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Washington Post: Monopoly is changing again–and some parents are not going to like it
By Lindsey Bever February 19 “Remember when true success was measured by the height of your Monopoly cash stack? These days, it’s calculated with your credit score. In an attempt to keep the classic board game relevant to our
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FiveThirtyEightLife: The Worst Board Games Ever Invented
By Oliver Roeder Last week, I dove into the data and design of Twilight Struggle — the best board game on the planet, according to the popular gaming site BoardGameGeek. I spoke with game’s designer,
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New York Times: Monopoly’s Inventor – The Progressive Who Didn’t Pass ‘Go’
By Mary Pilon For generations, the story of Monopoly’s Depression-era origins delighted fans almost as much as the board game itself. The tale, repeated for decades and often tucked into the game’s box along
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The Economist: Financial board games – Playing the markets
By J.K. During the recent trial of Kweku Adoboli, a former trader with UBS, the prosecution described his trades that saddled the Swiss bank with a $2.3 billion loss as “unprotected, unhedged, incautious and
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