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murielm99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-02-09 03:43 AM
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Anti-Monopoly board game
Has anyone played this game? Is it any good?

Do you know of any anti-republican board games, or do I have to create my own? How about Pin the Indictment on the Elephant?

I'm just looking for good suggestions for a party.
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HopeHoops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-02-09 10:51 AM
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1. I have Anti-Monopoly II - some comments
It is fun, but it doesn't seem to have a way to end it. Unlike the REAL Monopoly, which goes on forever because it just takes forever, Anti-M II seems to get close to an end and then swing back into a holding pattern.

If there is alcohol involved, it should be a great game.

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surrealAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-02-09 11:17 AM
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2. I've always thought of Monopoly as an anti-republican game.
It basically tells the story of real estate speculators creating an overbuilt dystopia where rents are unaffordable and everybody goes broke trying to pay them.
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TheMightyFavog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-02-09 02:04 PM
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3. Monopoly has its roots as a teaching tool for a radically different school of economics.
Edited on Mon Nov-02-09 02:04 PM by TheMightyFavog
It was called The Landlord's Game

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Landlord%27s_Game

History Detctives had a great show about it a few years back.
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