🎮 Overview

AFL Market allows players to engage in a virtual stock market where you buy and sell shares of AFL teams based on their performance in games. Each player aims to maximise their portfolio value by the season's end.

💰 Starting Funds

• 💸 Initial Capital: Each player starts with $10,000. How you invest and grow this initial capital could lead you to the top of the league!

📈 Buying and Selling Shares

• 💲 Share Price: All teams start with their shares priced at $100.
• 💹 Trading: Players can trade shares freely without any transaction costs. With unlimited trades, you can shift strategies on the fly, react to game day performances, and refine your approach to maximise gains. It's all about how you play the market!

⚖️ Game Dynamics

• 👑 Point Spread and Favourites: Before each game, a favourite team and a point spread are determined.
• 🎯 Performance Impact: Watch your team's shares rise if they outperform expectations, or brace for a drop if they don't measure up.
• 🔒 Trading Lock: Trading halts once the game starts and picks up again after the final whistle. Make your moves count!

💥 Bailout Rule

• ♻️ Second Chances: If a team's share value tanks to zero, don't worry—it triggers a bailout. All shares are sold for nothing, but then the team comes back at $100 a share. It’s a risky moment, but also a fresh opportunity for savvy investors.