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Something new has been
added to the list of games
people play. This one is a
farm game.
Some farm readers may
be thinking that the whole
business of farming is just
one big game and so who
needs another one? But to
the uninvolved, perhaps a
farm game is a good idea.
Several years ago I played
a farm game that was
developed by some Cornell
University graduate
students. And as those kind
of games go, it was a good
one. No doubt this new one is
a commercial variation on.
that basic theme.
The game is called “Rich
Fanner, Poor Farmer” and
is described as “a down-to
earth game of farming.” I
haven’t really seen the
game, all I have is a
promotional brochure that
tells what it costs and how to
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order. It’s described as the
only farm game on the
market that puts you in the
tractor seat and lets
everyone experience real
life farming.
“Rich Farmer, Poor
Farmer’’ has all the usual
game gadgets, including a
board with spaces where you
move something and it
seems to have a lot of cards
and a spinner and other
gamey features. And it’s not
just a kid’s game, according
to the maker. It’s “an en
tertainment and educational
game for the whole family. ’ ’
“Rich Farmer, Poor
Farmer” can be ordered
from Shop-at-Home, 9600
Detroit Avenue, Cleveland,
Ohio 44102. It’s manufac
tured by the McJay Game
Company, Inc. and sells for
$lO plus |2 postage and
handling. Make checks
payable to McJay, Inc.
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Jerry Webb
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 8,1980—D9
I don’t expect every far
mer or nonfarmer to rush
out and order one, but it is
something to add to the list
of Christmas possibilities.
A farm family might like
one, especially if they have
some younger children who
are being encouraged to get
into farming. Or perhaps a
not to serious-minded far
mer could enjoy playing this
game around the fireside on
a cold winter night when he
really can’t do any real
farming.
Better yet, maybe it would
make an ideal gift that a
farm family could send to
nonfarm friends and
relatives. How better to help
them understand what a
farmer goes through than to
let them gather around the
farm game board and at
least go through some of the
mental challenges that a
farmer faces.
Maybe some farm
organization would like to
order several of them as
“executive gifts” to be sent
to top management of
companies that deal with
farmers. Or to politicians,
civic leaders, and others who
have a lot to say about the
future of agriculture.
You could make an in
teresting list of people who
could benefit from a few
rounds .of “Rich Farmer,
Poor Farmer.”
Let’s start with the White
House. It’s been a long time
since Mr. Carter has made
any fanning decisions on his
own farm, so maybe the next
time he and his Secret
Service agents are jetting
across the country to some
agricultural gathering, they
could play a few rounds of
“Rich Farmer, Poor Far
mer” to sort of get the feel of
what their audience might
bethinking.
It wouldn’t hurt Ronald
Reagan either. No doubt he’s
a rich farmer, but he
probably knows nothing
about the other side of
agriculture.
Closer to home, there are
the planning and zoning folks
who want to make landfills
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out of productive farms.
Maybe they should play the
game.
Or the highway depart
ment decision makers, who
are thinking about another
four lane highway the length
of Delaware might want to
play a round or two.
Those true-blue en
vironmentalists who don’t
seem to have much of a feel
for the problems of crop and
livestock production could
learn something also.
The list could go on and on
because when it comes to
better understanding of the
farmers’ problems, there’s a
lot of educating that needs to
be done. If playing a game
helps to do that, then I’m all
for it
The farm game I played
several years ago had
certain given situations and
I was asked to make
decisions. Then I rolled the
dice for things like rainfall
and insect outbreaks, and
also took my chances on crop
prices and fertilizer costs.
The object was to make
money
Huge sums were made and
lost that evening as a group
of armchair fanners sat
around throwing dice and
spinning spinners to
determine their agricultural
fortunes.
If you like those kinds of
games, then “Rich Farmer,
Poor Farmer” might be a
good one.
I don’t think it’s going to
replace Monoply in
American homes, or be
substituted for bingo in fire
halls and churches around
the country, but it could
provide some cold winter
entertainment and certainly
if placed in the right hands
the games could become an
important farm-city
relations tool.
One of the most often
heard complaints among
farmers is that the city folks
just don’t understand them.
Well, fellows, here’s a way to
see that some of them do
understand you a little
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