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Need a Gift? Check Out the 'Grow-Op Game'

By Jeralyn, Section Media
Posted on Mon Dec 20, 2004 at 04:53:14 PM EST
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Move over Monopoly. From across the border in Canada comes "The Grow-Op Game" where you get the chance at running your own "B.C. Bud" marijuana farm, complete with legal pitfalls. In fact, the creators of the game label it an "educational board game" and say it is aimed at teaching kids about the dangers of the pot business:

"You get ratted on by neighbors, hydro cuts you off, you get floods, there are tons of stuff that is negative about it," Vancouver-based creator Ivan Solomon said Saturday.

Solomon said the Monopoly-style game is the brainchild of a young, 20-something reformed pot grower, known only as the "Rabbit," to conceal his identity. Solomon said Rabbit came up with the idea for the game while serving time in jail.

Here's how it's played:

Players roll the dice, move around the board, renting properties, buying lights and equipment, planting and harvesting crops. Moving in an opposite direction on the cylinder shaped board is the "GrowBuster." He lands on the unsuspecting player's property, rips out the plants and sends the player directly to jail.

"Out of six players, one might get lucky," Soloman said.

You can order the game online here. It's on sale today, and the website is cool. Someone ought to tell them to advertise on TalkLeft. [link fixed]

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