Pit

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A game from the 40s that has to do with bartering. The game contains cards with different numbers and crop names. Pit is a fast paced card game simulating the open outcry bidding system of the commodity exchange used at the Chicago Board of Trade, known as the “Pit.” The original game consisted of seven commodities—wheat (100 points), barley (85 points), corn (75 points), rye (70 points), oats (60 points), hay (50 points), and flax (40 points)—which players would exchange until one player held nine cards of the same commodity and announced they have “a corner” on the market. This game was meant to introduce children to American society.

Pit 1
Source: USA
Pit 2
Source: USA
Pit 3
Source: USA

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