[lbo-talk] Avalon Hill's "Class Struggle" boardgame

[WD]

I have an unpristine copy of the 1978 version that I ordered off ebay
several years ago for about 20 bucks.  It's amusing to have around --
the cover is pretty good, the chance cards are kinda funny and it can
be entertaining to try to crack it out at family gatherings -- but it
is definitely not worth $40 in my opinion.  The game is overly
didactic, and it really only works well when you have five or six
players.

A sampling of some of the chance cards:

"You have just been laid off from work.  If you blame yourself, or
foreign competition, or the Blacks, or Jews, move two spaces back.  If
you blame the Capitalists, move two spaces ahead."

"Your daughter has just eloped with the garbage collector.  Skip a
turn at the dice while you're thinking of something to tell the
neighbors."

"If all wealth is produced by the Workers, then what right do
Capitalists have to any part of it, let alone the largest part?  This
'dangerous' question sends shivers up the spines of Capitalists
everywhere.  Grab 2 extra turns of the dice while the Capitalists are
still shivering."

...and so on.  I hear Anti-Monopoly is a lot better.
-WD

On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 8:51 AM, B. <docile_body at yahoo.com> wrote:
> http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/1510
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> Does anyone have this vintage boardgame? (Pic/info at URL above.)
>
> I tracked a supposedly pristine copy of the game on eBay, but bidding went above $40 and I bowed out. (It sold for something like $45, with something like $10 shipping added on.)
>
> -B.
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