# Ghettopoly > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ghettopoly > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ghettopoly.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghettopoly > Source revision: 1335138352 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2002 parody board game Ghettopoly Designers David Chang Players 2–7 Setup time 5–15 minutes Playing time about 3 hours Chance Medium Skills Simple mathematics (such as counting, finding percentages and multiplication); social skills; negotiation ***Ghettopoly*** is a [parody](/source/Parody) of the board game *[Monopoly](/source/Monopoly_(game))* invented by David Chang, a [Taiwanese American](/source/Taiwanese_American),[1] and released in 2003.[2] The game uses *Monopoly*-like mechanics but is themed around a caricature of a black [ghetto](/source/Ghetto) in the [United States](/source/United_States). ## Gameplay and differences from *Monopoly* In *Ghettopoly*, the four [railroad](/source/Railroad) properties from the standard version of *Monopoly* are replaced by [liquor stores](/source/Liquor_store). Other properties include a [massage parlor](/source/Brothel), a [peep show](/source/Peep_show) and a [pawn shop](/source/Pawn_shop). The *Community Chest* and *Chance* squares become *Ghetto Stash* and *Hustle* squares, while [taxation](/source/Taxation) squares are replaced by police-[shakedown](/source/Extortion) and [carjacking](/source/Carjacking) squares.[3] Instead of building houses and hotels, property owners in *Ghettopoly* build [crack houses](/source/Crack_house) and [projects](/source/Public_housing#United_States). The seven game pieces include: a [pimp](/source/Pimp), a [hoe](/source/Prostitution), a [40 oz](/source/Malt_liquor), a [machine gun](/source/Machine_gun), a [marijuana](/source/Marijuana) leaf, a [crack](/source/Crack_cocaine) rock, and a [basketball](/source/Basketball).[3] ## Official description Buying stolen properties, pimpin’ ho’s, building crack houses and projects, paying protection fees, and getting car jacked are some of the elements of the game. Not dope enough?...If you don't have the money that you owe to the loan shark you might just land yourself in da Emergency Room. ### Contents - Game Board - [Loan Shark](/source/Loan_shark) Tray - 40 [Crack Houses](/source/Drug_house) - 17 [Projects](/source/Public_housing) - [Pink Slip](/source/Vehicle_title) Cards - Ghetto Stash and Hustle Cards - 7 game pieces ([Pimp](/source/Pimp), [Hoe](/source/Prostitution), [40 oz](/source/Malt_liquor), [Machine Gun](/source/Machine_Gun), [Marijuana Leaf](/source/Cannabis_(drug)), [Basketball](/source/Basketball_(ball)) and [Crack Rock](/source/Crack_Rock)) - [Counterfeit Money](/source/Counterfeit_money) - 2 Dice ## Racism and trademark issues The game was criticized as offensively [racist](/source/Racism) by a local chapter of the [NAACP](/source/NAACP)[4] and by black clergy,[5] as well as by [Asian American](/source/Asian_American) groups, including the National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium and [Organization of Chinese Americans](/source/Organization_of_Chinese_Americans).[6] The game was pulled from the market by [Urban Outfitters](/source/Urban_Outfitters), just one of its many retailers. Chang continued to market the game without their support. According to Chang's website, which still sells the game, it is also available on Amazon. Another *Monopoly* variant, *Redneckopoly*, is also available at ghettopoly.com. Further such games were planned, including *Hoodopoly*, *Hiphopopoly*, and *Thugopoly*. In October 2003, [Hasbro](/source/Hasbro) sued Chang over the game's similarities to *Monopoly*.[7] In January 2006, Chang was found in [contempt of court](/source/Contempt_of_court) for failure to produce documents. The court thus entered a "default judgment" for Hasbro's continued use of "Monopoly" as a [trademark](/source/Trademark), and dismissed Chang's counterclaims, which were to revoke trademark status on *Monopoly*. In May 2006, the court estimated that Chang generated US$8,790,000 in profits from the sale of *Ghettopoly*, and that damages of $400,000 were reasonable as reflected in the court documents.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## See also - *[Life as a BlackMan](/source/Life_as_a_BlackMan)* - [Interminority racism in the United States](/source/Interminority_racism_in_the_United_States), for a background on the issues ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Antonio Vargas, Jose (10 October 2003). ["'Ghettopoly' board game viewed as racist by some / But others say it's simply 'stupid-funny'"](https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Ghettopoly-board-game-viewed-as-racist-by-some-2583267.php). *www.sfgate.com*. SFGATE. Retrieved October 20, 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [*Ghettopoly*](https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8063) at [BoardGameGeek](/source/BoardGameGeek) 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gsite_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gsite_3-1) ["Ghettopoly official site (US)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20060528112952/http://www.ghettopoly.com/). Archived from the original on May 28, 2006. Retrieved 2004-07-29.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_bot:_original_URL_status_unknown)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Tampabay: Game's street theme upsets NAACP"](http://www.sptimes.com/2003/10/04/Tampabay/Game_s_street_theme_u.shtml). *Sptimes.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160530055608/http://www.sptimes.com/2003/10/04/Tampabay/Game_s_street_theme_u.shtml) from the original on 2016-05-30. Retrieved 2016-04-13. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Black leaders outraged at 'Ghettopoly' game at Urban Outfitters"](https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2003-10-09-ghettopoly_x.htm). *Usatoday.com*. 2003-10-09. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20101005154538/http://www.usatoday.com//news//nation//2003-10-09-ghettopoly_x.htm) from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2016-04-13. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Willis, Laurie (October 11, 2003). ["'Ghettopoly' board game causes uproar"](https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2003-10-11-0310110153-story.html). Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 20, 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Hasbro sues 'Ghettopoly' creator"](https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna3339899). *NBC News*. 22 October 2003. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201030023759/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna3339899) from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2018. ## External links - [Official *Ghettopoly* fan page, on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ghettopoly) v t e African-American caricatures and stereotypes Stereotypes Alligator bait Angry black woman Baby mama Black American princess Black Buck Black matriarchy Criminal black man Fried chicken stereotype Magical Negro Mammy stereotype Video vixen Watermelon stereotype Welfare queen Caricatures Angelfood McSpade Bigger Hair Blackface Coon Chicken Inn Coon song Golliwog Pickaninny Rastus Other Black doll Colored people's time Ghettopoly House negro Life as a BlackMan Minstrel show Miss Ann Mister Charlie Black people in comics Sambo Tar-Baby Uncle Tom --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ghettopoly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghettopoly) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghettopoly?action=history)). 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