El Chino
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Spanish game for adults from the early 80s with ambiance in the "Barrio Chino" (Chinese Neighborhood, Spanish term for red light district) of Barcelona. With a mechanics like the Monopoly, the players play the role of prostitutes (whores), thieves and transsexuals. The goal of this game is earn more money than others players(stealing, selling drugs or having sex) in a limit of time what must be choose by the players at the start of game. Juego español para adultos de principios de los 80 ambientado en el "Barrio Chino" de Barcelona, centro en aquella época de prostitución y drogas. Con una mecánica similar a la del Monopoly, los jugadores son prostitutas, chulos navajeros y travestis que deben ganar más dinero que los demás (robando, vendiendo drogas o acostándose con clientes) en un límite de tiempo que debe ser escogido en común por los jugadores al principio. From "The New Spaniards" (Penguin Politics and Current Affairs version) by John Hooper pg. 150: In a historic lapse of taste, a board game called El Chino was marketed in Spain in the early eighties. Players moved pieces representing pimps, whores and transvestites. Those unlucky enough to catch a venereal disease had to be moved to a square marked 'clinic'