Monopoly was invented to demonstrate the evils of capitalism (2017)
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Re: Monopoly was invented to demonstrate the evils of capitalism (2017)
#2I guess that explains why it's such a terrible game. People put up with it because it was all they had. Now we have other options, fortunately.
(I guess this comment could apply to either the boardgame, or to capitalism.)
Re: Monopoly was invented to demonstrate the evils of capitalism (2017)
#3I guess that explains why it's such a terrible game. People put up with it because it was all they had. Now we have other options, fortunately. (I guess this comment could apply to either the boardgame, or to capitalism.)
The boardgame can be great fun especially if people follow the rules.
Re: Monopoly was invented to demonstrate the evils of capitalism (2017)
#4I love how everyone who wins at monopoly acts like a right arse to the other people and it turns out it was just rolls of the dice that decided if they won... I certainly always feel like I deserve to have won.
Re: Monopoly was invented to demonstrate the evils of capitalism (2017)
#5I guess that explains why it's such a terrible game. People put up with it because it was all they had. Now we have other options, fortunately. (I guess this comment could apply to either the boardgame, or to capitalism.)
The boardgame can be great fun especially if people follow the rules.
Any boardgame that involves eliminating players from it is a non-starter for me.
Re: Monopoly was invented to demonstrate the evils of capitalism (2017)
#6I guess that explains why it's such a terrible game. People put up with it because it was all they had. Now we have other options, fortunately. (I guess this comment could apply to either the boardgame, or to capitalism.)
Monopoly sucks because of using the house rule that Free Parking is a jackpot of money. Not doing property auctions and paying out $400 for landing on Go are lesser reasons for it sucking. Stick to the published rules and the problems mostly to away.
Re: Monopoly was invented to demonstrate the evils of capitalism (2017)
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#8My children learned how to negotiate via family monopoly games. This has made parenting MUCH more difficult.
Re: Monopoly was invented to demonstrate the evils of capitalism (2017)
#9Re: Monopoly was invented to demonstrate the evils of capitalism (2017)
#10Monopoly teaches people a view of economics being a zero-sum game and too many people learn the wrong lessons from it. Real life isn't a zero-sum game.