Re: [Marxism] Virtual warfare kicks fascists out of the island of Porcupine

["Sayan Bhattacharyya" <ok.president+marxmail@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 1/18/07, Jeffrey Thomas Piercy, El Pato Comunista <mqduck@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This is beyond surreal.
>
> There's this virtual world sort-of game thing called "Second Life." I
> never really paid any attention to it, but it allows you to create
> characters and, if you sign up for a subscription, you can buy land and
> build buildings on it. It has its own currency that is actually
> convertible to US dollars and people make and sell things in-game.
> Whatever you create is legally your property (copyright or something),
> in the real world. That's about as much about it as I know.
>
> The fascist National Front that's growing in France set up a building in
> this world. Follow the link for pictures.

This reminds me....

See: <http://www.nyu.edu/projects/ollman/game.php>

Also, from an old alt.politics.socialism.trotsky post:

From:           David Stevens
Date:           Fri, Dec 19 1997 12:00 am
Groups:                 alt.politics.socialism.trotsky


Ravi Malhotra wrote:

>      Does anybody know how to get a copy of Ollman's board game,
>    Class Struggle?  Is it available through stores?

Yes; it is widely available in mainstream game stores.
Some merchant should be _very_ glad to unload a copy.

While I admit the concept is delightful, IMHO it is very
much a failure _as a game_.  It is essentially a "race" game,
like Candyland, or Chutes and Ladders, in the sense that it
is not a game of strategy (unless by "strategy" you mean
that one tries to be lucky).  So, if you are buying the
game because it is a colorful idea, or as a didactic tool
to stimulate discussion about socialist revolutions, fine.
But don't (I suggest) buy the game thinking that it will be
a fun game to play competitively.

- David Stevens

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