I found an interesting web site the other day sponsored by Visa - www.financialsoccer.com. It is just what the name says – financial soccer (they also have an NFL version).
It is roughly based on world cup soccer – you get to pick your team (country), and your opponent. You get to choose the length of the game – 5, 10, 20, or 30 minutes long. You choose whether to be an amateur (ages 11-14), semi-pro (ages 14-18) or world class (ages 18 and over). You can choose whether to do a pregame, single player or head-to-head game.
Once you start the game, you move the ball down field by answering financial questions. Each time you are given an option of either an easy, medium, or hard question. Based on the difficulty level is how far you move the ball down field. Once you have answered multiple questions correctly, you have an opportunity to try for a goal. If you miss a question, you turn the ball over. Once your “opponent” has the ball, if you answer a question correctly, you steal the ball back.
I tried a 10 minute game, U.S.A. (me) verses Italy. I won 4-0. Overall, the questions are not to hard, although they do throw some trick questions in. The graphics are good, and it was a fun way to test my knowledge. There is a little pressure as there is a timer that runs (you only have so much time to answer a question). I think this would be a great thing for kids.
Try it out and let me know how you did verses the “competition”.
