The Black Community Game

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This game teaches children about cooperation, the proper value of money, and how the Black Community works. For adults, the game provides better strategies to help the Black Community. The winner is the player that does the most for the Community. This is determined by the player with the most chips. The white chips represent economic power. The red chips represent political power. The black chips represent power in the Black Community, and the blue chips represent 10 black chips.

A player may cash in his chips at any time with blue chips worth $100 each and the other worth $10 each. A player may borrow money or chips from another player, but a player may not borrow money from the bank. A player may also trade or sell chips.

A player may move to the Suburbs or Inner City, but that player will need two players to help him move or pay part of the player's salary.
The rules state that if everybody cooperates, then everybody will prosper.

One version of the box cover states that up to 7 player can play this game and that the game is appropriate for those Ages 8 and up.

Internet information states that the game was created around 1973. The game was developed in 1973 when Malik Ali was working with high school students in Buffalo in an after-school program. He wanted to teach them how the black community works in a quick and entertaining way.