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A board game is disclosed which includes a game board having a peripheral playing path divided into several fields. The fields represents opportunities to buy or sell housing or stock, personal expenses to be paid, and salary to be received. The playing path is represented as one calendar year, and the fields are grouped into the four financial quarters of the year, wherein each side of the board represents a financial quarter. The game further includes game pieces representing housing and stock, tokens, dice for determining movement of the tokens along the path, and simulated currency. Also included are returns tables having indexed monetary amounts. The dice randomly selects a monetary amount and this amount is added to the value of an investment, adjusting its value. The game involves players buying and selling stocks and housing, paying personal expenses, rent and taxes, and receiving income. The object being to build the greatest financial worth.