Cursed Monopoly Set

a story about an enchanted board game that makes the game real

I found a cursed Monopoly set.

Whatever happens in the game happens in real life: brutal competition, inevitable bankruptcy, exploitation of the poor.

I play every day and the world still hasn't noticed.

PS: Fun fact! Monopoly was ripped off of a game created by a socialist feminist who wanted to teach cooperative economic models as alternatives to monopoly-driven capitalism!

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Short story written by Peter Chiykowski

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Story prompt taken from a photo by Ylanite Koppens

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