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.
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.
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.
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.