I don't know whether Monopoly was invented to demonstrate the evils of capitalism or not. What I do know however is that it brings out the worst in me and in m

I don't know whether Monopoly was invented to demonstrate the evils of capitalism or not. What I do know however is that it brings out the worst in me and in many others with whom I've played the game. I haven't played it for years after deciding that it was too divisive and caused too much acrimony among players. For example, deception was often the order of the day—I and other family members would hide assets like surreptitiously sitting on a $500 note only to suddenly produce it to pounce-purchase some property after other players had failed to keep tally of one's earnings/assets and so on. Fights and arguments would often ensue with people not talking one another for hours, sometimes days. Frankly, it's a horrible game that one could easily argue was designed specifically to bring out the worst in human nature.