the game of Monopoly

I liked games with a mathematical twist. One day I said to the kids while pulling out the Monopoly box, "let me show you how INFLATION works. When one passes GO it pays $400 instead of $200". It wasn't long before Boardwalk was being sold for $500, then resold for $800.

Some players would save a wad of cash, then swoop down on a withering player and scoop up prime properties for a song. Others would go for a big hit on every roll of the dice. Inflation at work, winners and losers.

How about DEFLATION ? As one passes GO collect $400 still, but pay $300 tax upon landing. One can only think about the results of a grind like this.