Shark

Shark is a stock‑trading game that puts you in the shoes of a frantic market investor. Each round starts with the opportunity to buy up to five shares and sell as many as you like, even before you roll the dice. The die decides which of the four companies can be moved and in which square of the 12×12 grid you place its marker. A solitary marker is worthless; only groups of two or more raise a company’s share price. When you create or expand a group, you collect cash equal to the new share price, and every player receives (or loses) the price difference multiplied by the number of shares they hold. This creates a dilemma: you can inflate a company’s price and enrich everyone, or you can try to “sink” a rival’s stock by placing a marker that eliminates a smaller group and drops the share value. Groups of equal size may never touch, and you cannot force a larger group to contact a smaller one. At turn’s end you get another chance to buy and sell, still limited to five purchases. Removed markers are permanently discarded. The game ends when all markers of a company are used, when a share price reaches $15,000, or when all shares have been sold. Then everyone cashes out and the player with the most money wins. The blend of commodity speculation, dice rolling and stock holding delivers a fast‑paced, risk‑filled experience that appeals to economics fans without demanding spreadsheets. While dice add randomness, the timing of buys, sells and marker placement makes every play feel fresh.