Published card games
Pit
Hasbro, 1903
Pit is a card game published by Hasbro in 1903. It is played with 3 to 8 players, from age 7 and in about 30 to 90 minutes.
- players
- 3–8
- minutes
- 30–90
- years
- 7+
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The box
- Publishers
- Hasbro, Parker Brothers, (Self-Published), Arclight Games, Clipper, Copp Clark Publishing Company
- Designers
- Edgar Cayce, Harry Gavitt, George S. Parker
- Artwork
- Randy Asher, Paul Couture, Olivier Fagnère, Nick the Rat, Peekasso, Paul T., Thoren, Andrea Trewhela
- Year of release
- 1903
- Also known as
- Ben 10 Pit · Billionaire · Board of Trade · Business
About the game
Pit is a fast-paced card game for three to eight players, designed to simulate open outcry bidding for commodities. The game first went on sale in 1904 by the American games company Parker Brothers.
The inspirations were the Chicago Board of Trade (known as the Pit) and the US Corn Exchange. The game itself was likely based on the very successful game Gavitt's Stock Exchange, invented in 1903 by Harry E. Gavitt of Topeka, Kansas.
While the name Pit remains trademarked in many countries by Hasbro, versions of the game have been marketed under names, including Billionaire, Business, Cambio, Deluxe Pit, Quick 7, Zaster. As early as 1904, the attributed clairvoyant Edgar Cayce claimed he had developed the game and sent it to Parker Brothers.Known barcodes
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