Go For Broke
A million dollars to burn, and the first player to go broke wins.
- Designer
- (Uncredited)
- Published by
- Alga
The only board game where the goal is to lose all your money as fast as possible. Go For Broke, a 1965 roll-and-spin game, hands every player one million dollars from the bank and sends you racing to be first to blow it all. You can risk cash at the racetrack, gamble in the casino, play the stock market or give some away to charity, with spend and receive cards and spinners deciding how each bet turns out. Winning means going bankrupt first, and the twist is that the game keeps handing you windfalls just when you want to be broke. A silly old family game for two to six, played for the joke rather than the strategy.
Who it's for
You like old-school roll-and-move with an absurd twist, and you will laugh when winning means losing.
Not for you if…
You want meaningful choices. Your decisions barely matter here, the dice and the spinner do the work.
Vibe's take
Pure luck and a running gag. You spend a turn trying to lose money, and the spinner sometimes punishes you with a jackpot.
Published 1965 · 61 years ago
older than 99% of games
In 3,644 collections
collected more than 46% of games
2–6 players · ages 8+
Best with 4
45–60 min
longer than 62% of games · typical 30–90 min
Complexity: light
Explained in 5 minutes · 1.1 out of 5 · lighter than 89%
Opinions: divided
Some love it, others really don’t
Language: little text
A few terms, easy to look up
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