• Contains: 74 premium quality cards, silver toned bell and rules

• Fast-Paced and Fun!

• Great for group play!

• 3-8 players

A simple game to learn, ALL ages can enjoy this game together. 7 year olds could play this game and the adults don't necessarily have an advantage over the kids, which makes it fun for everyone.

Be ready to be LOUD - right now I can hear shouts of "Three, three, three" and laughter and I'm not even on the same floor as the Pit-Players!

I read in another review that this game was introduced in 1904. Obviously, this is a game that has staying power! Isn't it great that even with modern technology which allowed me to purchase this game online, we can enjoy games that were invented decades ago!

Turn off the TV, and spend time with your family playing games. Go make some memories!

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43 of 44 found the following review helpful:


Deal the cards and pass out from laughter  Feb 12, 2001 By Joseph Ekaitis "author of Collinsfort Village"
You and your fellow traders inspect the bill of goods you've each just acquired. Should you corner the market on wheat, the most valuable commodity, or shoot for barley on this round and make up the difference later?

The trading bell rings and the room erupts in shouts of "Three! Three! Three!" "Four! Four! Four!" "Two! Two Two!" Shares fly from trader to trader. Hmm. . .3 more shares of corn. Are you going to make it? Or is someone else going to ring the bell first and stop the trading? "Two! Two! Two!" you shout. Another trader responds. The last 2 shares of corn! You lunge at the bell, smack the ringer and yell "Corner!"

Since it was first introduced in 1904, PIT continues to entertain new generations of game players grown weary of video and computer games. Consisting of a deck of cards and a desk bell, Deluxe PIT adds the clang of the trading bell to the excitement. For even more of a challenge, you can throw in the Bull and Bear cards that can either double your score or plunge you into debt.

While the instructions give additional rules for a "silent" game in which the players hold up fingers to indicate their trades, here's another variation which goes even further in creating the feeling of a trading floor:

Play the regular "loud" game but set the bell in the middle of a card table. Play STANDING UP so the players can mix, mingle, reach across each other, and REALLY have to lunge for the bell. You'll never laugh so hard or have more fun playing PIT.

45 of 48 found the following review helpful:


This classic game is wildly fun!  Nov 18, 1998
I'm glad Parker Bros. decided to reissue this game. For a while, they had discontinued it. I have an old 1930s-era set. This has got to be one of the most fun family games ever invented! The rules are easy to understand, and even little ones (say age 6 or so) can play along fine. It's also just as much fun for the grown-ups. You try to "corner" the market by trading for all of one type of commodity (e.g. barley, wheat, corn, etc). The first one to get all of one kind must yell "CORNER"! to win that round! We play this game every Thanksgiving as a family tradition. The only person who hasn't enjoyed it over the years was a VERY SHY and quiet boyfriend, who couldn't speak up loudly enough to do the trading. Buy this game. You'll love it. END

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So much fun!  Dec 19, 2001 By C. Compagnoni
I was looking to buy Mille Bornes (one of my other favorite games) and found that it came with this other game called Pit as a bonus. So I figured how bad could that game be and besides if it was an awful game it was free! Well I read the directions and thought it sounded like the stupidest game. But I love games so I forced my sister and father to play with me. It was the best game! We had so much fun. We laughed until our stomachs hurt. I've since brought it to family picnics and get togethers--everyone that plays this game loves it! Its great for all ages (I've played with 10 year olds to 80 year olds). The instructions are simple. The entire deck of cards is dealt out to all players. When the bell is rung trading begins! Everyone frantically trades an amount of cards from their hand (1-4 cards at a time) with someone else who is willing to trade the same amount. Everyone is involved so the more that are playing the crazier (and more exciting!) it is. As soon as you have collected all of the cards of the same commodity yell Pit! The catch is not to get stuck with the bear when Pit is called (it will give you negative points)! It is so funny when you know who has the bear and they are trying so hard to get rid of it! This game is absolutely the best (next to Milles Bornes of course!). Highly recommend!

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Spanning generations, this game is GREAT !  Nov 29, 1999
This was our family's holiday game as I was growing up (I'm 45) and we introduced our kids (9 & 13) to it 2 years ago. It is the game of choice on Thanksgiving and Christmas, whenever there's a crowd. Our deck (from '62) is getting a little ragged. glad to see the new one out, but I miss Barley and Flax as commodities.

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