tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560459146364075317.post3707894980297610737..comments2024-01-25T11:04:22.147-05:00Comments on Wall Street Poker: Maybe AIG has a point?Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03234697190855955903noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560459146364075317.post-31968780368481642302008-03-27T11:14:00.000-04:002008-03-27T11:14:00.000-04:00It's an interesting proposal, but detracts from th...It's an interesting proposal, but detracts from the game completely. The calculations and logistics would turn the game into something other than poker. It's liking offering insurance policies in Monopoly - sure, you could definitely put out a formula for insurance against landing on other peoples' properties/luxury tax or whatever, but then you're not playing Monopoly. <BR/><BR/>Side note - I actually played a few Monopoly games with some brokers in chicago who instituted their "insurance policies" rules. Extremely interesting take on a basic game, but once they went into alternative loan schemes with the bank, with graduated interest based on turns it takes to re-pay, the game became something else. One player started having 15% stakes in other players' properties; another leased out his properties. Financial types + games of chance = wackinessNYCTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549916981607648463noreply@blogger.com