Description
Investutor is a Slovenian stock trading game. Together you build chains of companies on the game board in four sectors: technology, energy, pharmaceuticals and finance. The longer the chain, the more the company's shares are worth. With the money you receive for building, you buy shares and put together your portfolio. At the end, the player with the most valuable portfolio wins.
How to play Investutor
On your turn you may first trade shares, then roll both dice. The colour die decides which company's branch you place, and the number die decides in which area of the board. For a new branch you receive a building reward. If the branch extends a chain, the share value rises and all shareholders of that company receive dividends. After placing, you may trade again.
Branches of two different colours may not stand next to each other horizontally or vertically. A longer chain can also remove a shorter chain of another colour. When that happens, the shareholders of the removed company pay a loss. The game ends when the share value of any company reaches 100 € or when the last branch of one colour is placed.
Once you have mastered the basic rules, you move on to the advanced level. There, stock market news cards shift the market prices of shares every round. With charitable donations you lower the tax you pay on your portfolio at the end.
Why you will like it
- Before rolling the dice and after placing a branch, you decide which shares to buy and which to sell before their value changes.
- You also receive dividends when another player places a branch, as long as you hold shares in that company.
- When a longer chain removes a shorter one, the balance on the stock market turns around in a single move.
- Two difficulty levels: a basic one for family evenings and an advanced one with stock market news cards, market prices and taxes.
Who is Investutor for
You can play it with two to four players, it is suitable from age 10, and a game takes 60 to 90 minutes. The basic level is fairly easy and meant for playing with family and friends. The advanced level brings more calculation. Investutor was created as a tool for financial literacy, so while playing you learn basic stock market terms such as shares, dividends and the initial public offering (IPO). The rules and the stock market news cards are in Slovenian.
What you might not like
The dice roll on every turn decides which company grows, so Investutor may not suit those who prefer games where the outcome depends on planning alone.
What's in the box
- 1 game board
- 1 share price board
- 4 My Portfolio trays
- 160 shares
- 60 branches
- 150 banknotes
- 35 stock market news cards
- 2 dice
- 8 share price markers
- 16 purchase markers
- 4 charity markers
- 1 Market Maker card
- rules
