The Stock Market Game (1970)

Players buy and sell 5 different kinds of stocks trying to make the most money. Players simultaneous place counters to indicate buying or selling against a timer; then a random card decides whether the market is bull, bear or mixed, but the amount a stock rises or falls depends on its type and how many people are buying or selling it. There are also rules for stock splits, stock conversion, margin buying and short selling.

from "The Avalon Hill General Index and Company History, 1952-1980"

Stock Market (1970)
Designed by Thomas Shaw

In the more conventional non-wargame design area Shaw was still better than most. This one won him accolades from CHICAGO TODAY magazine.

Magazine References:

The GENERAL Index Article List:

• The GENERAL Vol.6,No.6
  • “COVER STORY: Kriegspiel - The Stock Market Game” (Commentary)
• The GENERAL Vol.7,No.4
  • The Question Box - Afrika Korps, Kriegspiel, D-Day, Midway, Anzio, The Stock Market Game