Takeover: The New Zealand Sharemarket Game (1986)

Object of the game: is to increase your wealth by wise buying and selling of shares. Buy shares low and sell when high if possible and build up a well spread portfolio of companies. as time proceeds your financial position should increase substantially and you should find yourself in a position of owning 20% shareholding of a company or companies. Takeover approval cards are required to increase your shareholding over 20%. when a 50% shareholding is obtained then you shall be deemed to have Company Control. the benefits of this are substantial, for example increased Dividends and collection of Penalties. The ultimate object of the game is to be the first player to obtain 100% ownership of a company and thus end the game and collect a $6,000, 000 bonus.