Monopoly ripoffs are a fairly large subgenre of board games, but most of them bring more to the table than Trump: The Game. It was introduced in 1989 and re-released in a simplified 2004 edition for The Apprentice, but neither version is all that exciting to play unless you enjoy worshiping at the altar of Trump success. The board was whittled down to a mere 18 squares (all reflecting Trump properties, many of which have since collapsed), the game pieces were all T's, and throughout the game, one is left with the nagging suspicion that the only real winner is Trump, for getting you to buy it. The playbook does, however, contain a few gems of insight like "You cannot lie to another player or intentionally break a promise. Of course, some situations may be open to interpretation."
T Campbell has written quite a few online comics series and selected work for Marvel, Archie and Tokyopop. His longest-running works are Fans, Penny and Aggie-- and his current project with co-writer Phil Kahn, Guilded Age.
