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MisterMentat · 3536 days ago · link · · parent · post: The Hidden Genius of Monopoly's Rules | Game/Show | PBS Digital Studios
Wait... What? No, Monopoly is a shitty game. When half the world plays a game called Monopoly, and they don't use those rules. That other game is not called Monopoly. So basically you're telling me a game that was designed to show people how shitty monopolies make life and to cause strife in the players, that ultimately achieves its goals by making everyone fucking hate this game and the people playing it, is actually a fun game that we're all playing incorrectly. Nope, we are. Hating it is the point.The 1920s Quaker community took strongly to the game and made a lot of changes that shape the one we know today.
Monopoly is not a bad game, we're just playing it wrong.