> I think you're probably reading to much into this. It's just a game. I don't think it's particularly promoting anything. Strangely enough, cturner isn't just

> I think you're probably reading to much into this. It's just a game. I don't think it's particularly promoting anything. Strangely enough, cturner isn't just reading something into it, the original iterations of the game were designed "with the object of showing that rents enriched property owners and impoverished tenants". The Wikipedia article on the history of Monopoly is fascinating. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_board_game_Monopoly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_board_game_Monop...