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The Banker Makes the Rules

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             Recently Richard purchased the game “Roseburg-opoly”.    He had wanted to buy “Salt Lake opoly” for a while now – not available in Oregon.   I wonder why.   Or Disneyopoly.   It really does not matter what version, it’s still Monopoly – a long drawn out game with only one winner who diminishes every other player with greed and absolutely no mercy.   I hate it.   Too much like real life in many cases with the business world.   I’m not business minded.   Never have been.   Never will be.           Richard is a stickler for the rules but will add the luxury of reason the “free parking” space (or in this case “I love Roseburg”) exists:  to collect all of the money that was thrown in the middles of the board due to paying taxes, hospital bills and so forth.   Also in the Roseburg addition properties can be mortgaged for face value and not ...