Fan of the game Ruben, from Los Angeles, took to his Twitter with the revelation back in 2017 and it quickly went viral, and it has resurfaced again today after a British podcaster tweeted.
In today’s Money Morning, a family favourite board game has taught us about the economic implications of resource scarcity. We’re seeing this right now in the commodity space as much of the world pushes towards an energy transition. Demand is skyrocketing, and Australia is well-placed to be a top supplier. That means there’s a huge investment opportunity in this space for Aussie investors…
I concede that this isn’t exactly how the capitalist economy works in real life, but for a board game with a few simple rules, it’s an impressively accurate approximation.
Charles Darrow from Parker Brothers is the one who is credited for coming up with the game of Monopoly, saying that he came up with the idea in his basement, but this was argued by Magie throughout the years.