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Market Stall Street: a free game about pricing
Six Saturdays, one stall. Price too low and you work for nothing; too high and nobody buys.
What is Market Stall Street?
Six Saturdays at a stall on the market street. A new product each week, its cost per item and a survey of how many would buy at each price. Find the price that makes the most profit.
Market Stall Street is a free money game about pricing. Six Saturdays at a stall on the market street, a new product each week.
You see the cost per item and a survey of how many would buy at each price. Cheap sells lots but keeps little; dear keeps a lot but sells few.
At a glance
- Category
- Money Moves
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Play time
- 4–6 min
- Price
- Free, in your browser, sign-up optional
How to play
- Price it
- Profit is (price − cost) × how many sell.
- Score
- 100 for the best price, 50 if within 15% of the best profit.
- Three levels
- Beginner, Intermediate or Expert, picked before you play: the content and the clock change, and each level keeps its own best score.
- Coins
- Example numbers in plain fictional coins, made up for the game. Not financial advice.
Scoring
100 for the best price, 50 if within 15% of the best profit.
Six Saturdays per run.
What it trains
- Pricing
- Margin vs volume.
- Quick maths
- Multiplying out profit.
Strategy and tips
- Margin
- What you keep per item: price minus cost.
- Volume
- Higher prices usually sell fewer.
- Multiply
- Profit is margin × volume: compare that, not the price.
Why play Market Stall Street?
Every seller, from a lemonade stand to a bakery, faces this trade-off. Doing the sum quickly is a useful everyday skill.
Frequently asked questions
Is Market Stall Street free?
Yes. It is free and runs in your browser, with no download. Signing up is optional.
Is this financial advice?
No. Every number is an example in fictional coins, made up for the game. It teaches the ideas; for real decisions, look at your own situation and local rules, or ask a qualified adviser.
Are there levels?
Yes: Beginner, Intermediate and Expert. The numbers, the hints and the clock change, and each level keeps its own best score.