Overview: Players put on harnesses and race to climb a tall, custom-branded structure made to look like a “financial graph” or “growth chart.” Each rung could represent a milestone in business growth—like seed funding, product launch, expansion, and so on.
Why It Works: Climbing is an exciting, time-bound challenge. It requires physical effort, draws a crowd, and feels difficult enough that participants won’t think they can build it themselves.
Play Duration: Each climb can be completed in under two minutes by limiting the height and offering timed races.
Fair Tie-In: The branding can highlight business-growth keywords, reinforcing the fair’s focus on scaling and development.
Corporate Climb
2. Budget Balance Beam
Overview: Imagine a wide beam setup where participants must walk across while carrying foam “budget blocks” in their arms. The balancing act represents the delicate nature of managing finances in a business.
Why It Works: It’s physically engaging and straightforward—no creativity in solving it, just balance and speed. Spectators enjoy seeing who can cross without dropping the blocks.
Play Duration: Restrict crossing attempts to under two minutes.
Fair Tie-In: Each foam block could be labeled with real-world expenses or revenue sources (e.g., “Marketing,” “Payroll,” “Revenue”) to subtly remind participants of the fair’s business theme.
Budget Balance Beam
3. Cash Flow Crunch
Overview: Two or more players pedal stationary bikes that power LED bars climbing up a wall display. Whichever player generates enough “cash flow” (i.e., lights up the entire bar first) wins.
Why It Works: Stationary bike races are a hit at fairs; they’re energetic and visually compelling. The large LED display ensures the booth stands out, and it’s not something people can easily replicate at home.
Play Duration: A 90-second to two-minute pedal-off keeps the crowd engaged.
Fair Tie-In: The LED bar can be labeled “Cash Flow,” symbolizing the effort it takes to keep a business’s finances in the green.
Cash Flow Crunch
Digital Knowledge Game (1 Idea)
4. Firewall of Finances
Meaningful Theme & Story:
Setting/Story: A malicious wave of incorrect financial facts, rumors, and myths about entrepreneurship is threatening to breach your “Financial Firewall.” You play as a vigilant business consultant, defending the firewall from misinformation.
End Line: The end line is represented by a digital “vault door” that protects the company’s assets. As texts (the items) fall from the top, they move toward the vault door at the bottom of the screen.
Placeholder for Items: Each falling item is portrayed as a digital “document folder” with statements about business and finance. Some statements are correct (“Revenue must exceed expenses”), while others are misleading or incorrect (“All debt is bad,” “Growth requires no investment,” etc.).
Act of Shooting: Instead of shooting bullets, the player hurls “compliance stamps” (think of an official rubber stamp) at the misinformation. Once an incorrect statement is stamped, the folder is destroyed.
Meaningful Connection: Correct statements that reach the vault door become “secured records,” showing that validated knowledge leads to stronger business practices. The stamping emphasizes verifying authenticity and maintaining accurate records, critical in business.
Losing Conditions: If any incorrect statement reaches the vault door, your company’s integrity is compromised. If you accidentally stamp a correct statement, you’ve “invalidated a good practice” and lose credibility.
Firewall of Finances
Digital Skill Games
Below, we cover two parts: (A) Three Existing Skill Games that have proven market success and (B) Five New Skill Game Concepts specifically created for the Economy & Business Fair.
(A) Three Existing Casual Skill Games
5. Candy Crush Saga
Statistics & Gameplay:
Over 2.7 billion downloads worldwide since launch.
Players swap candies in match-three puzzles to clear levels under time or move limits.
Why It Matches the Fair:
Extremely recognizable and easy to brand-skin with business-themed candy (e.g., coins, bills, or corporate logos).
Short, two-minute rounds allow quick participation at a crowded fair booth.
6. Fruit Ninja
Statistics & Gameplay:
Surpassed 1 billion downloads, ranking among the most iconic casual games.
Players swipe across the screen to slice fruit while avoiding bombs.
Why It Matches the Fair:
Could be re-themed to “Cutting Costs Ninja,” with participants slicing overhead expenses or redundant spending.
Fast-paced, satisfying gameplay that fits the fair’s hustle-and-bustle environment.
7. Doodle Jump
Statistics & Gameplay:
Exceeded 250 million downloads, well-known for its simple “jumping” mechanic.
Players tilt their device to guide a character upward from platform to platform.
