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Whatever the alleged reason, Monopoly looks to me like it was invented as a fun game rather than a allegory for anything at all. It does seem to be trying to re
by adrianratnapala 9y ago
Whatever the alleged reason, Monopoly looks to me like it was invented as a fun game rather than a allegory for anything at all. It does seem to be trying to resemble actual economic activity at all.
For example the Banker is not only a kind of public service, but is performing a service only vaguely related to what banks do. And in what world do you need to own a whole neighbourhood before you can put a hotel anywhere?
Now Bohnanza (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohnanza https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohnanza) has some resemblance to real capitalism, but is also too much fun to a lesson in anything.
- robobro 9y agoIt explains in part why it was initially successful. Snakes and Ladders was made in India to teach people about determinism, for instance. https://medium.com/re-form/the-timelessness-of-snakes-and-ladders-4ae7d205a4e7 https://medium.com/re-form/the-timelessness-of-snakes-and-la...
- wsc981 9y agoWhatever the alleged reason, Monopoly looks to me like it was invented as a fun game ... I'd call Monopoly a lot, but a "fun game" it is not. It's a hugely frustrating game and I'd be happy to never play it again for the rest of my life.