Monopoly might be a great, classic board game, but who wants to own Park Place and Boardwalk when you could own Coca-Cola, McDonalds and Xbox and EA?
That’s basically the gist of Monopoly Empire, Hasbro’s latest marketing-happy abomination. Basically it plays like the classic real estate trading game, except the goal here – and I couldn’t even make this up – is to “own the world’s biggest brands” by building the largest most soul-sucking (read: profitable) corporate tower and crushing your competition.
According to the Monopoly Empire website: “Every space on the board is an iconic brand, including Xbox, Coca-Cola, McDonald's and Samsung! Splash your Monopoly cash to build your Empire tower as high as it can go.” Among tokens you can play as are the Xbox controller and a box of McDonald’s French fries (and if this isn’t proof the Occupiers lost, I don’t know what is).
Congratulations, America! You’ve really shown where our priorities should be. Here’s to the continuing golden age of the corporation.
Via Consumerist
New "Monopoly" Teaches The Value Of Corporate Marketing
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