Q:
What are the Market News cards?
A:
There are 36 Market News cards. The instructions on these cards must be followed
when a player lands on the Market News space. They contain a wide array of information
that affects the Stock Market. Q:
Why is this space named "Market News"?
A:
Because the news on the cards affects the entire Stock Market. In other words,
the news affects the price of all four Stocks equally. Q:
Is Market News a Secondary Trade space?
A:
Yes. Any trade you make when you land on this space is a Secondary Trade. Q:
What happens when I land on Market News?
A:
You pick the top card and read it aloud. Follow the instructions on the card.
Replace the card face-down to the bottom of the deck when you are done. Q:
What happens when I land on Market News and a Market Rumor exists?
A:
You pick the top face-up card and read it aloud. Follow the instructions on the
card. Replace the card face-down to the bottom of the deck when you are done.
If a Market Rumor exists then this news "Confirms The Rumor" and you must flip
the Dispel Market Rumor card over and return it to the Market Rumor space. Moreover,
if the Rumor affected the Market you must return the Market Rumor Peg to the ZERO
slot. Q: How does the News
affect the Market?
A: There are
four possible actions that affect the Market: Market
Up: | Move every Stock UP by 2 x Roll | | Market
Down: | Move every Stock DOWN by 2 x Roll | | Market
Skyrockets!: | Double the price of every Stock | | Market
Crash!: | Cut the price of every Stock in half |
Q:
What's an example of a Market Up card?
A:
Suppose you land on Market News and pick a Market Up card. Now suppose A = 43,
B = 90, C = 0 [Halted], and D = 143 before the news. You roll a 7. You must move
every Stock UP 14 points [2 x 7]. Now A = 57, B = 104, C = 14, and D = 157. Since
Market News is a Secondary Trade space, you may trade after you move the Market
UP 14 points.
Note: Carnelian was
Halted [C = 0] before the news. Since the news was GOOD, Carnelian resumed trading
at 14 dollars per share. Q:
What's an example of a Market Down card?
A:
Suppose you land on Market News and pick a Market Down card. Now suppose A = 43,
B = 90, C = 0 [Halted], and D = 143 before the news. You roll a 10. You must move
every Stock DOWN 20 points [2 x 10]. Now A = 23, B = 70, C = 0 [Bankrupt], and
D = 123. Since Market News is a Secondary Trade space, you may trade after you
move the Market DOWN 20 points. Note:
Carnelian was Halted [C = 0] before the news. Since the news was BAD, Carnelian
became Bankrupt and no longer trades. Q:
What's an example of a Market Skyrockets! card?
A:
Suppose you land on Market News and pick a Market Skyrockets! card. Now suppose
A = 43, B = 90, C = 0 [Halted], and D = 143 before the news. You must DOUBLE the
price of A, B, and D, and move C UP by 3 x Roll. You roll and get a 7. Now A =
86, B = 180, C = 21, and D = 286. Since Market News is a Secondary Trade space,
you may trade after the Market Skyrockets. Note:
Carnelian was Halted [C = 0] before the news. Since the news was A Market Skyrockets!
card, Carnelian resumed trading at 21 dollars per share [3 x 7]. Q:
What's an example of a Market Crash! card?
A:
Suppose you land on Market News and pick a Market Crash! card. Now suppose A =
43, B = 90, C = 0 [Halted], and D = 143 before the news. You must CUT the price
of every Stock IN HALF. Now A = 22, B = 45, C = 0 [Bankrupt], and D = 72. Since
Market News is a Secondary Trade space, you may trade after the Market Crash. Note:
Carnelian was Halted [C = 0] before the news. Since the news was A Market Crash!
card, Carnelian became Bankrupt and no longer trades. | 
