Patent ID: 7185890

Claim:
A method of playing a stock trading simulation game, comprising: providing a game apparatus including a game board having a plurality of spaces marked on the game board, the plurality of spaces defining a path of movement on the game board, a portion of the plurality of spaces representing individual stock positions; establishing an Exchange for handling exchange of game money and stock positions during play of the game; taking a turn by one of the players, the turn comprising taking a hidden turn and taking an open turn, the hidden turn comprising determining a number of spaces to move a hidden turn game piece along the plurality of spaces, moving the hidden turn game piece the determined number of spaces, and taking any actions indicated on the space on which the hidden turn game piece lands; and the open turn comprising determining a number of spaces to move an open turn game piece along the plurality of spaces, moving the open turn game piece the determined number of spaces and taking any actions indicated on the space on which the open turn game piece lands; and exchanging game money with the Exchange according to instructions marked on a card selected as a result of taking an action indicated on the spaces on which either of the game pieces has landed.