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- The Roman Empire
- Food
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First released in 1935 in the midst of the Great Depression, Monopoly is probably the best-selling and most-played boardgame of all time. Something close to half a billion people have played it --one out of every ten people on the planet!

Shunned in Russia for years due to its capitalist theme, it took the collapse of the Soviet Union and the lifting of the Iron Curtain to get this bestselling game into the world's largest country.

Today there are Monopoly editions for nearly every major city, university, and character franchise. Love it or hate it, Monopoly is a force to be reckoned with.

July 2002 - Money & Greed

Now, I'm not one to wax philosophic about the American Dream, or the "greed is good" speech. No matter how much or little money you have, it's always nice to get more. In case the world hasn't discovered your talents yet and you're not a millionaire, these games give you a chance to rehearse for your future wealth by practicing with rectangular pieces of paper with the number 500 on them.

This game night, we focused on cold hard cash, and the stuff you can buy with it. Read on, and see what wealth of wealth games we played!

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This unique strategy game has surprisingly simple rules. On your turn, place a tile on the board. If you join two tiles, you've formed a corporation. If you join two corporations, you've created a merger. Can you play the logic of the game to strike it rich, or will others reap the rewards of your labors? Acquire was first published in 1962, and is consistently the highest-rated game on the Funagain website. 2-6 players.	Want a successful store? Then you've got to advertise! Lure customers (and their pocketbooks) into your restaurants and shops with eye-catching signs. Conceal opponent's billboards with your own, and the sky becomes a jumble of lurid ads. Beautiful! What do you do with your earnings? Buy yourself a personal trainer, a trophy spouse, and a space shuttle, of course! 2-5 players.
Finally, a game where you get to be a venture capitalist (whatever that is)! Create a product using an adjective card like "disposable" or "accelerated" and a noun like "pants" or "chicken." Hey, you've just created the Accelerated Chicken! But will the other players will invest in your product, or will they sink their money into Disposable Pants? 3-6 players.	Amass the collection of your dreams and avoid the dreaded Negative Feedback! Do you bid on the parrot doorstop that you really want, or fake out your opponents with a bid on the vintage diaper pins? And what about the Egyptian sarcophagus? Bid high on junk you don't want to force your opponents to spend more. But watch out, or you might get stuck paying for a monkey phone call! Apparently, this game is based on some sort of website. We'll have to check into this... 3-6 players.
Defeating the Dragon is easy: Just send in a couple of knights, and maybe a wizard and a thief. Ho hum. But once the dragon's hoard is revealed, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE TO DIVVY UP THE TREASURE OR NO ONE GETS ANYTHING OK GO! In this stressfest, you and your fellow slayers must reach an agreement within the allotted time while your opponents goad, jeer, and vex you. Good thing you'll get to do the same to them! 3-6 players.	The suspect:Sneed the Grouch. The charge: having atrocious manners. Someone must prosecute this heinous crime and someone must defend the accused...not because anyone believes in the defendant's innocence or guilt, but because there's money to be made! Call witnesses, make motions, object a couple of times: whatever it takes. Often, the most lucrative cases settle out of court for undisclosed sums...to the attorneys! Our apologies to all of you who work in the legal profession. We'd like to apologies to all you witches out there, too. 3-7 players.

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