FunSpin Board Games Premieres Wall Street Spin: ''Play'' the Market Without Risk!Business Editors/Entertainment Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 16, 2002 San Francisco's Donald and Betty Deitch saw Wall Street fortunes soar SOAR - 1. State, Operator And Result. A general problem-solving production system architecture, intended as a model of human intelligence. Developed by A. Newell in the early 1980s. SOAR was originally implemented in Lisp and OPS5 and is currently implemented in Common Lisp. and sink during the dot-com days (which were wildest of all in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden ), and watched their portfolio get hammered ham·mered adj. 1. Shaped or worked with a metalworker's hammer and often showing the marks of these tools: a bowl of hammered brass. 2. Slang Drunk or intoxicated. Adj. by recent stock market gyrations. Donald and Betty decided to have the last laugh: They created a new game called Wall Street Spin(TM). This is the first in a Brand of 5 games. Wall Street Spin captures economic complexities to simulate simulate - simulation real-life stock marketing investing. The unique, patent-pending Spin mechanism offers multiple results -- but without complex math! Hilarious company names are created by Gene Deitch, Oscar winning animation director. This game works for adults and kids age nine and up. Players don't need to know a hostile takeover Hostile Takeover A takeover attempt that is strongly resisted by the target firm. Notes: Hostile takeovers are usually bad news, as the employee moral of the target firm can quickly turn to animosity against the acquiring firm. from an IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. -- mastery of jargon jargon, pejorative term applied to speech or writing that is considered meaningless, unintelligible, or ugly. In one sense the term is applied to the special language of a profession, which may be unnecessarily complicated, e.g., "medical jargon. not required to take a spin on this Wall Street. Just as Monopoly taught people how property development creates revenue, Wall Street Spin gives players a fun introduction to investing. -- Bull and Bear news cards swing player's fortunes. -- Dividend income is not static, but spins with the ups and downs of the market. -- You can do all the analysis you want, but luck can still make you a fortune. Or lose one. Over half of Americans own stocks, but few kids do -- until Wall Street Spin. The game is challenging, but easy to master so families can enjoy playing it together. It bridges the generation gap, while teaching kids how to value and invest money. "The game's got every reasonable element in the real world, but it's easy enough for nine or 10 year-olds to learn. When they play, we almost have to use seat belts to restrain their excitement!" says Donald Deitch. This game is applauded by educators and stockbrokers. To interview the game developers, contact Donald or Betty Deitch at (415)682-8829. http://www.funspin.com or mail to: Donald@funspin.com. Made in the U.S.A. (except case). More info: http://www.funspin.com. Website price is $28 (plus $5 shipping U.S.); price plus $21 shipping international. Special gifts for 6 pack.
To order call 888/388-SPIN toll free.
FunSpin(TM) Board Games
288 Juanita Way, San Francisco, CA 94127
415/682-8829, cell 415/726-6528
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