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My grandmother and I play Scrabble every Sunday (its competitive and filled with lots of “trash talk”) and last week she asked me to look into an additional board game that the whole family could enjoy. I ventured into the Games and Puzzles store at the mall and what struck me was the dozens of Monopoly variations on display. Do you love Star Wars? They have you covered. Have you been dying to playing as your favorite character from Dunder Mifflin? You can do that too. This made me wonder if there was a Social Media version of the game – there is (you can find anything on the internet) but I didn’t find it to be all that clever or creative so below is my stab at creating an even better version.

What I set out to achieve was a game that would put an emphasis on creating social equity. In my mind there was no better way to accomplish this than by incorporating/highlighting some of the people and brands that truly “get it”.