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[–] MathiasTCK@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The board game, like the kleptoctacy, was house ruled to death.

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[–] diaphragmwp@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

Hmmm, true. Isn't it less fun when the game just ends abruptly because someone rolled into free parking? Unless it's endgame like the other person described but I don't imagine that lasting long enough to get too boring. IDK, I don't have friends to play monopoly. This is opposed to other house rules that, could sometimes make the game more fun. Like "you can stack plus cards" in uno makes the game play more like those funny internet videos about it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Monopoly

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[–] MathiasTCK@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

History of Monopoly is fascinating:

It began as:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Landlord's_Game

The Landlord's Game is a board game patented in 1904 by Elizabeth Magie as U.S. patent 748,626. A realty and taxation game intended to educate users about Georgism, it is the inspiration for the 1935 board game Monopoly.

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[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago

Normally Free Parking is a square where nothing happens, much like landing on GO or Jail. Some households have a rule where they get a bonus for landing on Free Parking, such as all the taxes paid (like Luxury Tax), but officially, it's just a blank square.