Fortune
1979
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First produced
1979
Players
3 to 8
Age(s)
12+
             

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1 x playing board
8 x Company balance sheets
8 x playing pieces
2 x standard dice
2 x special takeover dice
72 x square production elements;
- 24 plants or factories, 24 energy units and 24 computers
60 x round service sector badges;
- 20 advertising, 20 consultancy and 20 insurance badges
2 x packs of cards;
- 30 economic climate, 30 business conditions, 10 share certificate and 36 loan cards
175 x bank notes;
-  £1,000 (50), £5,000 (50), £10,000 (50) and £50,000 (25)
1 x rules leaflet newspaper
1 x information booklet

Each player is the MD of a large enterprise. Make money in the industrial and financial sectors. Choose your strategy and try to avoid bankruptcy. Negotiate with suppliers and clients. Borrow money to make money. As in real life, taking too many risks can be a problem but it can also be rewarding.
Players can choose between two objectives;
- triple their initial capital
- play for a previously agreed time, after which the wealthiest player, wins.

A great, very detailed game which is also very heavy.
Featured companies; Avis, Bovis, British Gas, Brooke Bond, Oxo, Chrysler, City Group, Co-operative Bank, Data Stream International, Alfred Dunhill, Guinness, International Stores, J Walter Thompson Co., John Menzies, PA International, Prudential, Shell, The Sunday Times, Wiggins Teape, Williams and Glyns Bank, Woolworth.

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