Winning Moves Pit

by Winning Moves

Product Features

• Ages 7 & Up
• 3 to 8 Players

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.5 x 4.9 x 5.9 inches ; 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00000IT3T
• Item model number: WMG1012
• Our recommended age: 7 years and up
• Manufacturer recommended age: 3 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,314 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

Before there were kids' online investing games and junior day trading, there was Pit. First released in 1904, this classic card game has been teaching kids about commodities trading for almost a century. Trade the casino-quality cards to "corner the market" on commodities like barley, corn, and soy, by collecting all the cards of one suit, taking care to avoid the Bear, and playing high-stakes with the Bull. Capitalism Pit-style is loud and boisterous--trades are offered blind, with potential buyers knowing only the number of cards up for trade. Play inevitably spirals into a frenzy of players yelling "Two, two, two, two!" or "Four, four, four!" to attract trades or screaming "Corner!" when a market is theirs. Pit can be played with three to eight players, but is most fun with a group of five or six. --Lisa Whipple

Product Description

Shout your deal and trade your cards to corner the market. Be the first to get all the cards of one commodity, slap the Corner! board and you'll win the hand. You'll feel like a trader in the pits of the exchange! Beware of the Bear and take your chances with the Bull. PIT is great frenzied fun. Contains: 74 cards and Corner! board. For 3 to 8 Players. Note: Does not include bell.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Game - New Design Stinks, September 8, 2006

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Matt Scott Jacoby "Matt Jacoby" (Oakland, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Winning Moves Pit (Toy)

I bought this set with memories of family games around the dinner table dancing through my head. My best buddy Chris and his family had this card game when we were kids, and we played it a lot. It is great fun.

However, one of the things I remember most were the nicely designed cards, in suits depicting each commodity. In the old days the suits were Rice, Corn, Wheat, Flax, Barley, etc. When I opened the package I received from Amazon, I found "new and improved" cards with new commodities and new graphic design. The Commodities are now Cocoa, Platinum, Gold, Cattle, Oil, Rice, Silver, and Gas. In my opinion, these "improved" commodities are far inferior to the classics. The worst offense however is the graphic design. It's quite awful. The game will of course play the same, but I have to say I am quite disappointed with the cards themselves.

Amazon's photo depicts the classic commodities, albeit with different (crappier) design, but at least that's something. If you decide to order this fun game, be sure to specify that you don't want the "new suits," request the old ones instead.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very fun for kids, July 22, 2006

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canasta (Washington) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Winning Moves Pit (Toy)

I loved playing this game when I was a kid. I turned my own kids on to it (the 8 and 11 yr. old, 6 yr old too young) along with neices and nephews. It's noisy and the kids have a great time. If your kids like to play spoons, they will like Pit.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pit card game, January 15, 2007

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J. Flick - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Winning Moves Pit (Toy)

Our family has had a lot of fun with Pit - especially the grand-kids. It's a game for the whole family to play together. It gets kind of noisy, but is fun for all.