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*Welcome to Economics 411®* - Invest in the future -** a strategic interactive game that illustrates the effects on different investments over time under differing economic conditions.	View available videos See our users' home country Register as a New User
Will you be able to become a Billionaire before the game ends? Most games go for 200 years – think you can do it in that time? Economics 411 is available to everyone and is free to play! View available videos including our Cool Intro Video!! (including larger videos)
New Contest! *Free T-Shirt* for monthly High Score winner. See Contest Rules

Play a game in one sitting or play it over several days - weeks - it's up to you how you make your moves!
How to play Economics 411
Best of all it helps reinforce basic sound investment strategies.

Group Games can be played against friends, soon to be friends and/or our robots

Replay games using different strategies – see if you can beat your best score

******* New!! Monthly High Score receives a free Economics 411 !!! T-Shirt ****

As the game progresses and the years advance, you’ll buy and sell investments based on the economic indicators that are shown in the game. Your interpretation of that data and how it relates to the various investments will determine how well you do in the game. Your investments will gain or lose value based on the economic indicators – just the way it is in real life.

You begin with a stake of say $1,000 but that varies depending on the game chosen. You use your cash to buy different items – Businesses (Manufacturing, Construction, Medical), Real Estate (Residential homes, Apartments, Office Buildings) and Financial Instruments (Savings Accounts, Stocks, Bonds).

Current High Scores and Current Contest Standings More High Scores!

Current Year High Scores Current Contest Standings

Name Game Title Game Time Date Completed Total Value
10Crumra Nice and easy or is it 190 Yrs 0 Mths 8/3/2009 $ 5,987,235,663 Mil
kangaroodude Don't be caught in 1929 183 Yrs 0 Mths 11/12/2009 $ 3,147,101,724 Mil
10Crumra Don't be caught in 1929 160 Yrs 0 Mths 8/3/2009 $ 1,899,575,838 Mil
cdonley137 Don't be caught in 1929 160 Yrs 0 Mths 9/12/2009 $ 1,196,623,444 Mil
aarangill Rollercoaster 163 Yrs 0 Mths 10/15/2009 $ 936,677,570 Mil
ghanson10 Don't be caught in 1929 167 Yrs 6 Mths 7/12/2009 $ 508,084,043 Mil
bpeller The Swinging 40's 190 Yrs 0 Mths 11/7/2009 $ 321,003,726 Mil
10Crumra Swing Batter! 175 Yrs 0 Mths 8/3/2009 $ 315,881,312 Mil
Supracd Nice and easy or is it 174 Yrs 0 Mths 9/16/2009 $ 311,664,939 Mil
so southern Jumping 10's 116 Yrs 0 Mths 12/27/2009 $ 303,039,936 Mil

Top Row shows current contest winner
for this month.
Check after the end of the month for actual winner.

Name Game Title Game Time Date Completed Total Value
Adil123 Don't be caught in 1929 149 Yrs 6 Mths 2/1/2010 $ 28,217,271 Mil
qmld2 Nice and easy or is it 150 Yrs 0 Mths 2/1/2010 $ 72,053 Mil
Nicksan Nice and easy or is it 111 Yrs 0 Mths 2/4/2010 $ 16,624 Mil
Cosmo Nice and easy or is it 152 Yrs 0 Mths 2/9/2010 $ 13,657 Mil
jake255 Rollercoaster 160 Yrs 0 Mths 2/9/2010 $ 3,011 Mil
nirvana_with_a_twist Rollercoaster 150 Yrs 6 Mths 2/4/2010 $ 2,325 Mil
jake255 Jumping 10's 100 Yrs 0 Mths 2/9/2010 $ 1,522 Mil

Click this link to find out more information on how to play "Economics 411". Learn about strategies, ideas on how to play as well as how the game is structured.

How to play!

Click this link in order to get registered (it doesn't hurt - just an email address at a minimum).

Then, you can get started playing either by yourself or in a group game!
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This image shows the game in action. It shows the current holdings of the player; current economic indicators; current game date as well as economic projections for upcoming time periods in the game

The player's holdings show how much each investment has made or lost since the player purchased the investment.
How to play!

Businesses can be of many different types, each relating to the economic changes differently.

A manufacturing company might be more sensitive to a changes in employment indicators than a service business.

Real Estate investments come in many forms - Single Residential, Multi Family (Apartments), Office Buildings as well as being located in different areas.

An apartment complex in Casper, Wyoming might be less sensitive to employment indicators than a commercial building in Seattle, Washington, however both might react similar to interest rate fluctuations.

Financial Investments, like other investments take on many forms - from the conservative ( passbook savings) to the more aggressive - Hedge funds and Commodities.

Small Cap stocks may be more sensitive to most economic indicators but they may have the best potential for gain - or loss!

Here are some recent High Scores. Results can be based on largest amount of holdings at the end of a certain time period - say 100 years.

A user's success can also be based on other methods - such as who can get to a certain amount( say 1 Billion dollars) in the shortest number of years. Of course group games offer even more interesting challenges.
More High Scores!!

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