Mark
28-03-03, 22:48
Prostitute board game hits the streets
A new Italian board game lets players take on the role of immigrant prostitutes enslaved by the mafia.
It has been launched by an organisation which works for the civil rights of prostitutes.
Puttanopoly players must dodge police raids, avoid turf wars and escape serial killers just to earn a living.
The Committee for Prostitutes' Civil Rights hopes it will raise awareness of the growing problem of sex slavery, reports The Guardian.
Each "prostitute" starts the game penniless with a "slavery contract" forcing them to pay up to 90% of their earnings to their pimps.
If the dice roll their way, they land a week's earnings in one go, win a trip to work in Amsterdam or are rescued by a client.
Its inventor, Daniela Mannu, said: "Everything in the game is true. The idea is to give people an idea of what prostitutes are up against in this country."
A new Italian board game lets players take on the role of immigrant prostitutes enslaved by the mafia.
It has been launched by an organisation which works for the civil rights of prostitutes.
Puttanopoly players must dodge police raids, avoid turf wars and escape serial killers just to earn a living.
The Committee for Prostitutes' Civil Rights hopes it will raise awareness of the growing problem of sex slavery, reports The Guardian.
Each "prostitute" starts the game penniless with a "slavery contract" forcing them to pay up to 90% of their earnings to their pimps.
If the dice roll their way, they land a week's earnings in one go, win a trip to work in Amsterdam or are rescued by a client.
Its inventor, Daniela Mannu, said: "Everything in the game is true. The idea is to give people an idea of what prostitutes are up against in this country."