What happens when a classic stock market board game becomes a full-fledged role-playing experience?
In this video, I explain how I transformed 3M and Avalon Hill’s classic Stocks & Bonds into an immersive role-playing game where players aren’t just investors—they become ambitious financiers, corporate raiders, market analysts, and business tycoons competing to build fortunes in a dynamic economic world.
If you’ve ever wondered how to add role-playing elements to a traditional board game—or if you’re a fan of classic economic games—this experiment shows how a vintage stock market game can become something entirely new.
Have you ever turned a board game into an RPG? Share your ideas and experiences in the comments!
To support our channel directly, please become a member and get access to bonus content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRarNme4iUanPLflogg-Ntg/join
__________________________________________________________
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=LegendaryTacti1
EMAIL: legendarytactics2020@gmail.com
WEBSITE: https://legendarytactics.ca/
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/legendarytactics/
DISCORD: https://discord.com/invite/Kquf34pVQd
__________________________________________________________
#StocksAndBonds #AvalonHill #3MBookshelfGames #BoardGames #TabletopGaming #RolePlayingGames #BoardGameVariant #GameDesign #VintageBoardGames #StockMarketGames #EconomicGames #GamingHistory #HouseRules #BoardGameInnovation #TabletopRPGs
Stocks & Bonds will transport you to Wall Street. You shrewdly invest in the game’s 10 securities, buying and selling each year (each round) in an attempt to become the wealthiest stockholder in the game. The game has a unique calculator which will tell you if you’ve had a Happy Monday or a Black Friday.
Stocks & Bonds is for two to eight players, teen through adult. The bookshelf case contains a Stock Board, marker, dice, calculator, record sheets, situation cards, stock certificates and instructions.
There are several different versions available, though the external boxes look the same.
The original 1964 version in the 3M Bookshelf Series, with the block-style spine, has a single-sided market calculator, and requires that players pay $10 per transaction. In the later version, with the filigree spine, the $10 per transaction is dropped, and the market calculator has a “bear” and a “bull” side. Additionally, the later version has a “margin” variant that allows players to purchase stock on credit, but pay for a percentage of their credit.
reimplemented as Stock Market GuruStocks and Bonds, Stocks and Bonds board game, Avalon Hill, 3M Games, 3M Bookshelf Games, board game RPG, role playing board games, board game variant, house rules, custom board games, economic board games, stock market board game, investing board game, finance board game, business board games, tabletop RPG, game design, board game ideas, board game modifications, vintage board games, classic board games, gaming history, board game storytelling, emergent narrative, negotiation games, stock trading games, financial simulation games, tabletop gaming, board game discussion, Avalon Hill games
source
Once the volatility of Stryker Oil has been discovered then the game is finished for playability.
This was consistent game played when I was a kid. Family always big into board games. A lot of memories sitting around the kitchen table.