The intended lesson of the “Capitalist” version of the original “Landlord’s Game” game.
But the game was repeatedly stolen, manipulated, and repurposed as a marketing gimmick over the subsequent 120 years since its invention. The current iteration of the game is intended to teach kids that the market rewards the savviest and most cut-throat deal makers. There is no “Socialist” co-operative version of the game, either. In the modern era, it is easier to imagine an end to the world than an end to capitalism.
To be fair, that’s the intended lesson of regular monopoly as well.
The intended lesson of the “Capitalist” version of the original “Landlord’s Game” game.
But the game was repeatedly stolen, manipulated, and repurposed as a marketing gimmick over the subsequent 120 years since its invention. The current iteration of the game is intended to teach kids that the market rewards the savviest and most cut-throat deal makers. There is no “Socialist” co-operative version of the game, either. In the modern era, it is easier to imagine an end to the world than an end to capitalism.