GAVITT'S STOCK EXCHANGE® • Stock #1903 • Suggested Retail Price $14.99 OFFICIAL RULES Download a pdf version of these rules Note: This color pdf fits on 8.5x14" (legal) paper. Fold it in thirds to make the rule booklet. It will print in shades of grey on a black and white printer. Updated 11/4/03 Note: The rules on this page reflect the most current version available, and may differ slightly from previously printed rules. What's in the Box • Gavitt’s Stock Exchange® Game   • Six sets of eight Railroad Stock Cards   Each set consists of eight identical Stock Cards representing one railroad company. The value of the company stock ranges from $125 to $250.   Stock Cards       Railroad       Stock Value C. B. & Q.   Chicago, Bur lington & Quincy   $125 Mo. Pac.   Missouri Pacific System   $150 Penn. Cen.   Penn Central   $175 N.Y. Cent’l   New York Central   $200 Rock Isl’d   Rock Island   $225 Santa Fe   Santa Fe   $250   • One Telegram Card   • Rules and Advertising Literature • Updated Rules for the Heirloom Edition • History of Gavitt’s Stock Exchange     The Object of Gavitt's Stock Exchange In Gavitt's Stock Exchange, players earn stock values by collecting the majority of Stock Cards from any one of six railroad companies. The first player to earn $1000, or more, wins the game!*   Setting Up 1. For keeping score, write the names of the players on a sheet of paper. 2. The number of players determines the number of sets of Stock Cards to be used in the game. If there are three players, choose any three sets of Stock Cards. If there are four players, add a fourth set, and so on. 3. The Telegram Card provides an optional way to play Gavitt's Stock Exchange. The Telegram Card is not necessary to play the basic game. To include this card in the game, refer to the Telegram Card Variation on page 4. Choose a player to be the first dealer. The role of dealer rotates clockwise throughout the game. The first dealer combines all of the Stock Cards that will be used in the game and shuffles them together.   Note: Subsequent dealers DO NOT shuffle the cards before dealing.   Playing the Game 1. The cards are dealt one at a time, face down, until each player has eight cards. Players may not look at their cards. 2. On the dealer's signal, all players look at their cards and may begin trading. Without taking turns, players trade as often as they like, and with whomever they choose. Cards are exchanged, face down, on the table. • Players may trade either one or two cards at a time. Players must state the number of cards they wish to trade, but not the name of the company or any other information. • If a player offers two Stock Cards at one time, the cards must be for the same railroad company. • In a trade, players must receive the same number of Stock Cards as they offer. 3. The first player to collect a full set of eight Stock Cards from any one of the railroad companies must call out "TOPEKA." Trading stops and the round is scored. If the player does not remember the word "TOPEKA," play continues until that player remembers the word, or until another player completes a set and calls out "TOPEKA." 4. Players receive points according to the scoring section on page 4. The dealer records the points, collects the cards, and passes the deck and the scoring sheet to the player on his or her left. 5. The game continues following steps 1­4 until one player has earned $1000, or more.     Scoring the Game Players' earnings are counted at the end of each round. These earnings are based on the Stock Value of the stock and the number of Stock Cards held by the player. • All players who have the majority of the Stock Cards in any railroad earn the Stock Value for that company. "Majority" is defined as five or more cards. Players do not earn additional dollars for having more than five Stock Cards in any one railroad.   Example: Santa Fe Railroad stock is worth $250. A player holding six of the Santa Fe Railroad Stock Cards would receive $250.   The first player to complete a set and call out "TOPEKA" earns twice the value of the stock for his or her set.   Example: New York Central Railroad stock is worth $200. If a player held all eight New York Central cards and was the first to call out "TOPEKA" he or she would earn a total of $400.   Note: Players who have a complete set when the round ends, but were not the first to call out "TOPEKA" only receive the Stock Value for that company.     Winning the Game   The first player to earn $1000, or more, wins Gavitt's Stock Exchange!     Tie Breaker   If more than one player earns $1000, or more, in the same round, the player with the highest dollar amount wins. If the dollar amounts are equal, the player who most recently called out "TOPEKA" wins the game.** * The original game was played to $2500.00. The total was lowered in these updated rules to reduce playing time. ** The original game had no rule for ties. A tie breaker rule was added to these updated rules.