Shopopoly

Shopopoly, also known as Capitalism, is a board game created in 2013 that has quickly become one of the most popular board games in Antarctica. It was created by former Shopper President Bro, under the name Bro: The Game, before being renamed for wider release. The goal of the game is for players to use their starting wealth to purchase notable Shopper businesses, develop the properties and bankrupt their opponents.

It quickly gained acclaim and popularity as Bro: The Game after sales began at Bro Mall and Shoptastic Center, due to its initial low price and widespread distribution. It has since gone on to become one of the most popular board games across the continent, and with an exorbitant amount of themed and licensed Shopopoly variants being released in the years since, the game's popularity continues to rise. Bro doesn't actively participate in the game's development, but retains final say on important choices such as changing game tokens or banning certain game variants.

History
After former president Bro's impeachment in late 2012, he spent much time alone, mining, or on vacations. After a while, he started to get bored, and began making up games to play with his puffles in his spare time. Bro became the governor of Western Shops after he was saved from Slumolia, and he decided that he wanted to leave a positive legacy for himself. So, with much input from his friends, one of his game ideas was developed into Bro: The Game, with the goal of Bro becoming well-known and well-liked again for it.

The game wasn't very popular at first. That changed once Bro re-acquired ownership of the Bro Mall and Shoptastic Center and began selling the game there. From there, its popularity spread as it quickly became the most popular board game on Shops Island. In 2014, for a more widespread release across the continent, Bro reluctantly agreed to change the name for a better reception, and to not conflict with Tenorio: The Game in the USA. The name was changed from Bro: The Game to Shopopoly to be introduced to the USA, and an altered version of the game was released as Capitalism in certain countries in the Ninja Archipelago. The game's motto was also changed, originally being "If you don't buy this game, you're stupid!"

After being released in Antarctica, Shopopoly began gaining popularity quickly. Club Penguinites who had seen ads and videos for the board game thought it would work just as well if it was Club Penguin-themed, and began protesting for a Club Penguin version. After some time, EBUL had enough from disgruntled members and non-members alike who were tired of Mancala and Find Four, so they met with Bro and reached a licensing agreement to allow Shopopoly: Club Penguin Edition. Not only could Shopopoly use anything CP-related, but the game could also be sold on Club Penguin, albeit Members-only. After a few months of development, the Club Penguin Edition was released to much fanfare, and distributed across the continent.

After the fantastic release of Shopopoly, and later the Club Penguin Edition, Bro was faced with unlimited opportunities. Hundreds of companies and cities had contacted the Bro Mall to inquire about licensing deals for their own branded versions of Shopopoly. While he wanted all that money, he also didn't want to do all of that work. So, he reassigned staff from Bro Mall and hired new staff to form a Shopopoly development team.

Tokens
Shopopoly includes many unique tokens for players to choose from before the game begins. The original eight tokens are all variations of Bro. A later edition added tokens for Bro's two puffles and his best friend Yoshi, due to popular demand for some non-Bro tokens. The latest token added was Roebling after he was adopted in 2017. Player tokens available in the main game are:


 * Regular Bro
 * Miner Bro
 * Bro with a Gun
 * Fedora Bro
 * Rockstar Bro
 * Top Hat Bro


 * Cyborg Future-Bro
 * Vesty Bro
 * Yoshi (penguin)
 * Pheonix II
 * Yoshi (puffle)
 * Roebling

After the Shops Civil War, the game will still be made, and a Ghost Bro token will be added.

Board
Most spaces on the board are taken up by notable Shops Island businesses, known as properties, but there are also four subway spaces, two utility spaces, two tax spaces, card spaces, and four other unique spaces. Property spaces are separated by color in groups of three, except the first and last groups which are only two properties. The properties are laid out in order from least expensive to most expensive in the game, based on Bro's opinion of the actual businesses.


 * The Bank is where players start the game. Players also earn a "salary" of WB$ each time they pass The Bank.
 * Properties are businesses that you can purchase and earn money from, if another player lands on it. You can also upgrade properties if you own all the properties of one color.
 * If you land on a card space, you pull the top card from the deck which could have positive or negative effects.
 * The four colored Subway Lines (Red, Blue, Yellow and Green) are properties that can be purchased but can't be upgraded.
 * The Gold Mine and Recycling Center are utility spaces. Unlike property spaces, the amount of WB$ paid upon landing on utilities is determined by a dice roll rather than a fixed amount.
 * Tax spaces require you to pay taxes on all of your wealth, or a large fee.
 * The House of Fame accrues money from certain cards and spaces, instead of the bank, and that money is given to the first player to land on the space.

Properties

 *  Brown 
 * Chain Mall
 * Brookelas Mall


 *  Light Blue 
 * The Kur Mall
 * Acababo Mall
 * The F. Fury Mall


 *  Pink 
 * CPM Super Mall
 * GGD's Mall
 * Typhoon Mall


 *  Orange 
 * Tom Mall
 * Shepherd Mall
 * Lollipop Mall


 *  Red 
 * Star Mall
 * The Great Mall
 * Island West Mall


 *  Yellow 
 * LMGT's Mall
 * Welcomall
 * CK Mall


 *  Green 
 * Chill World
 * Stockmall
 * Yoshi Egg Center


 *  Blue 
 * Shoptastic Center
 * Bro Mall

Variants
Many variants and spin-offs of Shopopoly have been created over the years, and many, many more will be in the future. Though Bro can ban variants from being made, he rarely does so because he like money. One notable exception is any duck-based Shopopoly game.

Ever since the Club Penguin Edition became an instant hit, brands have continuously flowed in to have their own branded Shopopoly games. Most of the time, licensed Shopopoly variants are labeled and advertised as "Limited Edition" or "Collector's Edition", in an effort to bring in more money.

Club Penguin Edition
Shopopoly: Club Penguin Edition is the most popular variant of Shopopoly. The entire game was changed to fit the Club Penguin theme, including CP-themed spaces, new cards and tokens, and WB$ being replaced with Coins.

Trivia

 * It is a Shops version of Monopoly.
 * Shopopoly Junior was created after Bro: The Game was rebranded, to remove it from Shoptastic Center and replace it with something of lower quality for the Center's extremely low prices.