Pit is a fast-paced card game for three to eight players, d…

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.
Publishers
Parker Brothers (Hasbro)
Years active
1904–present
Genres
fast paced trading card game
Players
3 to 8 players
Setup time
1 to 2 minutes
Playing time
1 to 10 minutes per round, any number of rounds
Chance
Dealing cards, blind trades
Skills
Hand management, Deal making
The inspirations were the Chicago Board of Trade (known as the Pit) and the US Corn Exchange. The game itself was likely based on the very successful game Gavitt's Stock Exchange, invented in 1903 by Harry E. Gavitt of Topeka, Kansas.
While the name Pit remains trademarked in many countries by Hasbro, versions of the game have been marketed under names, including Billionaire, Business, Cambio, Deluxe Pit, Quick 7, Zaster.As early as 1904, the attributed clairvoyant Edgar Cayce claimed he had developed the game and sent it to Parker Brothers.
Different versions of the game contain different numbers of cards. The original edition has 63 cards, with nine cards each of the seven different commodities. Later editions added an eighth commodity, along with a Bear card and a Bull card, for 74 cards total.
Originally, the commodities and values were the following: