In this game, you will be attempting to take over the world by controlling various companies that control other companies that control other companies...
You get the idea.
Buying Shares in Companies
When you start the game, you will have $10000. (For the purpose of this game, everything will be in Frendish Dollars, a special currency.) You will also have a company that makes $300 a month.
You can then buy parts of other companies. For example, a 10% piece of the Worldwide Sausage Corps might cost $650. And they might make $7000 a month.
So, you'd earn $700 from that.
But wait! The WSC own the Pig Butchering Salon, who make $750 a month because prices have gone down.
So, altogether you have $ 775 extra a month for buying something that cost $650.
Of course, the Pig Butchering Salon might also own another company, in fact several others even!
So, make your buys wisely.
Buying Companies
You can, going back to the Worldwide Sausage Corps example, buy a whole company out.
In the case of the WSC, that would be $6500.
To check the ownership of any one company, check out the "Buys and Sells" page on this blog, which is updated frequently.
Taxes
You will also be charged taxes. The Game Master randomly picks out taxes to give out. So, if she decides there is to be a Food Tax, all food-related companies have to pay out. If you own a share in that company, you have to pay out too.
Here is a list of all taxes.
- Food Tax
- Clothes Tax
- Business Tax
- Science Tax
- Utility Tax
- Money Tax
All companies have to fall into one or more of the categories. If you think we have missed one, email us.
Banking Money
All players have a 'bank account'. If they want to, they can deposit money and earn a 5% interest per month. This means, however, that they cannot take it out if they want to earn interest. You can deposit and withdraw as you want.
Emailing Turns
When you are ready to email a turn, you have to set it out in the following format.
Name of player.
Name of company owned.
Amount of money to deposit.
Amount of money to withdraw.
Companies to buy.
Shares to buy.
Changes to make to a company.
Other notes.
What follows is an example.
Name- John Doe
Name of company owned- The Reject Company
Amount of money to deposit- $0
Amount of money to withdraw- $100
Companies to buy- None.
Shares to buy- 10% share in Worldwide Cattle farmers-$100
Changes to make to companies- Increase The Reject Company's 10% share price by $250.
Other notes- Pay my Food Tax from my bank account.
Name of player.
Name of company owned.
Amount of money to deposit.
Amount of money to withdraw.
Companies to buy.
Shares to buy.
Changes to make to a company.
Other notes.
What follows is an example.
Name- John Doe
Name of company owned- The Reject Company
Amount of money to deposit- $0
Amount of money to withdraw- $100
Companies to buy- None.
Shares to buy- 10% share in Worldwide Cattle farmers-$100
Changes to make to companies- Increase The Reject Company's 10% share price by $250.
Other notes- Pay my Food Tax from my bank account.
I'd like to join a game like this, but the rules leave many questions open:
ReplyDelete* Where's a list of companies?
* How comes that the price for 10% of a company's stock equals exactly one tenth of the price for 100%? This strikes me as unrealistic.
* What if players together order more than 100% of a company's stock? For example, player A buys 60% and player B buys 75%, totaling 60+75=135%?
* How are the prices, earnings, and taxes set? At the Game Master's will? So if I lose, the sole reason will be the rules she made?
* Since there is no reason to keep cash, why isn't cash automatically deposited?
* If I'm not mistaken,