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March 2001 issue of
Entrepreneur.
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It's not exactly fun and games these days in Silicon Valley,
but that doesn't mean you can't have fun with some New
Economy-style entertainment.
- Dot-Com Survivor, an online trivia game, pits you against other
dotcom gurus in real time. First, choose your game piece: Bill
Gates, Jeff Bezos, Meg Whitman or Shawn Fanning. Then maneuver
around the board, landing on squares that contain multiple choice
questions in a variety of categories. (Beware: The game doesn't
tell you the correct answer if you guess wrong.) Available from
Gamelet.com at http://gtime.gamelet.com/survivor.
- How much impact do start-ups really have on Silicon Valley? You
can experience it firsthand when you play Is.C3, an interactive
simulator that puts you in the hot seat. In the game, you're in
charge of a Valley foundation and your decisions affect the
area's culture. The game is available for $40 from Cultural
Initiatives Silicon Valley at www.ci-sv.org.
- We're all for a twist on an old favorite, like Hasbro's
Monopoly-The .com Edition. Now you pass Go and collect $200
million, acquire Yahoo! instead of Park Place, and choose from
playing pieces that include a computer mouse instead of that old
shoe. For more information, visit www.hasbro.com.