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Monopoly

Which Monopoly Piece Are You?

Arts, Culture & Media

The Scottie dog has all the fun. Along with the battleship, the race car, and the top hat, it’s always part of the in-crowd of Monopoly game pieces. Consistently among the first to be selected, the Scottie dog confidently strolls down Boardwalk and turns heads as it passes Go in style. Now consider the plight […]

Monopoly Redesign: Your Suggestions

Arts, Culture & Media
A cover illustration for the Communist-era board game Burokratopoly, which is being re-launched by Berlin's DDR Museum.

To understand life in East Germany, all you need is this board game

Culture

Big shift in copyright law effective in new year changes rights for artists

Arts, Culture & Media

Monopoly Redesign: Do not pass Go

Arts, Culture & Media

Is renting a home the new American dream?

Business, Economics and Jobs

Home ownership is down in the recession, and renting is up. For many people, it simply makes sense.

Banana Island Instead of Boardwalk: African City Gets Own Version of Monopoly

Arts, Culture & Media

For Wednesday’s Geo Quiz, we’re looking for the African city that’s just gotten its own version of the popular Monopoly board game. One clue — in this version, Boardwalk has been replaced by a place called Banana Island.

How Governments Market Themselves on the Internet

Arts, Culture & Media

Alex Gallafent looks at how countries go about creating their own government websites to market themselves to their own citizens. One North Korean website does it on the cheap, it uses a web template designed by someone in California.

The World

Monopoly Redesigned

Arts, Culture & Media

We collected dozens of inspired suggestions from listeners, and delivered them to veteran game designer Brenda Brathwaite. This week she reveals an investment game she created with her partner Ian Schreiber.

The World

Monopoly Redesign: Eliot Spitzer Edition

Arts, Culture & Media

Eliot Spitzer weighed in on our Monopoly redesign project.