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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mastodon.world/users/jeffowski/statuses/114186256569899679">Church of Jeff (jeffowski@mastodon.world)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Mar-2025 09:26:45 JST</a><a href="https://mastodon.world/@jeffowski" title="jeffowski@mastodon.world"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/39022-48-20241112173332.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Church of Jeff" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Church of Jeff</a></section><article><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/monopoly" rel="tag">#monopoly</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ludophile" rel="tag">#ludophile</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/boardgames" rel="tag">#boardgames</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NoBillionaires" rel="tag">#NoBillionaires</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TaxTheRich" rel="tag">#TaxTheRich</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/EatTheRich" rel="tag">#EatTheRich</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GuillotinesWork" rel="tag">#GuillotinesWork</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/4755701#notice-9315101">In conversation</a><time datetime="2025-03-19T09:26:45+09:00" title="Wednesday, 19-Mar-2025 09:26:45 JST">about a month ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mastodon.world/@jeffowski/114186256569899679" rel="external" title="Sent from mastodon.world via ActivityPub">mastodon.world</a></span></span><a href="https://mastodon.world/@jeffowski/114186256569899679">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/4323795">Monopoly wasn't invented by the Parker Brothers, nor the man they gave it credit for. In 1904, Monopoly was originally called The Landlord's Game, and was invented by a radical woman. Elizabeth Magie's original game had not one, but two sets of rules to choose from.
One was called "Prosperity", where every player won money anytime another gained a property. And the game was won by everyone playing only when the person with the least doubled their resources. A game of collaboration and social good.
The second set of rules was called "Monopoly", where players succeeded by taking properties and rent from those with less luck rolling the dice. The winner was the person who used their power to eliminate everyone else.
Magie's mission was to teach us how different we feel when playing Prosperity vs Monopoly, hoping that it would one day change national policies.
When the Parker Bros adopted the game, they erased Magie, they erased the "Prosperity" rules and celebrated "Monopoly". This is why very few games of Monopoly end in better friendships! Some even end friendships! What they couldn't erase was Magie's lesson.</a></label><br><a href="https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/114/186/250/550/424/469/original/b9755d86ff921398.png" rel="external">https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/114/186/250/550/424/469/original/b9755d86ff921398.png</a></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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1. Monopoly wasn't invented by the Parker Brothers, nor the man they gave it credit for. In 1904, Monopoly was originally called The Landlord's Game, and was invented by a radical woman. Elizabeth Magie's original game had not one, but two sets of rules to choose from. One was called "Prosperity", where every player won money anytime another gained a property. And the game was won by everyone playing only when the person with the least doubled their resources. A game of collaboration and social good. The second set of rules was called "Monopoly", where players succeeded by taking properties and rent from those with less luck rolling the dice. The winner was the person who used their power to eliminate everyone else. Magie's mission was to teach us how different we feel when playing Prosperity vs Monopoly, hoping that it would one day change national policies. When the Parker Bros adopted the game, they erased Magie, they erased the "Prosperity" rules and celebrated "Monopoly". This is why very few games of Monopoly end in better friendships! Some even end friendships! What they couldn't erase was Magie's lesson.
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