Ground Floor

About this board game

Ground Floor is a business-management board game for 2–6 players, played over approximately 150 minutes, in which entrepreneurs compete to build successful companies.

Your business begins with limited resources and a wealth of difficult decisions. Carefully balance your employees’ time, your money, and your staff as you decide which tasks deserve priority. Convert employee time into information, money, and results while determining how best to expand your enterprise.

The business environment is not static. You must adapt to changing economic conditions and prepare for what lies ahead. Barter with fellow players, collect information, hire new employees, invest in marketing campaigns, expand your office, and schedule product shipments as you shape your company’s future.

• Produce, promote, and sell goods in the marketplace.
• Build your company brand through marketing campaigns.
• Manage staff and convert their time into valuable results.
• Respond to changing economic conditions.
• Challenge other enterprises for success and prestige.

Every choice represents a different path toward growth. You may focus on gathering information, increasing your workforce, developing your office, or pushing your goods into the marketplace. Since time, money, and staff are all scarce—and all necessary to thrive—efficient management is essential.

Released in 2012, Ground Floor invites players to guide a fresh enterprise from its opening day toward a place in the tallest skyscraper. Manage competing priorities, grow your business, and build your high-rise as you work toward the corner office at the top.