Name The Farming Game
Byline The Game Invented on the Seat of a Tractor
Mechanics Roll & Move, Commodity Speculation
Theme Farming
Publication Weekend Farmer, 1979
Ages 10+
Time 120
Players 2 – 6
Description
The
Farming Game is a classic board game
dating back to 1970.
Farming Game is a classic board game
dating back to 1970.
The object of The Farming Game is to accumulate a
net worth of $250,000 so that you can quit your day job and farm
full-time. Each player starts with 20
acres of inherited land and a bank line of $50,000. The bank generously lends each player $5,000
and hands them the Bank Note to be repaid.
Players also get 2 option to buy cards.
The option to buy cards will be necessary to buy land or equipment.
net worth of $250,000 so that you can quit your day job and farm
full-time. Each player starts with 20
acres of inherited land and a bank line of $50,000. The bank generously lends each player $5,000
and hands them the Bank Note to be repaid.
Players also get 2 option to buy cards.
The option to buy cards will be necessary to buy land or equipment.
The board is divided
into weeks so one circuit equals a year.
As in real life, purchasing land only happens in the winter when farmers
have time. Harvest times are exact and
crop yields are determined by dice rolls, which is just about as risky as in
real farming. When players make a full
circuit of the board and complete a year they receive $5, 000 for their part
time job in town.
into weeks so one circuit equals a year.
As in real life, purchasing land only happens in the winter when farmers
have time. Harvest times are exact and
crop yields are determined by dice rolls, which is just about as risky as in
real farming. When players make a full
circuit of the board and complete a year they receive $5, 000 for their part
time job in town.
Yes, it is possible to
go bankrupt in the farming game.
However, with a little luck, good planning and possibly some clever
negotiating with your neighborly farmers you reach the magical $250,000 level
first, win the game and the job you always wanted… being a full time farmer!
go bankrupt in the farming game.
However, with a little luck, good planning and possibly some clever
negotiating with your neighborly farmers you reach the magical $250,000 level
first, win the game and the job you always wanted… being a full time farmer!
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