Brief 2: RSA Fair Play - Existing board game research

Board game genres

• Family - Monopoly, Clue, The Game of Life, Candy Land
• Party - Pictionary, Twister, Cluedo 
• Strategy - Chess, Checkers, Dominos, Jenga, Go

Monopoly
Monopoly definition - 'The exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service.' 

It is a 2-8 player game. It was created by Elizabeth Magie in 1903 based on the economic concept of land monopoly and was created to explain the tax theory of Henry George. She originally created for educational purposes and highlight the negative aspects of private monopolies. It was originally called 'The Landlord's Game' and was self-published in early 1906. The original rules of the game meant that if players agreed to share the lands rent, everyone would win.

The Monopoly game has 2 sets of cards, Chance and Community Chest. The player is required to pick up a card if they land on either spot on the board game. 

A player is nominated to be the banker throughout the game, where they are in charge of the money and houses etc. The amount of cash you have at the beginning of the game would depend on the amount of players there are. Players are able collect £200 every time they pass 'Go'.

Rules: 

• Each player is required to roll the dice and whoever has rolled the dice with the largest number goes first. 
• Whenever the player lands on a street that no one has bought yet, the player is able to buy the land from the banker. If the player does buy the land, whenever the other players land on their street/property, they must pay rent to the owner.
• The player must follow the rules of the Chance and Community Chest cards when they receive one.
• If a player rolls the same number on both dice three times in a row, they should be sent to jail.
• If a player has bought all of one colour of area, they are able to then build houses.
• 'Free parking' allows the player to stay without paying anything.
• To get out of jail, the player has three tries to roll a double but if not, they have to pay a fine. The can also get out of jail using a 'Jail Free' card (if they have one) or pay a £50 fine.
• If the player wants to sell their land, they can sell it any price but would have to sell the houses or flats to the banker, one at a time.
• If you have no money and declare bankruptcy, you are out of the game.

The winner of the game is the player with the most money.

Monopoly has a range of different themes of the board game but with the same concept.

The Game of Life
The game requires 2-6 people to play. The game is also known as 'Life'. It was created by Milton Bradley in 1860 and was originally named 'The Checkered Game of Life' as it was designed similar to a checkered board. The modern version which was created in 1960, brought in the current name 'The Game of Life' was in collaboration with Reuben Klamer and Bill Markham and has been re-published many times with the new concept of the game.

The concept of the game is about passing though life from college/school to retirement meanwhile having jobs, potential marriage and children along the way. 

Like Monopoly, The Game of Life requires a player to be the banker who deals with the money and the loans etc. Each player selects a car and a peg in the drivers seat to represent their play token. Each player is required to spin the dice and whoever has landed on the highest number, goes first. Each player is given $10,000 from the bank at the start of the game.

Rules

• Each player has to choose whether they are going to start their life in education or have a career. 
• If the player chooses to have a career first, they must select a card at random that states their job role and salary and they must stick to this career unless it the card says that they need a college education.
• The player must move their car by following the number in which their dice lands on unless they reach stop, where the other player can play.
• Players must follow the direction of the orange spaces
• The blue spaces are optional and players can choose if they want to follow the directions
• The green spaces are Pay Day spaces and each player will collect the amount shown on their salary cards
• The red spaces are for job search, get married, and to buy a house. When a player reaches a red space, stop - even if the player have moves left and follow the directions. Then spin and move again.

The winner is the player that reaches retirement, paid off all their loans and has the most money.