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FTA: "Figgie is a card game that was invented at Jane Street in 2013. It was designed to simulate open-outcry commodities trading." This is crediting Jane Stre
by Terretta 3y ago
FTA: "Figgie is a card game that was invented at Jane Street in 2013. It was designed to simulate open-outcry commodities trading."
This is crediting Jane Street in 2013 as if Pit didn't exist since 1904:
"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."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pit_%28game%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pit_%28game%29
Certainly official mechanics vary, but there were always Pit variants for regular decks, and as long ago as the 1970s and 1980s there were rule variants that play like the linked game.
Parker Brothers' Pit cards were ornate in 1914, featuring the Bull and the Bear:
https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/nmah_323758 https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/nmah_323758
- elijaht 3y agoI’m not convinced Figgie is similar enough to Pit to make this comparison. Both are the same genre certainly but there are substantial differences in the setups and goals. Elements unique/different to Figgie - uncertain value of cards (need to find the 12 card suit) - time limit - scoring mechanism
- reactordev 3y agoI came here to comment the same info. Pit game is actually pretty cut-throat and this immediately reminded me of it. Replace Wheat with Spades. Same game.
- mcphage 3y agoIt doesn’t seem that similar to Pit… the key with Pit is that you make trades by # of matching cards, not what they are. But they are trying to simulate the same thing, and Pit is a fantastic game, even after more than 100 years.