n Rules of the game
The purpose of LETSpIay is to introduce you to the idea of personal money, and to show you how it works. The game can be played solo, or by any number of players, but 8 or more is best.
1.You earn and spend money in a series of plays, each involving yourself and another player, one buying and the other selling.
2. Your object is to buy as many $400 items as you can from those listed in the Trading Records.
3. Your game is complete when you have made TEN purchases - one, and only one, from each of the ten different % cc categories.
4. You begin with $200 of "federal" money - either monopoly money or an imaginary bank account - and a "local" or "personal" money account, with an initial balance of zero "cc" dollars.
5. An item is worth the total of its federal and cc dollar value. Thus 3-star Hotel (double), 60% cc, is a $300 item, costing $180 cc and $120 federal.
6. The buyer chooses any item from those listed in the trading records. The other player, the seller, always has what the buyer wants.
7. You must change partners after every play, but, with that restriction you may trade with the same player as often as you wish.
8. During each game your income is limited to twelve sales, although you can sell the same item any number of times.
Each player tracks the movement of their cc account on their own account chart. The horizontal axis shows your account balance, whether positive or negative, and the vertical is shows your total trading, buying and selling.
You start on the bottom line with a cc dollar balance of zero and progress UP the chart as you trade. Your account will be positive (in credit) or negative (in commitment) according to your trading in the game up to that point.
To mark income follow the sloping lines up to the LEFT until you reach your new balance. To mark spending, follow the lines up to the RIGHT.
Please note, the federal dollar part
of the selling price is normally paid in monopoly money.
If however you play without monopoly money, you must chart the movement of a "federal" account on the same chart, and in the same way as your cc account, EXCEPT that
your federal balance starts at $200, and it must ALWAYS be positive - in credit.
NO OVERDRAFTS!