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Act Your Wage!
2010
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- 2–4 players
- 10+
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Act Your Wage! is a board game released in 2010 for 2–4 players and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Dave Ramsey and its main mechanics are Roll / Spin and Move and Dice Rolling.
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About the game
Keep your savings up and expenses down as you compete to be the first to yell, "I’m debt free!" Don’t let your emergency fund go below $1,000. Plan for expenses using the envelope system. You don’t want to have too much month left at the end of your money. Spend, Save and Give through the income and expenses of everyday living. Dave Says cards keep the wisdom coming. Pay off debt using your debt snowball. Whether you’re an accountant, teacher or lawyer, no matter if you’re upside-down or right-side up, with Dave Ramsey’s Act Your Wage!, it’s fun to win with money. (Product Description from publisher's website.) A race to get out of debt while moving around a board and dealing with events, including predictable repeating bills.
Editions
- Act Your Wage!enLampo Group Inc.2010
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Publishers
- Lampo Group Inc.
Questions and answers
Act Your Wage! supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The catalogue lists Act Your Wage! for ages 10 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Act Your Wage! belongs to these categories: Economic. Its main mechanics are Roll / Spin and Move and Dice Rolling. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Act Your Wage! are: Dave Ramsey. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Act Your Wage! as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.