WADDINGTONS RATRACE VINTAGE BOARD GAME

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The Rat Race was used as a title for a novel written by Jay Franklin in 1947 for Colliers Magazine and first published in book form in 1950. It is dedicated To those few rats in Washington who do not carry brief-cases. At Rich Dad, we are committed to the power of games to change people’s financial lives. We spent a lot of time and resources to turn CASHFLOW into a digital online game that anyone can play for free. The reason for this is because the Rat Race makes you entirely dependent on other people: your parents, your teachers, your boss, etc. And it completely shuts off your mind from other possibilities and ways of living and thriving in the world. As Gabe Zichermann says in his excellent TED Talk, Changing the Game in Education, “Humans are doing machines. We do. That’s our nature…and it turns out there’s a core biological reason why we do, and it’s an amazing little neurotransmitter called dopamine.” Jeux et Stratégie magazine praised Ratrace for its accessibility to new players, comparing the game to Monopoly. [3] Jon Freeman, in his book The Playboy Winner's Guide to Board Games, described the game positively, stating that Ratrace "has many of the virtues of Careers: It's a friendly game, it doesn't take too long..., and no one is eliminated. [5]

Zichermann talks about how the modern education system is fundamentally opposed to our nature as humans. Asking us to sit down and pay attention does very little for our education, when in reality we learn more by trying, making mistakes, and achieving. Experiencing the chemical benefits of the pleasure we feel when dopamine is released through our achievements helps us remember and learn far more efficiently. But we didn’t stop there. We’re creating a host of educational apps and games that help you—and your kids—understand how money works and how it can work for you. There is a growing conviction among many of my friends in academic circles that the university today is no place for a scholar in science. A professor's life nowadays is a rat-race of busyness and activity, managing contracts and projects, guiding teams of assistants, bossing crews of technicians, making numerous trips, sitting on committees for government agencies, and engaging in other distractions necessary to keep the whole frenetic business from collapse. This is the very reason why the CASHFLOW board game was developed. Robert and Kim Kiyosaki believed so much in the power of play to learn, and the demand for that kind of learning, that they decided to make a product that would meet that demand. In fact, they believe so much in the power of play to help people break free from the Rat Race that they’ve made CASHFLOW Classic free to play online. A rat race is an endless, self-defeating, or pointless pursuit. The phrase equates humans to rats attempting to earn a reward such as cheese, in vain. It may also refer to a competitive struggle to get ahead financially or routinely.It all came full circle when Thunderbird School of Global Management utilized Rich Dad Poor Dad, CASHFLOW Quadrant, and the CASHFLOW games in its curriculum for their entrepreneurship program. The very prestigious university is internationally recognized for its educational programs. Start playing around more and escape the Rat Race! You can’t escape the rat race if you keep burying yourself in deeper debt. Cut up your credit card. Stop buying things you don’t need. Instead, buy essentials like groceries and medicines. And there may even be some things you could cut from your grocery list too like bottled water when you have tap water at home. Look at reducing your expenses as much as you can. This will help you save more money long-term so you can live within your means. Plus, you can reinvest the money you’ve saved so you can grow it ten-fold long-term. That way, you can attain financial freedom . There’s one other thing you’ll need to buy, and we’ll dive into that in a later section. There is a growing mountain of evidence supporting Dale’s claim through the Cone of Learning that we learn best by doing, such as playing games, rather than by listening and reading (lectures and books). This is why ASU saying that CASHFLOW the Board Game is “the closest simulation of the real thing,” is so important. If you want to break out of the Rat Race of life, the best way to increase your financial education is to play and then do. CASHFLOW the Board Game is designed to help you play over and over again, learn from your mistakes, and be ready to start investing in real life. It is designed to help you break free from the Rat Race and experience financial freedom. Break out of the Rat Race by doing, not thinking

Dale’s Cone of Learning divided education into two areas, passive and active. According to Dale, the worst ways to learn something were passively, such as reading, lectures, etc. The best way to learn was to do so actively. The top active learning activity is doing the real thing. But just below that is simulating the real experiences. In your quest to escape the rat race, you need to know your why. What’s the most irritating thing about being in the rat race? Is it the low pay? Maybe it’s having a boss? Or you want to leave the toxic corporate environment? When choosing a why you need to make sure it’s burning the fire in you? The biggest life changes happen when you’re raging mad. When you’re at that boiling point and can’t take it anymore. When you begin to feel that way, use that anger and frustration to motivate you to plan your escape from the rat race. Contained in the simple statement, “I am not a teacher, I am a play lab leader,” is great wisdom. The difference between telling kids what to do versus letting them learn from doing, including making mistakes, is the difference between creating sub-servient employees and innovative entrepreneurial thinkers. A number of years ago, Arizona State University, another prominent university, also evaluated our CASHFLOW Game. Unlike the university that didn’t have time for games and didn’t want to teach kids about money, ASU found that CASHFLOW was a great tool. In fact, they said that Robert Kiyosaki’s game, CAHSFLOW, was “the closest simulation of the real thing.” LEARN MORE AND MORE AS YOU PLAY! Playing CASHFLOW will train you to become wealthy and change your life forever. As you play you’ll learn about yourself, your financial style and how it matches up against your opponents. Sharpen your financial literacy and hone the concepts of investing and money making. Are you typically as saver? Try out aggressive investing Are you typically a risk taker? Maybe try steady growth.The earliest known occurrence is 1934. In reference to aviation training a rat race was originally a " follow-the-leader" game in which a trainee fighter pilot had to copy all the actions (loops, rolls, spins, Immelmann turns etc.) performed by an experienced pilot. From 1945, the phrase took on the meaning of "competitive struggle. [1]" Escape (Free Yo Mind From This Rat Race)" was released as the b-side of " Glam Slam", the second single from Prince's album Lovesexy and was later included on The B-Sides compilation.