Why It Matches the Fair:
Could be re-themed as a “Start-Up Ladder,” where each platform represents a funding round or new business milestone.
Quick sessions keep foot traffic moving at your booth.
(B) Five New Skill Game Concepts
8. Invoice Invasion
In this frantic tap-to-collect game, digital invoices fly across the screen. Players must quickly tap the valid invoices (green) and avoid fraudulent ones (red). Each correct tap racks up revenue points, while tapping a fraudulent invoice results in penalties. The short, high-speed mechanic embodies the vigilance required in real financial management and helps highlight the importance of efficient accounting—perfectly in line with the fair’s themes.
Invoice Invasion
9. Stock Market Slide
Players control a cute, sliding avatar (like a piggy bank on a toboggan) down a slope that represents a volatile stock chart. They must tilt or tap to avoid obstacles like “market crashes” or “economic bubbles.” Collecting floating “bull market icons” boosts the avatar forward. Fast, visually engaging, and thematically relevant to the ups and downs of business.
Stock Market Slide
10. Cost Cutter
Armed with virtual scissors, players have two minutes to “cut” extraneous expenses from a scrolling ledger of company costs. Each correct cut of an unjustified cost yields points, while cutting necessary costs (like “R&D” or “Quality Control”) results in a penalty. This gamifies budget optimization in a lighthearted and engaging way.
Cost Cutter
11. Virtual Conference Climb
The player’s avatar ascends a ladder of webinar tiles, each representing a step in business knowledge. Tapping left or right, you dodge “time-wasting seminars” while collecting “key insights” that give you a brief speed boost. The short timeframe underscores how being selective with information (and time) can accelerate business success.
Virtual Conference Climb
12. Marketing Maze
Players navigate a 2D maze that’s packed with both “opportunities” (bonus items like new leads) and “pitfalls” (spam traps, irrelevant campaigns). The maze is timed for two minutes. Each found opportunity adds to a final brand value score. Meanwhile, hitting pitfalls reduces brand reputation. It’s a metaphorical lesson in strategic marketing decisions.
Marketing Maze
Digital Chance Games (3 Ideas)
13. Wheel of Fortune: Executive Edition
Core Mechanic: A giant digital or physical spinning wheel.
Customized Design: Instead of a typical carnival theme, the wheel’s sections could be stylized as various corporate departments or growth milestones (e.g., “Seed Capital,” “Marketing Boom,” “IPO Jackpot,” etc.). The center of the wheel could feature the fair’s logo or a large, modern city skyline to reflect corporate success.
Why It Suits the Fair: Quick spins, instant results, and the thrill of chance. It can easily incorporate sponsorships from partnering businesses at the fair.
Wheel of Fortune: Executive Edition
14. Profit Jackpot
Core Mechanic: A slot-machine-inspired game where reels show symbols like briefcases, charts, and currency signs.
Customized Design: Replace traditional fruit symbols with business icons—e.g., coins, graphs, handshake emojis, and piggy banks. The cabinet itself could be sleek and metallic, exuding a “corporate boardroom” vibe rather than a casino aura.
Why It Suits the Fair: Highlights the risk-reward nature of entrepreneurship in a playful, two-minute game. Perfect for awarding small prizes or discount codes for the exhibitor’s services.
Profit Jackpot
15. Plinko for Prosperity
Core Mechanic: A vertical board with pegs. A puck (or coin) is dropped from the top and bounces down into various labeled slots.
Customized Design: Each slot could represent different business outcomes such as “New Investment,” “Marketing Gain,” or “Overhead Costs.” The aesthetic might feature cityscapes or modern office motifs to stand out from traditional carnival Plinko.
Why It Suits the Fair: Simple, exciting, chance-driven gameplay aligns well with the unpredictability of market forces—plus, the look and feel can be heavily branded for the Economy & Business Fair.
Plinko for Prosperity
Conclusion
These 15 unique ideas span the four major categories of fair games—Physical, Digital Knowledge, Digital Skill, and Digital Chance—ensuring there’s something for every type of attendee at the Economy & Business Fair at Kistamässan. Each concept ties back to the themes of entrepreneurship, economics, and business development, all while remaining short, visually appealing, and crowd-friendly. By offering an engaging mix of excitement, educational content, and quick-burst playstyles, these games will captivate visitors and reinforce the fair’s core message: that business growth is both challenging and rewarding—and definitely worth celebrating in a fun, memorable way!
