The house always wins
2026-05-21 15:57 UTC
Replies (17)
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@Rusty@lemmy.ca 2026-05-21 23:49
Does anyone actually like Monopoly? It is the worst board game in existence. To me, it’s not even a game, because players don’t make any decisions. You roll a die and go a number of steps, no player agency so far. After that you technically have a decision to buy or not to buy the property. But it is not really a decision, you need to buy it, if you can afford it. I believe the main reason people say that they don’t like board games is because the only board game they played is Monopoly.
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@velma@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-05-21 16:56
Monopoly was originally called “The Landlord’s Game” and it was invented by a woman in 1903. It was meant to illustrate the dangers of unchecked capitalism. Then it was stolen by a man and turned into the game we know today.
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@reksas@sopuli.xyz 2026-05-23 10:06
i like the communopoly rules better
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@blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-05-21 16:01
Quantitative easing
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@imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-05-22 05:52
Printer goes brrr
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@UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2026-05-21 16:48
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@Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 2026-05-21 22:10
Or just do it trump style and steal it from everyone while raping children.
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@ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 2026-05-22 02:03
[REVOLUTION!](https://existentialcomics.com/comic/19) *Flips the board*
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@tanisnikana@lemmy.world 2026-05-21 16:44
This should never ever happen unless no one buys anything and everyone spends weeks circling the board. However, income tax undoes about a fifth of all go-passes.
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@Objection@lemmy.ml 2026-05-21 22:57
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@Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 2026-05-21 19:35
I've been told here on Lemmy that all the US needs to do is print more money. Turns out that guy was right! He must work at The Fed or at least be a banker or something. I'm sorry for doubting your claims
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@UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 2026-05-21 17:51
Given that "the bank" owns every asset in the board and only pays out a piddly $200 every turn, normal play should pretty much never result in them running out of money.
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@vathecka@lemmy.radio 2026-05-22 13:44
This is called quantitative easing, it was started by obama
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@raid_dad@lemmy.world 2026-05-22 00:07
I had almost exactly the same exact comment written out before I saw yours. Its original title was “The Landlord’s Game”.
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@bagsy@lemmy.world 2026-05-22 03:03
Its actually a pretty good metaphor. Imagine playing the game and never buying any assets, just passing Go and collecting a paycheck. That's how most people live their lives. If you live in a capitalist country, you either aquire assets, or accept you will be exploited by those with all the assets. Its a simple and horrible system, and its all right there in a 100 year old kids game.
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@limelight79@lemmy.world 2026-05-22 00:45
And, really, the winner will almost certainly be determined by who owns the middle-priced properties. I'm too lazy to look them up, but it's the ones that are essentially opposite the Go space on the board. It's a fascinating commentary.
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@Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 2026-05-22 14:22
Lol we actually used to play this way with my cousins. We had two younger cousins that weren't too bright at the time, but really wanted to play. So they played as "peons" and got a pawn from a chess set as their marker. They got an extra $100 for passing go, but that's it. They couldn't buy or anything, only pay. They actually seemed to have fun in a little competition between themselves as to who could weather the capitalist hell hole the best.