Pay to Lose
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Description: What if a board game could bankrupt you and teach you how the economy works? In this episode, the crew designs the ultimate satirical game — part Mario Party, part Monopoly, part Squid Game — and accidentally stumbles into an entire TV episode.
Plus: 🎲 The rules of "Economy of Nothing: The Game" 👀 Mr. Green’s mob boss era 🧠 Mike Allen earns the “genius” badge 📺 TV Show Club™ kicks off https://economyofnothing.com/codex/content-club 🧃 Ryan discovers crystal mic playing
Timecodes: 00:00 – Intro & Welcome to the Board Game Planet 02:20 – Cheyenne Plays the Microphone Like a Crystal Glass 08:45 – TV Show Club: Burn Notice & Corporate Paranoia 16:00 – Mr. Green Becomes a Mob Boss 21:30 – The Rangers Form a Sewer Gang 29:00 – Virtual Gangs & Game Show Simulations 42:00 – The Mario Party Monopoly Death Trap Planet 57:00 – Mike Allen Rewrites Capitalism (Genius Moment) 1:01:00 – Game Ends When You Reach the Finish Line… but Lose 1:06:00 – Mr. Green’s Potato Sack Race from Hell 1:14:00 – We Build a Real Game 1:27:00 – Outro: Buy the Box Set at Your Local Dispatch Office
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