A New Board
Tags: MONOPOLY (Game); PUBLIC-private sector cooperation; BOARD games; GAMEBOARDS; IRAQ War, 2003-2011 -- Reconstruction
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- A New Board. Williams, Kathryn // Newsweek (Pacific Edition);7/5/2004, Vol. 144 Issue 1, p6
Reports that Monopoly has a spinoff with a political agenda called "Contractopoly," available for a virtual tour on the Center for American Progress website. Focus on allegations of shady connections between U.S. business and politics in postwar Iraq; Cronyism as the object of the game.
- Mega Monopoly. // Scholastic DynaMath;Oct2005, Vol. 24 Issue 2, p2
Reports on a giant Monopoly set built in Australia. Use of giant dice and game tokens; Comparison with a normal monopoly board.
- Megalopoly. // Orion Magazine;Mar/Apr2003, Vol. 22 Issue 2, p7
This article provides information on the Mountaineering edition of the Monopoly board game. Rules of the game; Features of the Mountaineering edition.
- Whitetailopoly� The Hunt Begins. Dreher, Christina // Outdoor Life;May2006, Vol. 213 Issue 5, p17
This article reports on the introduction of the hunting-related board game Whitetailopoly as of May 2006. As he considered all the versions of Monopoly that had been spun off from the original game, deer hunter Dirk Gadd thought there had to be something with more appeal to outdoors men. In...
- When It Comes to Games, Hasboro Has It Down Pat. // USA Today Magazine;Nov2007, Vol. 136 Issue 2750, p78
The article presents a comparison of game boards including Monopoly: Electronic Banking Edition, Game of Life: Twists & Turns, and Picturekal.
- It's Time to Stand Back From the Iraqi Cliff. Shallal, Yasir // Washington Report on Middle East Affairs;Jan/Feb2004, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p22
The current situation in Iraq is the result of policies that were ill conceived a year ago. After the fall of the former regime six months ago in Baghdad's Ferdous Park, the Iraqis were liberated from the tyrannical rule they had endured for 35 years. Six months after the liberation, occupied...
- Bush Whacked in Iraq. Hazo, Robert // Washington Report on Middle East Affairs;Jan/Feb2004, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p23
The article focuses on the reconstruction of Iraq. Restoring the infrastructure the U.S. destroyed, getting schools and hospitals operational after 12 years of sanctions, and bringing in supplies Iraqis need are things the U.S. should do. In addition to that, the U.S. should help Iraqis to form...
- Due North. // Middle East Monitor: East Med;Jan2004, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p5
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is poised to play a key role in the reconstruction of Iraq, tapping into long-standing commercial links and exploiting existing political connections. Unlike other GCC states, the UAE kept up relations with Iraq President Saddam Hussein's regime, seeing Iraq as a...
- BIG MOVES FOR U.S. TROOPS. Marino, Jennifer // Scholastic News -- Edition 5/6;3/23/2009, Vol. 77 Issue 18, p4
The article reports on the plans of the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama to bring troops home from Iraq. By August 31, 2010, the U.S. government plans to remove 100,000 of the 142,000 U.S. troops deployed in Iraq. The remaining 42,000 combat troops will leave the country by December...
