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The house always wins (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 51 points 3 months ago (3 children)

It was literally designed to be a metaphor for capitalism. You’re not supposed to enjoy playing unless you are lucky enough to be the one winning.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    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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  • [–] 9 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    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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  • [–] 14 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    The main difference being that most people never have an opportunity to buy assets because they are too busy paying rent on other people’s assets. The game assumes you are a capitalist already, and you are playing against other capitalists.

    Which actually is an even better metaphor, regular people don’t even get to play the game.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    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.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    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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  • [–] 8 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    It's the red ones, they're about 14 spaces away from jail, which is the most common space to end up on. In the long run people will land on them most often.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    There's one really popular red spot, but the three orange ones are also frequently hit, according to this analysis.

    Basically, to survive, you need to make sure no one gets a monopoly of the orange or red ones. Which really brings us back to the point of the original game...lol

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Boardwalk and Park Place, and yes it eventually comes down to whoever lands on one of those first that doesn't own it. They probably lose first.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    No, those are the two most expensive properties, right by the Go. Everyone wants to buy them because they see the huge rent price, but it turns out that people seem to land on those spaces only rarely.

    Sorry for the reddit link.

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