STALK EXCHANGE
Game Design
What is it?
Stalk Exchange is a punny stock market/gardening game where players try to grow most valuable stalk portfolio from their community hedge fund. It is a radically accessible take on stock speculation that uses no money and keeps the math simple, while simulating the wild ups and downs of a market bubble. Back when it was still known as Capetalism, it won the Ion Award for Light Games and Cardboard Edison award in 2022.
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How does it work?
Imagine playing Go on a hexagonal grid with 5 colors, but everyone is every color and your mom keeps winning because she's a better card counter than everyone else. The game is one part spatial puzzle and one part bluffing as players try to collect flowers for their secret stalk portfolio and grow their value enough to win, but not enough to tank them.
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You can order it on the Op's website directly, go to amazon, or find it at your friendly local game store.