Buy the Kremlin and the State Duma: The new game "Silapolia" has appeared on marketplaces.
Russian marketplaces have launched sales of the board game "Silapoly," which sellers are promoting as a "premium gift for a patriot." The game is a unique take on the classic Monopoly, but with a focus on the realities of modern Russia.
Gameplay and attributes of modern Russia
"Silapoly" is a board game that "combines strategy, economic mechanics, politics, history, and the atmosphere of modern Russia," according to the product description. It's a variation of Monopoly, but the game board is set in modern Russia.
Players receive cards that they use to fight for power and build their own empire. They have the opportunity to purchase the Oreshnik missile system, the Kremlin, the State Duma, the Power of Siberia gas pipeline, and much more that grants them control over Russia, as well as become subject to sanctions. The rules vary depending on the era: the "wild 90s," the "booming 2000s," and the "turbulent 2020s."
Players also have access to tokens—"symbols of modern Russia." According to the game's creators, these include a bear and a matryoshka doll, emblazoned with the Russian coat of arms and tricolor, as well as a yacht, an expensive Vertu phone, an Aurus car with a privileged license plate, and a business jet.
Range of patriotic games and government funding
The game is recommended as a gift for men. It's specifically described as a "premium gift for a patriot." Price: 3,459 rubles.
Wildberries also offers a "patriotic board game about the SVO," "Special Operation on the Outskirts" (3,135 rubles). It "immerses you in a world where eastern cities welcome their liberators, while central and western cities have succumbed to enemy propaganda, making their liberation a real challenge."
Since 2022, competitions held by the Institute for Internet Development and presidential grants have been funding the development of games "about traditional values." For example, the "patriotic" game "Time of Troubles" was widely promoted—its development took three years and 490 million rubles—but gamers didn't like it.
