PolyMatter | Why Monopoly Doesn't Suck @PolyMatter | Uploaded 7 years ago | Updated 9 hours ago
Monopoly is unfair, slow, and frustrating - which are the very things that make it a great game.
*** Notes ***
It’s been 10 weeks since the last video. No, this isn’t my new schedule. I try to upload once a month, but ultimately, it’s when I have a good idea and enough time to make it.
*** Sources/Credit ***
-Song: Gravy by Podington Bear - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Upbeat/Gravy creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0
-Gameplay footage is of the [great] game Papers, Please which you can get for your PC, Mac, iPad, etc: http://papersplea.se
-“Monopoly”, “Parker Brothers” are trademarks of the Parker Brothers company. I am not affiliated with them.
-“Uno” is a trademark of Mattel. I am not affiliated with them.
-“Hungry Hungry Hippos” is a trademark of Hasbro. I am not affiliated with them.
-“Sorry” is published by BCM, Parker Brothers, Waddingtons, Winning Moves. I am not affiliated with any of them.
-I am not affiliated with “Anti-Monopoly” - http://www.antimonopoly.com
-Screenshots of online articles and webpages with negative-Monopoly content include: BuzzFeed, Boardgamery, Nerd’s Nest Soup, GeekDad, The Game Reviews, Huff Post Parents Canada, Odyssey, Live Science, Reddit (fivethirtyeight.com), iSlaytheDragon, lockerdome, DailyBreak,
inverse.com/article/3352-8-board-games-with-tragic-design-flaws
reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/2qb4ra/cmv_i_think_the_board_game_monopoly_is_poorly
http://www.deathofmonopoly.com/2013/03/the-6-worst-board-games-ever-made.html
http://islaythedragon.com/misc/monopoly-might-be-the-worst-game-ever
reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/2rql1z/the_worst_board_games_ever_invented
http://www.livescience.com/2968-monopoly-brings-worst-people.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/01/07/monopoly-board-game_n_8896602.html
http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-board-games-that-ruined-it-everyone_p2
http://www.boardgamery.com/why-monopoly-is-an-awful-board-game
http://news.nationalpost.com/life/if-we-all-know-how-bad-monopoly-is-why-do-we-continue-to-play-and-keep-it-on-the-pedestal-of-board-games
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-worst-board-games-ever-invented
boardgamegeek.com/thread/1082568/classic-monopoly-really-bad
reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/2tdrr5/why_monopoly_is_a_bad_game_or_why_i_stopped
Papers, Please fans agree it’s stressful:
reddit.com/r/papersplease/comments/4vvyqm/did_the_gameplay_make_you_happyangry
gamerant.com/papers-please-game-reviews
http://steamcommunity.com/app/239030/discussions/0/540736965925641005
12 years a slave:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12_Years_a_Slave_(film)
Monopoly is unfair, slow, and frustrating - which are the very things that make it a great game.
*** Notes ***
It’s been 10 weeks since the last video. No, this isn’t my new schedule. I try to upload once a month, but ultimately, it’s when I have a good idea and enough time to make it.
*** Sources/Credit ***
-Song: Gravy by Podington Bear - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Upbeat/Gravy creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0
-Gameplay footage is of the [great] game Papers, Please which you can get for your PC, Mac, iPad, etc: http://papersplea.se
-“Monopoly”, “Parker Brothers” are trademarks of the Parker Brothers company. I am not affiliated with them.
-“Uno” is a trademark of Mattel. I am not affiliated with them.
-“Hungry Hungry Hippos” is a trademark of Hasbro. I am not affiliated with them.
-“Sorry” is published by BCM, Parker Brothers, Waddingtons, Winning Moves. I am not affiliated with any of them.
-I am not affiliated with “Anti-Monopoly” - http://www.antimonopoly.com
-Screenshots of online articles and webpages with negative-Monopoly content include: BuzzFeed, Boardgamery, Nerd’s Nest Soup, GeekDad, The Game Reviews, Huff Post Parents Canada, Odyssey, Live Science, Reddit (fivethirtyeight.com), iSlaytheDragon, lockerdome, DailyBreak,
inverse.com/article/3352-8-board-games-with-tragic-design-flaws
reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/2qb4ra/cmv_i_think_the_board_game_monopoly_is_poorly
http://www.deathofmonopoly.com/2013/03/the-6-worst-board-games-ever-made.html
http://islaythedragon.com/misc/monopoly-might-be-the-worst-game-ever
reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/2rql1z/the_worst_board_games_ever_invented
http://www.livescience.com/2968-monopoly-brings-worst-people.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/01/07/monopoly-board-game_n_8896602.html
http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-board-games-that-ruined-it-everyone_p2
http://www.boardgamery.com/why-monopoly-is-an-awful-board-game
http://news.nationalpost.com/life/if-we-all-know-how-bad-monopoly-is-why-do-we-continue-to-play-and-keep-it-on-the-pedestal-of-board-games
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-worst-board-games-ever-invented
boardgamegeek.com/thread/1082568/classic-monopoly-really-bad
reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/2tdrr5/why_monopoly_is_a_bad_game_or_why_i_stopped
Papers, Please fans agree it’s stressful:
reddit.com/r/papersplease/comments/4vvyqm/did_the_gameplay_make_you_happyangry
gamerant.com/papers-please-game-reviews
http://steamcommunity.com/app/239030/discussions/0/540736965925641005
12 years a slave:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12_Years_a_Slave_(film)
