Rich Dad Cashflow 202

by Rich Dad

Product Features

• You need Cashflow 101 to use this expansion
• Teaches advanced investment techniques
• Adds the concept of volatility to Cashflow 101
• 4 CDs included
• Increase your financial acumen

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10 x 2 x 12.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00076QGSM
• Item model number: 4098710
• Manufacturer recommended age: 10 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #259,843 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

CASHFLOW 202 teaches you the advanced business and investing techniques used by technical investors by adding volatility to the game. It teaches the advanced investment techniques of "short-selling stock", "put-options", "call-options", "straddles" and real estate exchanges. You must have CASHFLOW 101 in order to play CASHFLOW 202. This package contains new game sheets, new playing cards, and 4 CDs. CASHFLOW 101 and 202 are recommended for adults and children age 10 and older.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

89 of 92 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun to Play but. . ., March 18, 2006

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S. Hansen - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Rich Dad Cashflow 202 (Toy)

I bought both Cashflow 101 and 202. They do a pretty decent job teaching the fundamentals of real estate investments, but as far as the stock market trades, I came away as clueless as I was when I went in. In Cashflow 101, the stock trades come up occasionally and are pretty well spelled out, which they should be. In real life, you have information available to tell you how a company is doing. If nothing else, you can look at a stock chart, which would give you an idea of the volitility. So, in 101 it was fairly easy to understand a good deal from a bad deal. Unfortunately, too often, you would buy the stock and never get the chance to sell it. So, this problem was addressed in Cashflow 202. (You have to have 101 to play 202).

I have played the stock market, and I have to admit, 202 is very realistic in the way the market behaves, but trying to figure out a good deal from a bad deal is nearly impossible as far as I can tell. There are, of course, no stock charts to show past performance, nor any financial statements to peruse. Since these are made-up companies, you have no idea if they have a track record or not. So, though in 202 you can sell your stock at any time and can also keep track of what the price is doing by a ticker near the bottom of the screen, it's extremely difficult to decide whether to buy, go short, call or put. Robert does some videos in the game and he talks about making sure the stocks pay off with dividends, but none of the stock trades offer dividends, so that advice is no help whatsoever in playing the game. All I learned about the stock market from this game was how to lose my shirt, and I already had that down pat. I really expected a better education than that.

Another thing about the game that is more than a little annoying, in 101, you can choose a small deal, under $5000, or a big deal, over $5000. In 202, it's either cash flow or capital gain. The vast majority of capital gains are stock purchases, so it's really the only way to go if you don't have a lot of money, but you're just as likely to lose your investment as not. If you decide to play it safe and go with cash flow, you can go around the board a lot of times before you run across a deal you can afford. Most of the time, if you don't start out with a decent cash amount, you will not win the game, because you can't get yourself squared away fast enough. I think the small deals need to be brought back, and I think there needs to be something in the stock deals to help you discern if it's a good deal or a bad deal, maybe something that would teach you how to understand a prospectus or glean useful information from a stock chart.

In short, I have learned some good things, but I think the game is really still in the testing phase. For instance, in 202, if you watch the video in some places, Robert is obviously talking about 101 not 202. I want to find out how to make a good stock purchase and he's telling me about big deals and small deals. Come on guys. For the amount you're charging, I think you could afford to add an up-to-date video on the second disk that actually teaches me something besides the rules of the game. After all, it has an included instruction booklet.

The last thing I want to mention is that the action is kind of slow in the rat race portion. If it could zip along like it does in the fast track, the game would be improved. I get the idea, things are fast on the fast track, but the pace of the rat race can be more than a little tedious. I think with some revamping, this game could be a lot of fun and a very effective teaching tool in both the real estate and stock markets, but right now, it's lacking in a few areas.

43 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Try the eGames instead?, May 29, 2006

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michael harmon (Silicon Valley, CA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Rich Dad Cashflow 202 (Toy)

I have both the board games and the egames. It's been very difficult to find others interested in playing the boardgames, but the egames can be played against the computer, so I have played the Cashflow eGames a couple hundred times. The 101 egame is a must, but the 202 game is much more realistic... and the stock options are surprizingly good (I used to trade stock options)

1)The egames will save you money, ($150 for both egames; $300 for the board games)

2)you can play them against the computer any time (If it's hard to find people to play with.)

3) and it seems that the stock & cashflow options change a little bit for each game, and any company can go out of business.

I think every child and adult will benefit greatly from these games.

Good luck. I hope you learn as much as I have.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good fundamental introduction to the world of options and shorts, January 26, 2007

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Andrew P. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rich Dad Cashflow 202 (Toy)

I disagree with most of the fundamental points of the previous reviewer. I have not played the E-Game, but then, this isn't an E-Game review site. The board games, both 101 & 202, are really good at teaching the fundamentals of money. They are not geared to teach you about investing or trading. For that I recommend Alexander Elder.

As for both 101 & 202, the games are well rounded, and really do reflect how one actually deals with money in their own life. The great thing about the game is not what it teaches you, but that it allows you to experiment with scenarios in a safe environment. If you are bad at saving money and don't have a clue on how to get started in having your "money work for you," these games do a great job of helping you to see different strategies.

The only thing I don't like about 101 is the unrealistic housing prices. In real-life, the housing prices are probably about 10x the amount in the game itself. That and the fact that both 101 & 202 seem to have pretty flimsy cards for such a high priced game.

202 is nice because it introduces you to the fundamental concepts of trading stocks and commodities using options. It attempts to show you the BASIC principles behind put and call options as well as selling short. After playing this game, you won't be able to walk away and start trading options without doing much more research and LEARNING how to really trade options.

I gave it 4 stars because of the quality of the cards that come w/ 202, and the case (mine was damaged in shipping). Also, 202 seems to have a lot of 'Join the MLM community' type of hidden agendas....there are 3 'levels' of an organization you can join, and then profit from in the game. I think that Robert, if that's his real name, went a bit overboard there...

Lastly, the point of both games is that you can (and I have) win the game starting from anywhere financially. You could be a rich Doctor with large bills but a large income, or a meek school teacher with some bills, and very little money. Truth be told, I believe the game relies a bit too much on that lottery-like stock jump. But otherwise, it does provide a great learning environment from which to springboard change in one's own life.

Well worth the investment if you are looking to learn new ways of thinking about money. Be warned...the first few times you play you will probably play like you do in real life. After a few games, you'll start to see better ways to play, and then can start to apply some of those principles in your own life. I've found it rather enjoyable and challenging to add the numbers in my head, and believe this is better than the E-Game simply because you do the real work of figuring out the numbers.