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The intended lesson of the "Capitalist" version of the original "Landlord's Game" game.
But the game was repeatedly stolen, manipulated, and repurposed as a marketing gimmick over the subsequent 120 years since its invention. The current iteration of the game is intended to teach kids that the market rewards the savviest and most cut-throat deal makers. There is no "Socialist" co-operative version of the game, either. In the modern era, it is easier to imagine an end to the world than an end to capitalism.