Poleconomy

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title =Poleconomy (Board Game)
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publisher = World Games
players = 2–6
ages = 8-Adult
setup_time = 5–10 minutes
playing_time = about 3 hours
complexity = Hard
strategy = Medium
random_chance = Medium (dice rolling, card drawing, luck)
skills = Simple mathematics; such as counting, finding percentages and multiplication, economics, governmental procedure,Social skills,Negotiation
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"Poleconomy" is a board game designed by Bruce Hatherley in 1977 [http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/3114 BoardGameGeek] and published by World Games. Players compete to acquire properties and investments through stylized economic and political activity. This involves the purchase of real-world companies and advertising using artificial money. The players take turns moving around the board via the roll of the dice, landing on the gameboard squares and carrying out instruction according to the square's contents or player decision.

Poleconomy was first available from 1983 in New Zealand and Australian editions. It was later exported to South Africa, the United Kingdom and Canada in localised versions. [ [http://www.thegames.co.nz/product/25/Poleconomy.boss Poleconomy ] ]

The game is unusual in its mirroring of real-world businesses for which it has licenses to use their trademarks. It also illustrates how political events such as governmental decision and taxation effect the economy. The players take turns at being the Prime Minister or President through elections. Once in power they have the ability to dictate the levels of inflation and so increasing or decreasing rents for property owners.

More than 1.5 million games of Poleconomy have been sold internationally, incorporating the participation of 260 major corporate sponsors who have leased advertising space in each of the separate national versions. [Poleconomy [http://poleconomy.tripod.com/ web page] ]

List of Companies Licensed within the game

New Zealand Edition

Notes

External links

* [http://poleconomy.tripod.com/id11.html Poleconomy Rules]
* [http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/3114 UK Poleconomy]
* [http://www.ldcss.on.ca/Minnesma/Economics/Poleconomy%20Game/Poleconomy%202006%20pics/pages/sshow001.html Slideshow of people playing Canadian Poleconomy]