Cash Out!

Explore

What Does Child Do To Use Skill In The Game?
Players look at each other's investments and funds to help strategize their actions.

How Parents Can Assist Learning
Encourage children to look closely at what cards other player's a playing on their funds and Cash In investments. This is important for the child to be able to decide on what actions to make on their turn.

Learning Implications and Educator Support
"Playing Cash Out! helps children develop situational analysis, planning and perspective changing skills. Encourage children to look closely at what cards other player's a playing on their funds and Cash In investments. This is important for the child to be able to decide on what actions to make on their turn."

Determine

What Does Child Do To Use Skill In The Game?
Cash Out! Involves many types of determination as players figure out which cards they have, the characteristics of the cards, the meaning of the symbols, the colors of cards they need to build a fund, and when to deposit or remove cards from savings account.

How Parents Can Assist Learning
To help children develop more thoughtful decision-making, parents can ask them to justify before they make a decision. Ask questions like, "How will that decision help you reach your goal?"

Learning Implications and Educator Support
"When first learning to play, children may think about consequences of their immediate move or look only at their own funds and investments. As they become more proficient, children will think about other players' hands and multiple moves ahead in order to evaluate what actions (Private Purchase, Invest, Cash Out!, Deposit or Withdraw Savings Account) would be strategically optimal on their turn. This game helps children learn to set priorities and to allocate resources across variables. Educators can discuss the different moves players make in order to understand different strategies and the logical thinking the children are utilizing. Ask children to justify their thinking, before they make a decision. Ask questions like, ""How will that decision help you reach your goal?"

Compare

What Does Child Do To Use Skill In The Game?
Players compare their cards to those played by their opponents in order to decide what to ask for in Private Purchase and what to play on their turn.

How Parents Can Assist Learning
When children are learning the game, parents may want to encourage children to verbally describe their options prior to comparing and deciding which to select. As the game proceeds, there are numerous comparisons to make and verbalizing is a good way to examine the different consequences of different potential moves.

Learning Implications and Educator Support
Cash Out! corresponds to math fundamentals curricula. To help encourage mathematical thinking, educators can ask questions like, "How are you building your investments? What is left to Cash Out a fund? What funds do you think other players are trying to build and Cash Out?" This line of questions also helps children think carefully to reduce impulsive thinking.

Predict

What Does Child Do To Use Skill In The Game?
Players will try to predict what funds opponents are trying to build and Cash Out.

How Parents Can Assist Learning
Parents can encourage children to think ahead by having them look at what other players are doing in order to anticipate which funds are getting close to being cashed out and where investments are being built up

Learning Implications and Educator Support
"Cash Out! helps children develop situational analysis, planning and perspective changing skills. Also, being able to hypothesize risk and reward consequences of actions helps children develop strategic thinking. Educators can encourage children to think ahead by having them look at what other players are doing in order to anticipate which funds are getting close to being cashed out and where investments are being built up.

Plan

What Does Child Do To Use Skill In The Game?
Players are constantly thinking about what cards to play in order to build funds, maximize investments, make strategic saving account moves and Cash Out funds before opponents do

How Parents Can Assist Learning
To be successful in this game requires thinking about consequences beyond a player's immediate move. Parents can remind children to think about what could happen next so children will plan accordingly. This type of long-term, sequential thinking is important in life well beyon

Learning Implications and Educator Support
This game involves significant planning in order for children to balance investing, saving, building funds and cashing out funds. Because children have the option to make up to 3 strategic actions, they will need to observe other players' visible cards, consider their hand and savings account, and think about their strategic goals for scoring the most points when deciding which actions to take. Educators can ask children to justify their thinking, before they make a decision. Ask questions like, ""How will that decision help you reach your goal?"

Solve

What Does Child Do To Use Skill In The Game?
As the game proceeds, players need to adapt to the moves of other players and continuously strategic problem solve.

How Parents Can Assist Learning
This game involves uses of visual spatial problem solving, directionality and if/then problem solving. After children have mastered the rules and functions of the pieces, they learn new information constantly during game play. This information directly effects how children strategize an approach for playing cards to maximize points in their funds they can cash out or in funds that they believe opponents will cash out. The ability to shift strategies based on new information can help children cope with the stresses of change in other areas of their life.

Learning Implications and Educator Support
This game involves situational analysis, planning, risk and reward analysis, and perspective changing skills. After children have mastered the rules and meaning of they symbols, they learn new information constantly during game play. This information directly effects how children strategize an approach for playing cards to maximize points in their funds they can cash out or in funds that they believe opponents will cash out. Educators can talk to children about alternative approaches and help them think about choices including whether to change strategy (example, stop building a fund and shift to making investments in the fund when it becomes apparent another player will likely cash out first.). It is important for adults to not create the approaches, but help the children come to their own conclusions. This ability to shift strategies based on new information can help children cope with the stresses of change in other areas of their life.

Demonstrate

What Does Child Do To Use Skill In The Game?
Players show their score, and may discuss different strategies used to win the game.

How Parents Can Assist Learning
Ask children to explain their reasoning to help all the players learn which strategies worked and which did not work as well.

Learning Implications and Educator Support
Ask children to explain their reasoning to help all the players learn which strategies worked and which did not work as well.

Cognitive

Suggestions for How to Modify Play Experience
Cash Out is a complicated investment game requiring understanding several variables at one time. It is not recommended for children with cognitive delays.

Communication

Suggestions for How to Modify Play Experience
Players who understand the game, but have difficulty communicating can play with minimal discussion. Plays can be conducted physically and followed visually by other players.
Encourage the player to use simple phrases, such as "purchase," "invest" or "cash out."
Encourage discussion by having players comment on each others plays. A role model for discussion is often helpful for children who have difficulty generating a language pattern.

Sensorimotor

Suggestions for How to Modify Play Experience
Cash Out requires manipulation of cards in various ways. To assist children with fine motor concerns, play in pairs. Teams can discuss moves and then one partner can move the cards to the appropriate spots.

Social Emotional/Behavioral

Suggestions for How to Modify Play Experience
Children with a low frustration tolerance or impulsivity often have a hard time playing games with complex rules and multiple details. They lack the patience to listen or learn the rules. For this reason, Cash Out may be challenging for these children.
Playing in teams may help the child with behavioral issues learn to slow down and pay attention to the details of the game. Once the child learns the game, let him/her try on their own.

Vision

Suggestions for How to Modify Play Experience
Cash Out is not recommended for children with vision impairments. The cards are complex with details that may be difficult to see.
The game may be able to be played with a partner who can point out the various details.

Hearing

Suggestions for How to Modify Play Experience
Children with hearing impairments should be able to play the game. They can follow the game visually.

*Data compiled from CCSSI ELA Standards, WA Science Standards, and Washington Social Studies Standards

Extra Ways to Play the Game
Play the game with the normal rules, but eliminate savings account part of the game.

Materials Needed
No additional materials needed

Developmental Benefits
This variation is a good way to introduce the game to younger players. It also helps level the game among different skill levels because it increases chance while reducing strategy. This can help build confidence and motivation in less skilled players.

Extra Ways to Play the Game
Cash Out contains over 180 cards. Try building the largest or tallest house of cards. Divide the cards evenly and race to see who can use all their cards first to build a house of cards that is at least 4 stories high.

Materials Needed
No additional materials needed

Developmental Benefits
This builds dexterity, planning and knowledge of physics. Additionally, it can be played as a cooperative or competitive activity.