{"id":44117,"date":"2013-10-21T00:09:49","date_gmt":"2013-10-21T07:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/?p=44117"},"modified":"2013-10-21T00:09:49","modified_gmt":"2013-10-21T07:09:49","slug":"commonopoly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/44117","title":{"rendered":"Commonopoly"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tWhile we’re on the subject of board games<\/p>\n

(if you’re scratching your head, visit my recent Farming Game entry<\/a> to catch up),<\/p>\n

Classic Monopoly fans may\u2014or may not\u2014enjoy this twist on tradition:<\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy of Big Hope<\/a> via Co.Exist<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

That’s right: Commonopoly.<\/p>\n

While countless Monopoly spin-offs have flooded the market in recent years, none is quite like this one.<\/p>\n

Not only is it basically a DIY game (check out playing instructions on the Big Hope website<\/a>), but it also scraps the whole notion of monopolization altogether.<\/p>\n

But, wasn’t that the point?<\/p>\n

Not anymore.<\/p>\n

“Commonopoly demands that players brainstorm alternative economic systems through activities placed around the board,” explains Sydney Brownstone of Co.Exist<\/a>. “The players move counter clockwise, as per the instructions, and subsequent creative acts are to be documented in booklets later distributed to the public. Much of the game focuses on coming up with ideas for public spaces, as well as sharing home remedies for common ailments.”<\/p>\n

Bringing social consciousness into a game built on power play?<\/p>\n

I’m game!<\/p>\n

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While we’re on the subject of board games (if you’re scratching your head, visit my recent Farming Game entry to catch up), Classic Monopoly fans may\u2014or may not\u2014enjoy this twist on tradition: That’s right: Commonopoly. While countless Monopoly spin-offs have … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a> Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gift_for_gab"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44117\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}