Take a ride on the Reading Railroad. Advance to Boardwalk. If you pass “Go,” collect $610 — or $70 — depending on what player type you’ve drawn.
In this version of Monopoly, each person is assigned a type of player, subject to specific rules based on wealth. The cash distributed at the start of the game ranges from $2,625 to $900, depending on type. It’s no longer an equal amount per player.
Ready? Let’s play!
In the University Student Union, Dr. Nancy Van Leuven’s media stereotypes class sets up Monopoly game boards with the familiar top hat, dog, thimble and racecar tokens along with the colorful paper money.
Van Leuven, assistant professor of public relations in the Department of Media, Communications and Journalism, uses the modified Monopoly game to teach about power and class instead of lecturing for almost an hour. But the credit for adapting the classic American board game into more than just entertainment goes to two economics professors in the Craig School of Business.
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