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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Monopoly

Monopoly stories: 5 news summaries
ANALYSIS

Crazy Questions Google
Asks During Interviews

Search giant wants employees good at brain-teasers

Nov 5, 09 9:08 PM CST
(Newser) - Google is hiring, and we hear it’s a great place to work. But even if you’re an Ivy League grad with a great GPA, you’re going to have to survive the dreaded Google Interview process. How dreaded? Well, here are some questions they’ve asked, along with... More »

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Google • puzzles • job interviews • Monopoly • interview

ANALYSIS

How Board Games Screwed Up Your Fiscal Sense

Games teach excessive lending, scarce saving

Jun 16, 09 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - It’s really no wonder Americans fouled up the financial system—fiscal irresponsibility was instilled in us at an early age by board games, observes Caitlin McDevitt for the Big Money. Among the poor lessons imparted by money games:
  • In Monopoly, the game’s bank can never go bust—
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social responsibility • list • finance • board games • housing crisis • Monopoly • financial crisis • The Game of Life • PayDay • Mall Madness

GLOSSIES

 World's Priciest 
 Fake Homes 

Forbes list features fake mansions from movies, books, and video games

Dec 25, 08 1:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Forbes has put together its first list of the world’s most-expensive fictional homes. Including literature, video games, and Monopoly, the editors had a few ground rules—no castles, and take it easy on the country estates.
  • Xanadu, $135 million: A perfect mountaintop retreat for Citizen Kane, “a
... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Citizen Kane • The Simpsons • The Godfather • Barbie • Forbes • Edgar Allan Poe • Monopoly • Iron Man • Scarface • Tomb Raider

OPINION

 Terrible Toy Makeovers 


Aug 23, 08 11:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Toy companies keep reinventing our favorite childhood playthings, but the new versions almost never stack up. Babble lists 20 classic toys that didn't need facelifts:
  • Monopoly: Give us our thimble back! The game that taught us to handle money has become an ad for SpongeBob, American Idol and
... More »

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games • marketing • list • toys • Monopoly

Board Games Set for Turn
on Big Screen

Monopoly, Candy Land to follow in steps of Transformers, Toy Story

Feb 21, 08 10:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Paramount has the rights to any Transformers sequels, but a new deal with toymaker Hasbro guarantees Universal Pictures sole access to nearly all the company's iconic brands, including board games. The studio is said to be developing a Monopoly film, and a new live-action version of the game Clue may... More »

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Hasbro • Paramount Pictures • Universal Pictures • Monopoly • Candy Land • Clue • Ouija Board • Magic: The Gathering • Mr. Potato Head • movies

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