The abuse comes from people who don’t play by the rules. No property auctions, put tons of money on free parking that goes to whoever lands there, that kind of shit. This is what makes monopoly take hours.
Even playing that way, monopoly is still a single-winner game of course, which is what elizabeth magie wanted to demonstrate.
Another other unintended lesson is that ruthless profit-seeking hacks will enclose / steal any idea or invention, reinvent it, and claim it as their own. It was and remains a model for silicon valley.
The abuse comes from people who don’t play by the rules. No property auctions, put tons of money on free parking that goes to whoever lands there, that kind of shit. This is what makes monopoly take hours.
I love playing free parking rules! Makes the whole game feel much more realistic since its literally a diceroll
Even playing that way, monopoly is still a single-winner game of course, which is what elizabeth magie wanted to demonstrate.
Another other unintended lesson is that ruthless profit-seeking hacks will enclose / steal any idea or invention, reinvent it, and claim it as their own. It was and remains a model for silicon valley.