new monopoly board

[MissFM]

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013...n_2519704.html

[Eloise01]

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My dad wouldn't let me play monopoly, but one year part of my Christmas present included the board game "Class War". Seriously! It really was a board game. And probably more educational than Monopoly!

[MissFM]

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Hi Eloise

We have an old and battered American version of monopoly (from grandparents who were Scottish not American so it makes no sense)- actually must look it out - but it's got toy dollars instead of £s and all the properties are different - ie Boardwalk is the highest price instead of Park Lane and so forth.

Never come across "Class War" as an actual board game (although, of course...). Was your Pa very political/radical? what did it involve?

[Eloise01]

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I think there was an American version of the game too - must look it up. My dad, radical? Nah. Just your typical Yorkshire NUM official! And it involved what it said on the box. First organise your proletariat...

[MissFM]

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"My dad, radical? Nah. Just your typical Yorkshire NUM official!" Tee hee!

But America WAS supposed to be a classless meritocracy.

[Eloise01]

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I believe Mrs Thatcher declared the UK to be one too. Just goes to show that politicians lie.

[MissFM]

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"Just goes to show that politicians lie."

:suspicious: well that's food for thought....