Most of us don’t look forward to commuting on public transportation every day, so most of us are busy with our mobile phones, using applications like Facebook and Instagram to stay updated with the latest news, rumors, and activities of our friends.
But have you ever longed for a more intellectually challenging game? Or how about a game that teaches you more about important financial concepts? If you’re looking for games that are both intellectually stimulating and useful for improving your financial knowledge, we’d like to share with you our list of the 5 most popular financial games you can play on your mobile phone while you drive to work.
(1) Little Trader – Build your own investment empire
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This game lets you run your own investment firm in the filthy basement of a New York City skyscraper while helping your clients make money on the 1920s stock market.
As the game progresses, you can buy or sell stocks, earn profits for your customers, and turn them into loyal customers, allowing you to make more money and grow your business. In various parts of the game, players also have the opportunity to complete short investment lessons (quests) for extra coins.
For those who find the quest fascinating, game developer Tradimo offers more detailed lessons and tools for long-term investing and day trading – for free.
The game is now only available on the App Store.
(2) World Of Finance – For aspiring portfolio managers
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Become the founder and CEO of an investment company (yes, you can do this without any professional experience in finance!) and lead your company to an initial public offering (IPO). Hire analysts and other staff with diverse skills to complete an IPO on NASDAQ.
This game provides an overview of how an investment firm works. Prospective students who are interested in working in an investment firm can gain an insight into the business process at investment banks.
This game is available on both Google Play Store and App Store.
(3) WhyMoolah – Basically the Singapore version of Game Of Life
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WhyMoolah is a simulation game that takes you through life in Singapore. The game begins when your character graduates. You are free to choose your profession and then work your way up the career ladder. Along the way, you will encounter life events such as getting married, buying a house and having children.
The game developer has uploaded a ton of relevant information, such as home loan interest rates, CPF, stock investments, different types of insurance and credit cards, in the hope of demystifying personal finance issues in Singapore.
If you enjoy playing the game of life, you will definitely enjoy this game too.
This game is available on both Google Play Store and App Store.
(4) Financial Guru – Unleash the financial freak in you
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Finance Guru is a real-time multiplayer quiz game that tests your knowledge in the field of finance. The quiz offers a range of topics to choose from.
This game is suitable for finance students or those who want to improve their financial knowledge through interactive games. In fact, we believe that playing this game for 10 minutes might be better than spending the same amount of time reading boring lecture notes.
This game is only available on the App Store.
(5) Rainmaker – Ultimate Trading Game: Fast paced trading game
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This game offers a fast-paced trading experience where you can buy and sell stocks in 30 seconds while actually going through 2 years of stock prices. At the end of the game, your financial knowledge is tested by asking you to guess the name of the company based on the stock trend over the past few years.
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This game is for anyone who needs a little adrenaline rush. Since each game only lasts 30 seconds, it’s suitable for people who commute between short distances or are on the move.
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Wongamania: For players who want human interaction
Are you tired of everyone staring at their phones at gatherings? Maybe it’s time to spend some time with your friends and family members.
This locally developed game is designed to help the average Singaporean understand some simple financial terms, while also making players aware that asset classes can be volatile during economic cycles and that financial independence should exist regardless of economic cycles.
Together with DollarsAndSense, the company behind Wongamania, Capital Gains Studio, will organize the first Wongamania Social Series event next month. The event will take place on October 25th (Tuesday) from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
You don’t need to know how to play the game before you join because it will be taught to you during the event.
If you want to learn more about this game and connect with other like-minded people, you can find out more details about the event we are organizing by using the event registration link.
The above games have been tried and tested by us and we hope they will be useful for different types of people. Learning about finance can be fun and interactive. You can even improve your financial knowledge during your commute time.
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