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Later the idea of bull and bear markets, of rising and falling price, was introduced into the game. Pit has 63 cards arranged in seven suits of nine. Each suit has the name of a crop and a number, printed in red. Players attempt to collect sets of cards representing commodities traded on the American Corn Exchange: wheat, barley, corn, rye, oats, flax and hay. 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Later the idea of bull and bear markets, rising and falling price, was introduced into the game, where they affected the counting of points awarded to and against the players.\n\n\nCGG-Games and Puzzles, 1991","historicalContext":"Rewards: n/a\nForfeits: n/a\nNo. of Players: any\nEquipment required: 63 cards arranged in 7 suits of 9; each suit has the name of a crop and a number, printed in red\n2 cards, one showing a bear and the other a bull, both marked copyright 1904\ninstruction sheet marked Copyright 1919\nbox, red covered card, divided into two compartments\r\n\nRules:\nRULES FOR THE GAME OF PIT\nIt is a lively trading game played with special cards.  It is trademarked and copyrighted by Parker Brothers.\n\nPlayers attempt to collect sets of cards representing commodities traded on the American Corn Exchange:-  wheat, barley, corn, rye, oats, flax and hay.\nThe game is made more exciting by the inclusion of bonus and penalty cards:- a bull and a bear.\n\nCards are exchanged by any two players wishing to trade the same number of cards and as all players are trying to trade at once the game often develops into a happy free for all.","briefDescription":"Boxed card game, Pit, published in the USA and England by Parker Brothers in 1919","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"Parker Brothers Inc Salem Mass; Parker Brothers Incor. 12 Whitely Road London SE19. 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