Corporate Conquest
Objective
Corporate Conquest is a game that involves risk-taking and decisionmaking. Each player starts out as a private company with limited funds.
As the game progresses, companies get bigger, earn larger profits and
get publicly listed! The objective of the game is to grow your company’s
profits and engage in an exciting ‘final battle’ where players attempt to
take over each other’s companies! It is game over if you lose all your
shareholdings or get taken over, only one company can emerge as the
Corporate Conqueror!
Components
1 X Question Booklet
1 X Answer Booklet
1 X Board
1 X Dice
4 X Character Tokens
40 X Shares Tokens (10 tokens of each color)
Money denominated in:
$50,000,000, $10,000,000, $1,000,000, $100,000, $10,000
20 X Events Cards
88 X Q&A Cards
120 X Stocks Cards (40 X Risk Level 1, 40 X Risk Level 2, 40 X Risk
Level 3)
40 X Government Bonds Cards
4 X Takeover Card
4 X Reject Card
Requirements
2 – 4 players; suitable for ages 12 & above
Preparation for play
Each player selects a board token and receives $10,000,000 as starting
profit. Each player gets 10 share tokens of the same color, with each
token representing 10% of the company’s shares.
Players will progress one space per turn for stages 1, 2 and 3.
Note: This game assumes cash as profits. Company shares are
denominated in 10% for smooth game flow.
Stage 1 – Introductory
Q&A Space
First, roll the dice to determine how much you stand to profit.
There are 6 possibilities:
1) Dice shows ‘1’  $1,000,000
2) Dice shows ‘2’  $2,000,000
3) Dice shows ‘3’  $3,000,000
4) Dice shows ‘4’  $4,000,000
5) Dice shows ‘5’  $5,000,000
6) Dice shows ‘6’  $6,000,000
Next, draw a Q&A card and answer the question.
Correct Answer  Profit
Incorrect Answer  No Profit
Stage 2 - Venture Capital Financing
Venture Capitalists have arrived with the funds to invest in your
companies in the form of purchasing redeemable preference shares!
At the start of this stage, profits of each player will be assessed to
determine the amount of funding they will receive from Venture
Capitalists. However, at the start of Stage 3, Venture Capitalists will
redeem their preference shares at the price of 1.2X the initial investment.
In descending order starting from highest profits:
1) First player will receive $10,000,000. (Pay 12m to Venture
Capitalists)
2) Second player will receive $9,000,000. (Pay 10.8m to Venture
Capitalists)
3) Third player will receive $8,000,000. (Pay 9.6m to Venture
Capitalists)
4) Fourth player will receive $7,000,000. (Pay 8.4m to Venture
Capitalists)
New Feature!
Q&A Space
In addition to previous rules, whenever a player lands on this space,
he/she may decide to buy any number of Stocks or Government Bonds.
o Stocks
$10,000,000 for each stock with 3 different risk levels to
choose from. (Higher risks, higher return)
o Government Bonds
$5,000,000 (Deemed to have 0% risk)
Returns you the principle amount of $5,000,000 upon maturity
at Stage 3.
Returns Space
1) Sell stocks previously bought.
Selling a stock  Use a dice to decide if the stock makes profits or
losses.
Level 1: dice showing 1,2,3,4 = 10% profit
| 5,6
= 10% loss
Level 2: dice showing 1,2,3 = 30% profit
| 4,5,6
= 30% loss
Level 3: dice showing 1,2
= 50% profit
| 3,4,5,6 = 50% loss
2) Receive 5% dividends from government bonds.
Stage 3 - Initial Public Offering (IPO)
This is your final chance to utilize the Q&A and Returns spaces to
maximize profits!
1) All government bonds previously purchased during Stage 2 will
mature at the start of this stage.
2) Repay Venture Capitalists with profits as stated under Stage 2.
Your company now has the chance to be listed! But do you meet the
requirement? Requirement: $30 million profits
Benefits of listed company:
1) X2 Profits on Q&A spaces
2) Obtain funds from the sale of new shares during an IPO
Note: You have to sell 40% of your shares to the public and obtain
profits instantly. You can only buyback the shares when you reach Stage
4 at the price of 1.5X the initial funds obtained from the sale of 40% of
the shares.
In descending order starting from the player with the highest profits:
1) First player will receive $30,000,000
(Pay $45,000,000 to buy
back stocks)
2) Second player will receive $25,000,000
(Pay $37,500,000 to buy
back stocks)
3) Third player will receive $20,000,000
(Pay $30,000,000 to buy
back stocks)
4) Fourth player will receive $15,000,000
(Pay $22,500,000 to buy
back stocks)
What if I do not meet the requirement?
No worries, you can list your company at any time during this stage as
long as you meet the requirement of $30 million profits.
What if I still do not meet the requirement when I reach Stage 4?
If you still have not been listed when you reach Stage 4, your company
will go bankrupt and you will be out of the game immediately.
New Feature!
Events Space
Draw an Events Card when you land on this space. Players will receive
random situations which would either profit you or result in a loss.
Bonds
Bonds that are bought during this stage will mature at the start of Stage
4.
Stage 4 - Merger and Acquisition (M&A)
Be prepared to pit your established companies against each other in a
fierce battle for the unprecedented title of Conqueror of the Corporate
world! Players will take actions according to the spaces they step on,
fighting out until a winner is determined!
Stage 4 Rules
The gameplay will change from a straight path to an infinite loop.
Players will now roll the dice to determine the number of steps to
progress.
Players have to act according to whatever the space states.
At any point of time, a player can only hold on to only one “Reject” card
or “Takeover” card.
Reject Card
When a player lands on this space, he/she gets a Reject Card for free. A
reject card can be used to:
1) Reject any hostile acquisition of shares that you own.
2) Reject any hostile takeover by opponents.
Takeover Card
When a player lands on this space, he/she gets a Takeover Card for free.
A Takeover Card can be used to activate a takeover of an opponent’s
company when you own the majority of his/her shares.
For example:
Player 1 owns 10% of Player 3’s shares;
Player 2 owns 50% of Player 3’s shares;
Player 3 owns 40% of his own shares;
Player 2 can activate his Takeover Card to immediately
takeover Player 3;
Player 3 is out of the game.
2 ways for a player to lose the game – 1) Takeover. 2) Lose 100% of
your own shares.
What happens after I lose?
1) All remaining shares owned by the losing player will go to the player
that owns majority of his shares.
2) The player’s profits will be split evenly among the shareholders.
Note: In the case where Player A and B both owns 50% of Player
C’s shares, the player who last acquired Player C’s shares will be
awarded all of Player C’s remaining shares.
What happens when the game is down to 2 players at this stage?
When the game has only 2 players remaining, both players will have to
reset their board tokens to start from the M&A space. The same rules
apply but only for a limited distance!
The game ends when the first person completes one round on the board
for Stage 4.
The winner is determined by either:
a) Activating Takeover Card during this round or;
b) Owning more shares than the other player at the end of the round or;
c) If both players own the same amount of shares, the player with the
more profits wins.
Done By:
Aung Phone Zaw
Chong Zhi Bing
Elson Wee Liang Qing
Jerald Ong Chun Loong
Koh Wei Xian, Bryan
Nixon Sng
Teo Wee Hao