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Epee1

February 08, 2012, 10:37:33 PM
So is there any financial games where you actually learn something that transfers to real life?

Thanks.

LongBlade

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February 08, 2012, 10:56:09 PM
Some investment sites allow you to make shadow transactions to see how your theories are working.

There is a company that makes a game that helps auditors better identify embezzlement and other forensic accounting.

There are also games that I played in school a long time ago - I expect they have been significantly improved upon in the last 20 years. 

What more exactly are you looking for?
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son_of_montfort

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February 08, 2012, 11:29:25 PM
The only financial game I played in school was Lemonade Stand!  ;) For an early Apple game, it was pretty good!

Outside of space trading games, I don't know of any realistic ones. Capitalism and Capitalism II were always good, but more about industry and production than stocks and bonds.
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February 09, 2012, 07:31:26 AM
What about the old Avalon Hill game?
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Epee1

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February 09, 2012, 08:16:45 AM
I was just looking for some type of game that simulated the stock market, without losing real money.

Thanks for the suggestions.

jomni

#5
February 09, 2012, 08:49:56 AM
Just do paper trading. Games won't do since they are fantasy.

Epee1

#6
February 09, 2012, 07:09:08 PM
Thanks Jomni, you are probably right.

republic

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February 11, 2012, 03:47:23 PM
Not a stock market game, but I actually learned quite a bit during my years of Eve Online.  It has a deep economic system with great rewards...but can be brutal as well.

besilarius

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February 12, 2012, 06:40:32 PM
Not at all useful for present day finances, but if you were curious about being a trader in the Middle Ages after the Black Death, then the Patrician series is very immersive.
It is up to verson 4, and is not at all military or diplomatic.  Just trade and survival.
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