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***** WELCOME TO MEGAGOPOLY *****
VERSION 1.1
You have just inherited one hundred thousand dollars. Your
current employment enables you to save $5,000 per year. Your
challenge is to become financially independent within a
twenty year period.
Each year will offer: three investment opportunities, a
MEGAGRAM, and a summary of current investments. Decisions to
buy and sell assets should be based upon economic conditions,
risk factors and yield characteristics. All accounts are up-
dated at the time of transaction.
Financial independence is measured by the value of net worth.
Net worth is the difference between assets and liabilities.
TO START MEGAGOPOLY
At the DOS " A> " type MEGA and press the return or enter
key. (Note: MEGAGOPOLY requires DOS 2.1 or higher and a
minimum of 256k bytes of memory.
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* If you enjoy this program, please send $18.00 *
* to become a registered user and receive a users' *
* manual with instructions, strategies and tips *
* for winning. You will also receive notice of *
* future product updates and discounts on new *
* products. Foreign orders, please add $5.00 for *
* shipping costs. *
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* Visual Data Communications Corp. *
* P.O. Box 40956 *
* Indianapolis, IN 46240 *
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NOTICE: Users of this program are granted a limited
license to make copies of this program for trial use by
others on a private non-commercial basis.
Copyright (c) 1986, 1991 Visual Data Communications Corp.
NOTE: MEGAGOPOLY can be played at many levels. The users'
manual provides detailed instructions, investment
strategies and a glossary of terms.
The following excerpt is from section 2.1.1 of the
manual:
2.1.1 RISK FACTORS
Investments can be one of five types: real estate,
stocks, bonds, oil, or gas. Each investment has
associated risk factors, which weigh the speculative
nature of said investment. The following example
illustrates the relationship of risk factors upon an
investment opportunity:
Ex.1 The risk of this investment can be read as " a
30% chance of increasing by 44% and a 10% chance of
decreasing by 57%".
RISK: UP 30 AP 44 DWN 10 DEP 57
UP - 30% chance of increasing value
DWN - 10% chance of decreasing value
Since there is a combined 40% chance of the investment
changing in value (30%+10%=40%), there also exists a
60% chance the value of the investment will remain the
same (100%-40%=60%).
AP - 44% rate of anticipated value appreciation
DEP - 57% rate of anticipated value depreciation
When a real estate investment with the above risk
factors appreciates in value, the amount of
appreciation will be 44% over the term of the loan
adjusted by the prevailing economic climate. If a
decrease in value occurs, the amount of depreciation
will be 57% over the term of the loan adjusted by the
prevailing economic climate.
When oil, gas, or stock investments occur, the risk
rate of appreciation and depreciation will be based
over a five year period and adjusted by the prevailing
economic climate.
When investments in bonds occur, the risk rate of
appreciation and depreciation will be based on the
current prime rate of interest and adjusted by the
prevailing economic climate.
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