Universal Games is a Nevada company that produced such board games as Merger, Titanic: The Board Game, and the Apollo 13 edition of Solarquest.
In 1965, their address was in Houston, Texas. Universal Games released Merger, a financial game for 2-4 players. This game simulated automobile production and stock manipulation. Each player is a plant manager. The goal of the game is to make the most money. The game is similar is style to many of the 3M bookshelf games.
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