James Clavell's Noble House - The Family Game of Trading and Dealmaking in Hong Kong's World of High Finance

by James Clavell

Product Features

• Clear, easy to read instructions
• Currency * Stock certificates * Promissory notes
• Event Cards
• Hong Kong stock exchange board
• Two dice

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14 x 8.8 x 2 inches ; 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000LUYESI
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #91,726 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Product Description

Hong Kong...the last bastion of free enterprises. A place where anything goes. Fortunes are won or lost by strength of personality and financial power. The Nobel House is one of several trading copmanies struggling for economic supremacy in Hong Kong. In the elite social circle of the wealthy and powerful, a facade of benevolence masks the dark schemes to wreak financial ruin on one's competitors. Stock manipulation, control of the Hong Kong banks, and espionage are the tools to achieve ultimate victory. In Noble House, each player if the head of a powerful trading house. Negotiate loans from the Hong Kong banks to finance your corporate ambitions. Attempt a takeover of another player's company by running down the value of his stock. Use subsversives to learn your competitors' plans. The goal is to break the financial strength of your opponents by any means possible. Suitable for both beginner and expert. NOBLE HOUSE is a boxed game of finance and intrigue for two to five players.

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4.0 out of 5 stars True to the Book, best with 4 or 5 players, October 25, 2010

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= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: James Clavell's Noble House - The Family Game of Trading and Dealmaking in Hong Kong's World of High Finance (Toy)

Noble House is a game of economic intrigue set in 1970s Hong Kong. It is based on James Clavell's book of the same name, and the game is true to the book in its depiction of the ruthless pragmatism of the Noble Houses. Each player takes the role of one such powerful Hong Kong trading house. The object is to make money and drive your competitors out of business, which is done primarily by matching assets your company owns to contracts that need completion and preventing your opponents from doing the same. There is also money to be made or lost in stock market speculation and manipulation. The game is designed for two to five players, but it really shines only with four or five. Treachery and side-dealing are an important aspect of the game, and the depth of such personality-driven play is lost with only two or three players. Other high-quality aspects of the game are the beautiful artwork on the money and the design of each player's portfolio where money and stocks are kept during play. The game is suitable for anyone old enough to understand the concepts involved, such as contracts, assets, and stocks. For more detailed information, including pictures of the box contents, check out the game's page at boardgamegeek.