Done By: Ian Koh, Mary, Azhar, Quan, Ng Chun Hou and

Karen Kwong
 Outline
Outline
Introduction
of the Game

Game Checklists

How to play

Reflection
Introduction of the Game

Our target audience:

◦ Age: 16 and above
◦ No prerequisite knowledge
about Corporate Finance
needed

Our aim:
◦ Give them a taste about Corporate Financial
Advisory Services
◦ Provide funs to players
Game Checklist
 The board map

 The game artifacts

 10 White Factory Building Counters

 3 Blue Triangular Casino Counters
 10 Blue Square Office Building
Counters
 3 Blue Rectangular Resort Counters
 3 Black Hotel Counters
 Game Checklist
 The score board

 1 stack of CEO cards

 1 stack of News cards

 Stock price board

 Paper notes

 4 tracking sheets

 1 calculator
 How to Play?

Number of players: 3 to 4
Duration: can be set by players
Game rules:
◦ Each player has an established company with specific
profile
◦ The game is divided into two phases
Phase 1 – Short term stage: Questions and Answers (40
questions)
Phase 2 – Long term stage: The game is guided by the
stack of News cards
◦ Winning criteria:
First criteria: Takeover one rival company
Second criteria: Achieve a target revenue of ($50million)
Companies Introduction
Each player will take a company

1. Triumph Organization, CEO Don Triumph.

Business nature: real estate developer

2. Wiltshire Hathaway, CEO Warrant Buffet

Business nature: retailers

3. Macrosoft: CEO Bill Gates

Business nature: software production

4. Mike, CEO: Rowen Alkinson

Business nature: Sportswear manufacture
 Companies Introduction
There are 4 extra companies with their shares listed on the
stock market

 Players can invest in these shares to earn capital

 City Development.
Business nature: real estate constructor and developer

 Carrfour.
Business nature: European retailer

 Applet.
Business nature: software and game developer.

 Addidas.
Business nature: Sportswear and sports equipment manufacture.
 Game Phase: Short Stage

Short stage: 40 Questions and Answers

Aim:
◦ Every correct answer gets $2 million
◦ To raise capital for the long stage
◦ To learn basic CFAS knowledge

Assistance:
1. Wrong answers elimination. Price: $1 million
2. Ask a friend. Price $ 1 million
3. Revealing answer. Price $1 million
◦ Each player is entitled to 3 lifelines for this stage.
Game Phase: Long Stage
 Selling or buying a building
◦ To improve liquidity or to acquire more assets

 Taking a bank loan

◦ Limit amount: $5 million
◦ Interest charge: $1 million
◦ Maturity: 10th round
◦ Loan default: give up buildings/shares or
DECLARE BANKRUPT and eliminated
 Game Phase: Long Stage
Long stage: players can choose 2 out of 6 actions

 Trading stocks of 8 listed companies

 Generating capital through rights issue (after the

fifth round)
◦ Each player must have a strategy of the right issue
timing and at what amount.

 Constructing a building
◦ Buildings occupy the squares of game map
◦ Hotels, Resorts, Casinos, Factories, Office Buildings
◦ Generate revenue for owner
Game Phase: Long Stage
Takeover and Acquisition

 Takeover rule:
(players can choose either one of the following)

◦ Players with 30% and more in stockholding buy at least 1% of

the target company shares.
◦ Players with less than 30% stockholding later on acquire 30%
or more stockholding
◦ will have to launch a takeover bid at $30 million.
◦ Player A will get all of player B buildings and revenues.
 Winning Criteria

First
criteria: Takeover one rival
company

Second criteria: Achieve a target

revenue of ($50million)
 Warfor
Links ofBlog
CEOs’ Blog

Check out our blog for the game at:

http://worldwariiiwaroftheceos.blogspot.com/
Concept included in the game
Corporate Securities
◦ Through trading of companies stocks

Initial Public Offering

◦ Through answering questions to get capital

Rights Issue
Bank financing
Capital investment
◦ Through investing in buildings

Takeovers
Group Reflections:
Thank you.

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