Carver campers know that Monopoly is a game of both luck and skills
The 10 to 13-year-old girls split into two groups to begin games of monopoly as the counselor briefs them on the trip they plan to the bowling alley Nutmeg Bowl in Fairfield later that day.
They choose their pieces, distribute the fake money, and determine who is going first before they start the game. As the girls move their pieces across the board, they carefully note the money they pay or receive in properties, rent, passing ‘GO,’ and other game mechanics in an effort to get ahead.
Tough negotiations can be heard alongside playful teasing and laughter as the game gradually gets competitive. In one group, one of the girls is cautious with her money in the beginning before she buys the remaining properties she lands on when she avoids special cards and properties owned by others. She negotiates with another girl, who spends her money buying properties, in the beginning, to complete sets of cards and place houses on them, becoming more reserved with her money afterward as she recognizes the need to save up.
Eventually, one of the groups of girls decides to finish their game in favor of sculpting and painting air-dry clay as they chatter until they leave for bowling.
The girls create a fun environment and game as they have friendly competition while they make jokes and offer each other advice.