The Accounting Game

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to participate in a great class on accounting. The class is designed around a game called the Accounting Game. In the game, you participate in the creation and running of a lemonade stand. Using little game pieces, you act out the accounting involved in running your stand. You purchase supplies, pay people, get loans and pay them back. In the end you learn how to read balance sheets and many other accounting documents.
The Accounting Game by no means is a full accounting course. The instructors describe it as an introduction to accounting all in one day.

My group found it to be alot of fun and very educational at the same time. Though the course is probably expensive to attend, the book they also have is quit reasonable. If you are curious about the basics of accounting (like many indie game business owners) I would highly recommend it.

You can find the book here.