ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I owe a lot of thanks to many friends and relatives that have helped me with their knowledge and critiques throughout the years to help me develop this game to where it is today. One of the most knowledgeable people I know, when it comes to business matters, is Ed Barlow. Eddie helped me to learn about the stock market by defining the lingo in simple terms so I could understand them. Eddie would patiently read my interpretations to make sure that I was applying them correctly to my game. I owe Eddie a great deal of thanks in helping me to get-off to a great start. My newly acquired sister-in-law, Debra Jacobs, patiently edited the rules of the game, as well as being one of my experimental players. Other members of my family were eager to help and I owe them many thanks too, especially my wife, Carol, for putting up with my complaints and me by always supporting my endeavors. My son Kris helped me by showing me that this game can make an antsy child sit for 5 hours without being bored. My son Gabe gave his free time on many days to help me play out new scenarios and giving suggestions on increasing the action to make the play even more exciting.

My brother and sister-in-law, Jerry and Lois, had sacrificed an entire year of their active lives to take care of our dying mother. It was during May of 2002 I went to visit them in Florida and I brought my prototype game with me. We all played and enjoyed the fun, especially my mother. I was so thrilled and will forever be thankful to my mother for instilling in me as a child the happiness of playing board games and the joy obtained by bringing together friends and family. My mother loved playing board games and loved to gamble, if only with pennies.

It is for my mother that I dedicate this game and wish that she was still alive to see my dream come true. Please enjoy your venture as you go forward and have fun learning about the stock market. Who knows, maybe you will learn to become the next

Wizard of Wall Street^tm.

Stephen M. Jacobs