The American Dream Game

BGG Geek Rating
5.5
based on 63 ratings
BGG Average Rating
6.4
community average
BGG Ranking
#19447
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Players
2-4
Weight
1.33/5.00
Playtime
60 min
Age
10+

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How this game works - core systems and player actions

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📖 About This Game

The object of this game is to be the first player to collect $1,000,000. Players move around a board with opportunities to buy/sell stocks, patent inventions and copyright items, purchase insurance, and avoid traps. Each player starts with $50,000 and tries to collect shares of Goodyear, Levi's, Delta Airlines, Hershey's, Coca-Cola, etc. By landing on specific spaces, they can get Experience Cards that allow player to buy/sell stocks and make other business deals, purchase Prudential Insurance for use when player hits a Trap, get American Dream cards which allow player to earn royalties for things like patenting the light bulb or copyrighting Donald Duck, or get caught in a Trap where the player loses patents or stocks or even cash. The game is filled with major brand names like US Steel, KFC, NFL, RCA, and Disney.