Q:
How does the Game
usually End?
A: The Game usually
ends when the Trading Day Peg reaches Game Over, which marks the end of the Trading
Week. Q: What are all the
different ways the Game can End?
A:
[1] Trading Week Ends – the Peg reaches Game Over;
[2] Market Collapse - A, B, C, and D are all Bankrupt; [3] Major Cave In –
all players are Trapped [No One Wins!]; [4] One Player Left – the last player
remaining in the Game, after all the other players are bankrupt, is the Winner. Q:
What happens at the End of the Game?
A:
At the end of the Game, all active [Free] players sell their holdings to the Bank
and the player with the most cash wins the Game! Q:
What happens to Trapped Players at the End of the Game?
A:
At the end of the Game, if there are any players still trapped in the Gold Mine
they automatically lose the Game...regardless of their holdings. Q:
How do players go Bankrupt?
A: Players
go Bankrupt when conditions arise where they have insufficient holdings to raise
cash for payments. Players are not allowed to borrow money from the Bank or
from other players to make payments. However, players are allowed to sell
their holdings to other players and negotiate for the best price. Finally, if
a player has one or more holdings that they cannot sell to another player, then
they must sell to the Bank using the appropriate rules. Q:
What happens to players who become Bankrupt?
A:
Bankrupt players retire from the game. Q:
What happens when a player lands on The Opening Bell and the Peg reaches Game
Over?
A: When the Trading Week
is over and the game ends in the usual manner [1], the players do not jump
back to the Opening Bell. They remain on their respective spaces until the
Liquidation Process is complete. Q:
Do the players remain on their respective spaces when the Game Ends by a Market
Collapse [2]?
A: Yes. They remain
on their respective spaces until the Liquidation Process is complete. Q:
What is Liquidation?
A: The process
of converting Stocks, Commodities, and Franchises into available cash is called
Liquidation. Q: How are Stocks
and Franchises Liquidated?
A: All
Stocks and Franchises are sold to the Bank at the current market price. If you
are playing the Advanced Variation of the Game, all Short Sales are covered at
the current market price. Players who are not on a Trading space must pay the
Bank a flat commission of $1,000 for each trade. Q:
What happens if I am not on a Trading space and I need to Liquidate my
Stocks and Franchises?
A: You must
pay the Bank a flat commission of $1,000 for each trade you make. Q:
Do I pay a commission when I sell my Franchise on the corresponding Franchise
space?
A: No. Q:
How is Gold Liquidated?
A: All
Gold is sold to the Bank at the lowest price unless you are on a GEM Space [Gold
Nugget: $100; Gold Strike: $1,000; Mother Lode: $10,000]. Q:
What happens if I am on a GEM space at the End of the Game and I need to Liquidate
my Gold?
A: You simply follow the
instructions on the GEM space. After you roll for a Quote, you must sell all your
Gold using this Quote. Q:
How are Consumer Products Liquidated (Toys, Clothes, and Gear)?
A:
All these Commodities are sold to the Bank at the lowest price, unless you are
on Garage Sale [Consumer Product: $100]. Q:
What happens if I am on Garage Sale at the End of the Game and I need to Liquidate
my Consumer Products (Toys, Clothes, and Gear)?
A:
You simply follow the instructions on Garage Sale. After you roll for a Quote,
you must sell all your Consumer Products using this Quote. Q:
What is an example of a Game that Ends when the Peg reaches Game Over [1]?
A:
Suppose Katie and Alex are free and Peter and Morris are Trapped in the Gold Mine.
Now suppose the Trading Day is Friday when Alex lands on The Opening Bell. The
Peg reaches Game Over and marks the end of the Trading Week. Katie is on a GEM
space and rolls a Quote of 10. She sells her Mother Lode and receives $100,000.
This enables Katie to become wealthier than Alex who has a total of $78,000. Katie
wins the game. Peter and Morris automatically lose the game because they are trapped,
even though Peter is wealthier than Katie because he also has a Mother Lode along
with thousands of shares of Stock. Q:
What is an example of a Game that Ends by a Market Collapse [2]?
A:
Suppose Paul, Michelle, and Mary are trapped in the Gold Mine and Brigid is the
only free player. Now suppose A, C, and D are Bankrupt and B is Halted. It is
Brigid's turn to roll and she lands on B DOWN. Beryl [B] is now Bankrupt. The
Game is Over because the Market Collapsed. Surprisingly, Brigid wins the game
because she is the only free player. Moreover, the only assets Brigid has are
three Consumer Product tokens which are only worth $300. Q:
What is an example of a Game that Ends by a Major Cave In [3]?
A:
Suppose there is a Gold Rush with four players in the game. Maggie and Maurice
each rolls a 7 and are Trapped Together. Moreover, Amy and Owen each rolls a 1
and they are Trapped Together. No one has a Rock Wrecker and the Game is Over
because of this Major Cave In. No one Wins! Q:
What is an example of a Game that Ends with only One Player Left in the Game after
all the other players are Bankrupt [4]?
A:
Suppose there are two players in the game, Bernadette and Richard. Now, suppose
Richard strikes water during an Oil Exploration and becomes Bankrupt [Bulls &
Bears card]. Richard must retire from the game and Bernadette wins because she
is the only player left. Q:
What is an example of a player who is on a Trading space at the end of the game
and liquidating Stocks and Franchises?
A:
Suppose Claudine is on a Trading space when the Trading Day Peg reaches Game Over.
She needs to liquidate four Stocks and one Franchise. Since she is on a Trading
space Claudine pays no commissions. Q:
What is an example of a player who is not on a Trading space at the End
of the Game and liquidating Stocks and Franchises?
A:
Suppose Abe is on a Bulls & Bears space when the Trading Day Peg reaches Game
Over. He needs to liquidate four Stocks and one Franchise. Since he is not on
a Trading space Abe must pay the Bank $5,000 [5 x $1,000] in commissions. Q:
What is an example of a player who is on a GEM space at the End of the Game and
liquidating Gold?
A: Suppose George
is on a GEM space when there is a Market Collapse. He needs to liquidate three
Gold Strikes and five Gold Nuggets. Since he is on a GEM space he rolls a Quote
of 3 and collects $10,500 [(1,000 x 3 x 3) + (100 x 3 x 5)] for his Gold. Although
George sold his Gold at a low price it could have been worse if he was not on
a GEM space. Q: What is an
example of a player who is not on a GEM space at the End of the Game and
liquidating Gold?
A: Suppose Laura
is on a Trade space when there is a Market Collapse. She needs to liquidate three
Gold Strikes and five Gold Nuggets. Since she is not on a GEM space she must sell
her Gold at the lowest price. She only collects $3,500 [(1,000 x 1 x 3) + (100
x 1 x 5)] for her Gold. Q:
What is an example of a player who is on Garage Sale at the End of the Game and
liquidating Consumer Products?
A:
Suppose Joseph is on Garage Sale when the Trading Day Peg reaches Game Over. He
needs to liquidate four Consumer Products. Since he is on Garage Sale he rolls
a Quote of 7. Joseph collects $2,800 [100 x 7 x 4] for his Stuff. Q:
What is an example of a player who is not on Garage Sale at the End of
the Game and liquidating Consumer Products?
A:
Suppose Caroline is on The Opening Bell when the Trading Day Peg reaches Game
Over. She needs to liquidate four Consumer Products. Since she is not on Garage
Sale she must sell her Stuff at the lowest price. Caroline collects only $400
[100 x 1 x 4] for her Stuff. | 
