There is one thing I have never understood about the property developers of 1930s Atlantic City. How come — at least to judge from the game they inspired, Monopoly — they never borrowed so much as a dime?
Few provincial towns these days are considered so inconsequential that they have not spawned a special edition of the Monopoly board, featuring their own street names. But there is one version of the game you won’t find in the shops: the ‘Gordon Brown’s Britain’ edition. This is a game in which, unlike the original, you can borrow money — lots and lots of it. Until, that is, property prices collapse and you’re left in a credit crunch.
Here’s how you play. All you need is an ordinary Monopoly set and a calculator. After deciding who is going to be the banker, you take it turns to throw the dice and move around the board in the normal way.
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