Margin Call: The Game is a highly interactive, satirical card game for 2 to 5 players that throws you directly into the shoes of an investment banker during an impending financial disaster. As the economy crumbles, you must strategically manage your hand of depreciating assets, pooling them into complex, high-risk financial products known as C.R.A.P. (Collateralized Risk Asset Packages). The core objective is simple: be the first player to offload your toxic assets and escape the coming market collapse by hitting a target of $12 billion in sales three times. The game is a fast-paced blend of Hand Management and Set Collection, where success hinges on building the optimal—or most deceptively lucrative—package of assets before your opponents. However, beware of the cutthroat world of finance! Players can unleash powerful Market Manipulator and Quick Play cards, using Interrupts to sabotage a rival's deal, steal assets, or trigger unexpected market events. This high level of "Take That" interaction ensures that every turn is a tense negotiation and a race against your colleagues to survive. Through its darkly comedic theme and direct, competitive mechanics, Margin Call: The Game captures the frenetic greed and sudden chaos of a financial crisis. It s a game of brinkmanship where you must balance risk and reward, bluffing your way to riches while hoping the whole house of cards doesn't collapse on you first. Only the most ruthless and cunning financier will manage to cash out and walk away debt-free. —description from the publisher

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