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<blockquote data-quote="pawsplay" data-source="post: 4998113" data-attributes="member: 15538">Sure, they do. Each has a different appearance, occupies a different point in space and time, and has its own pile of money.Sure, there is. It's abstract play. Nonetheless, you always go to jail after rolling three doubles, not before. You can't go around the board again until you get out of jail. Etc. The events are logically connected, and they all form part of the narrative of &quot;getting rich and defeating the other players.&quot;In my view, Monopoly fails in two respects. As you touched on, a game piece is not precisely an avatar. Hence, my requirement that a player act as-if their character. Second, the choice of actions are limited. You can't go backwards. You can't donate all your money to charity and seek new meaning in life. You can't sabotage the other players' properties.&nbsp; The game doesn't support those attempts, even in the abstract, although the presence of a GM could make it minimally possible.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pawsplay, post: 4998113, member: 15538"] Sure, they do. Each has a different appearance, occupies a different point in space and time, and has its own pile of money. Sure, there is. It's abstract play. Nonetheless, you always go to jail after rolling three doubles, not before. You can't go around the board again until you get out of jail. Etc. The events are logically connected, and they all form part of the narrative of "getting rich and defeating the other players." In my view, Monopoly fails in two respects. As you touched on, a game piece is not precisely an avatar. Hence, my requirement that a player act as-if their character. Second, the choice of actions are limited. You can't go backwards. You can't donate all your money to charity and seek new meaning in life. You can't sabotage the other players' properties. The game doesn't support those attempts, even in the abstract, although the presence of a GM could make it minimally possible. [/QUOTE]

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