''Black Monday'' is a card game published in 1988 by
Hexagames
Hexagames was a German game publisher in Dreieich, which existed from 1982 to 1992. It was one of the most famous German game publishers of the 1980s, notable for publishing games such as '' Lines of Action'' (1988) and ''Cosmic Encounter'' (199 ...
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Contents
''Black Monday'' is a game in which each players use cards to represent shares of stock and how they can fall or rise.
Reception
Brian Walker reviewed ''Black Monday'' for ''
Games International
''Computer Games Magazine'' was a monthly computer and console gaming print magazine, founded in October 1988 as the United Kingdom publication ''Games International''. During its history, it was known variously as ''Strategy Plus'' (October 1 ...
'' magazine, and gave it 3 stars out of 5, and stated that "The game is fun to play and quite skillful when played with three or four; any more and it's pretty random. Not one of Sid's best, though."
Paul Brady for ''
The Guardian
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'' said "It is a simple card game, easy to pick up, but can be fast and furious when you have the knack."
Barry Ellis, writing in ''The Game Report'', noted "Practically any game by
Sid Sackson
Sid Sackson (February 4, 1920 in Chicago – November 6, 2002) was an American board game designer and collector, best known as the creator of the business game ''Acquire''.
Career
Sackson's most popular creation is probably the business game '' ...
is a joy to play, as it invariably has simple rules yet ample opportunities abound for serious decision making and player interaction." Regarding ''Black Monday'', Ellis admitted, "This is not one of his best efforts, but I'm currently finding it to be entertaining, and perhaps more importantly, I have no problem getting people to play it."
References
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Card games introduced in 1988
Sid Sackson games