The way the game is structured is that it is easier to ‘get out of the rat race’ if you have a lower income job like the janitor. The do fix this in the electronic version of Cashflow 101. For me personally, I knew this stuff already, and after you learn and play the game a few times this becomes very laborious and time consuming. The point of this is so you learn how statements work and where the numbers should fit. You then have to get it ‘audited’ by the person sitting next to you. This means you have to get out the eraser and calculator and change everything manually. When you make an investment (known as Big/Small Deals) in the game, you have to update your own financial statements. Duplex for $50,000), but everything else in the game is similar, so it’s all relative. I found that the values of the investments is somewhat out of whack with reality (eg. You have to save money to invest so that you make more money every month, and not all the investments are good ones, so you have to make decisions on what is right for you. First off, yes it does do that (in a very simplified manner). This is a game about investing and increasing your financial intelligence, so let’s look at that. So, if you are looking for a game to learn about investing, this is a good thing, if you are looking for a game with layers and lots of strategy, this is not for you. The game mechanics are also fairly simple. The quality of the board and the pieces isn’t up to the new spoiled standard I have now, as it feels more like the games played in the 80s/90s (in its defense, it was made in 1996). It was a really fun take on an old game about investing. I jumped in to quickly find out that it wasn’t like monopoly at all, but you could still buy properties. To be fair, I will use those initial first impressions and say that it was super exciting to play something new and to get to prove my smarts in both the investing world and board game world at the same time… Who am I kidding, I would still get excited to do that… So, because of that, my first impressions back then would be a lot different than if I played it for the first time today. It was dubbed as “Monopoly on steroids”, and I enjoyed steroids Monopoly as a kid.Īt the time of playing Cashflow, this was my first new board game since playing games like Sorry and Life as a young lad. I was excited to try this game because of all the hype at the time. I had heard about this game from reading the book Rich Dad Poor Dad when I was younger. The new version is very similar, but it introduces new playing cards, professions, an updated game board, and a new income sheet. Rewriting your financial statements is too time consumingĪ quick disclaimer that this review is based off the old version of the game.Cheap pieces especially for expensive price.
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