Sunday, October 08, 2006

I can't monopolize.

Monopoly is not my cup of tea.
super 邪.

If you're familiar with the game, you will have to pass "Go" to collect $200 after every round, some sort like to top up your finances. but just before "Go", there's a square for "super tax -pay $100" and right after it, there's one that says "Income Tax-Pay $200".

I think we played about 30 rounds and I only managed to collect only $200 from all the rounds! I super stepped on the tax squares like nobody did ever before. 29 rounds I stepped on the tax squares! I couldn't believe my luck! 1st few times i thought maybe i was just unlucky.. when it persisted, I started thinking if there was a fourth person in the room helping me to roll my dice and wanted me to die.

oh. on top of that, i went to jail like 3 times. It was an eventful game for me. Any obstacles you name it, I experienced it. I was perpetually in debt coz i couldnt' pay when I stepped onto zhe's and sharon's houses and even had to mortgaged my bloody worthless Pentonville house to get money to settle my debts. I went to jail so many times that I had to bargain with sharon san to sell me her "Get out of jail free" card so I would not miss a turn. But alas, I had no money to even buy the bloody card from her. Not to mention that the price she quoted was way exorbitant and I'll rather go to jail than to buy it from her.

While serving my term in jail, I wasn't updated with the latest happenings in town and when I was released, I was shocked that most of the houses were bought by my 2 tomodachis and the road to "Go" seemed arduous and never ending as I pay all my way to advance to the next round. As if it wasn't bad enough, I could just predict in the ancient way by counting my fingers that I'll have to pay the tax later on. ..which.. I did. graciously.

The remaining rounds of the game was gloomy and boring as my financial status neared bankruptcy.

My total earnings after the game was $18.. compared to $500 and like $300.

It wasn't fun at all. I don't think I'll play it again.






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