the goal of making money. The trick is simple: buy when the market is low and sell when it’s high to earn more profit than your opponents. The most successful businessman wins the game. —description from the publisher