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Re: Anti-Monopoly Board Game

Conza88 — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:40:40 GMT

Made in China.

Hahah...

Re: Anti-Monopoly Board Game

Shed — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:52:17 GMT

The next sentence is "The problem is that the game seriously misrepresents how an actual market economy operates."

Re: Anti-Monopoly Board Game

jmorris84 — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:24:58 GMT

Stopped reading here...

It has taught the multitudes what they know about how an economy works.

Re: Anti-Monopoly Board Game

Praetyre — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:19:46 GMT

Having a game which supposedly promotes free enterprise where the bad guy faction is imprisoned for "price fixing" makes about as much sense as having a game intended to criticise fundamentalist Islam where the fundamentalist factions members are stoned to death for exposing their elbows. Unless the intent was to show how the numerous regulations and interventions promoted by monopolists to advance their own ends sometimes come back to bite them...

Re: Anti-Monopoly Board Game

sicsempertyrannis — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:07:59 GMT

Meh I always heard it was Georgist propaganda to begin with.

When I played it, I used to change the rules a bit - such as the addition of bank loans, interest payments, etc.

Re: Anti-Monopoly Board Game

Knight_of_BAAWA — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:31:53 GMT

I have the game, but have never played it.

Re: Anti-Monopoly Board Game

Beefheart — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:16:08 GMT

This is funny. Ever sense I emerged myself deeper into what actually composes capitalism and free society, I've found the misinterpretation shown in Monopoly to be humorous and curious. I was thinknig about writing a tongue-in-cheek, perhaps even sardonic, article on the subject. Seem there isn't any need... which is fine, I'm procrastinating enough.

Re: Anti-Monopoly Board Game

Andrew Cain — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:39:42 GMT

laminustacitus:

Monopoly is a fun game, need it be realistic?

That reminds me of a story by Walter Block. He use to play Risk with Murray Rothbard and one time Murray told him that anarchists are the only ones who can actually have fun at the game because they weren't actually trying to do it in real life.

Re: Anti-Monopoly Board Game

laminustacitus — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:28:23 GMT

Monopoly is a fun game, need it be realistic?

Re: Anti-Monopoly Board Game

Esuric — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 06:09:53 GMT

DW89:
and can go to prison for price fixing

Here's the problem.

Anti-Monopoly Board Game

DW89 — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 06:02:34 GMT

Back in 2004, Ben Powell wrote a Mises Daily Article entitled "What's Wrong with Monopoly (the game)?", about all that is wrong with the classic board game. Well, this evening I stumbled across a spin-off called Anti-Monopoly. I have never actually played this version, so I can't vouch for it, but at least from the description it sounds much more Austrian/free-market friendly than the original. Does anyone own this game? I wonder if the LvMI can sell it through their store.

Here is the description:

"It's the real estate game for the 21st century! Inspired by the original Monopoly game, Anti-Monopoly is where free-market competitors clash with ruthless monopolists...you just have to decide which one you want to be. Players who choose to be competitors charge fair rent, create supply and demand and can end a price war. Monopolists, on the other hand, are greedy, charge high rents, restrict supply and can go to prison for price fixing. The players follow different rules, depending on their status, in their quest for big money and real estate

Players must choose free enterprise or monopoly, and each group must adhere to different rules. Will the winner be the competitor who charges fair market value for rent? Or will it be the monopolist who takes control over entire regions and charges higher fees? Anything can happen in Anti-Monopoly!"