McDonald’s Game
I’m not going to lie, I don’t think I ever even figured out how exactly to beat this game or if I even have the mechanics down correctly. I played like 5 more times after class, and just couldn’t beat the system. Maybe it’s because I truly just hate capitalism and not because I’m just really bad at a game. It obviously frustrated me enough that I played in my free time, but when a game infuriates me I will just quit (this quitting attitude does not apply to all areas of my life, just with things that waste my time). I would like to also add that this game did not in any way sway my attitude towards McDonald’s and that I did in fact have a Big Mac just last night.
Mo-not-poly
I played this game as the character in the 1% tax bracket, and I hated it. I felt horribly guilty for every action I took, and the obscene amount of money I acquired throughout the game. I hated the limited player interaction because I was the only one who was able to enjoy playing the game at all. It’s important for games to make individuals uncomfortable like that. Not everyone who played as my character would have had a problem with that, and I think that says a lot about a person. I thought it was an absolutely ingenious way to make a statement using a game we hate to love already.