Pay Day is a board game originally made by Parker Brothers (now a subsidiary of Hasbro) in 1974.

It was invented by Paul J. Gruen of West Newbury, Massachusetts, United States, one of the era's top board game designers, and his brother-in-law Charles C. Bailey.

If a player lands on either a "Deal" or "Mail" space, they will then select the appropriate card(s) from the top of the specified deck.

The player has the option of purchasing the "Deal" for the cost indicated immediately or returning the card to the bottom of the deck.

The "Deal" is held until that player lands on a "Buyer" space at any time during the duration of the game.

Each player in turn rolls the die, with the highest roller collecting the "Commission" from the bank.

Bills are due at the end of the month (unless cancelled by Insurance, see below), while collections (except for Lottery Tickets) are payable immediately.

Three types of mail cards are "special" mail cards which have unique rules: Each player in turn, starting with the player who landed there, moves their token back one space and follows the instructions as in a regular turn.

A player who reaches this space immediately stops, regardless of any additional counts on the die, and goes through these steps in the indicated order.