what is the name of the board game from the 60s where you had to corner the market on certain commodities?

Question

Everyone got cards with commodities like corn and wheat and you had to bid (like on the floor of the stock exchange, yelling) in order to collect all the like cards to corner that market.

Answer 1

From www.boardgamegeeks.com

The original game was invented by Harry E. Gavitt and published in 1903 by Gavitt Publishing and Printing. In that game players deal and trade cards to corner the railway stock market. Be the first to get all the cards of one railway line, call out “Topeka” and you’ll win the hand!

This version was reprinted by Out of the Box in early 2004.

But Pit, the more famous version, adapted by Edgar Cayce, was first published by Parker in 1904 and in many editions since. In this loud real-time trading game, players are given the task of cornering the market in one type of commodity. There are as many suits as there are players, and all the cards are dealt out at the start of each round. When the trading begins, players offer sets of cards to each other in the hopes of completing a set for themselves. If you're successful, you score points. If you're not successful, then you could lose points for having a particularly bad card in your possession at the end of the trading.

Answer 2

Pit by Parker Brothers, now published by Winning Moves. A fine game but I also recommend Weedle by Out of the Box.

Answer 3

Monopoly

Answer 4

It was called Pit. It had an orange bell, and you had to trade flax, wheat, etc. There were Bull and Bear cards too. I believe it was made by Milton Bradley.

Answer 5

Monopoly?oh, I just saw the corn and wheat thing, so I guess not...

Answer 6

We have something like that now called Dope Wars.....but its about trading uhm illegal substances and stuff to gain $ and payback loan sharks :/ lol.

Answer 7

PIT