Additional Info and photo of game creator

http://prosperity.piczo.com/

all you need to do is visit our site www.funwithwealth.com (no purchase necessary,) then go to the 'contact us' page and make your request.

This is our Kwanzaa offer to the BBS fam, it ends when Kwanzaa is over this year.

Peace & Prosperity

Prosperity is an attractive new board game with a commanding presence, over 23” wide and weighing in at almost 5 pounds. At first glance the game seems familiar, but almost instantly you say to yourself, like the owner of Black Arts Plus in Dayton, Ohio, “this game is for us!”-- Prosperity is an African American board game. “We acknowledge the positive contributions of those [African American board games] who came before us, focusing on Black history, then we took it to the next level.” said Mr. Amitenejah [pronounced amy-ten-jah], publisher of Prosperity. “We’re about inspiring action, building solutions, and motivating meaningful progress …” the publisher continued.

A community leader received Prosperity as a gift, she allowed her church’s singles association to experience the game during Game Night; then before the game was sent to her daughter attending college in Arizona, her 13 year old nephew was heard saying “I want to be like him (pointing to the man on the $10,000,000 bill)!” Undoubtedly, that’s exactly what the creator of Prosperity was looking for.

Unlike many games that glorify the destruction of opponents in order to win; Prosperity focuses on progressive principles such as: ‘cooperative economics,’ ‘increasing the pie,’ and ‘win-win negotiations.’ A mortgage consultant, pleasantly surprised at the mature level of the game, said (reading game rules) “hahaha, ‘comptroller’, ‘[purchase]options,’ … ‘condemnation,’ mannnnn, I gotta get one! …” The mortgage professional clearly felt Prosperity was an excellent product for his family, but also indicated that it was a suitable house-closing gift idea for many of his clients as well.

Some believe the board game industry is paying close attention to Prosperity; not to its laudable business principles in play, but instead to the Black faces on its high value currency ($1000. to $100,000,000. notes,) and to the multi-million dollar properties in African American communities. “Once you attach Blackness to success [some] people get nervous …” Mr. Amitenejah said, then concluded “… expect to see a big difference to old board game favorites real soon.” So don’t be too surprised if you see a brand new million dollar bill in Life, or a shiny billion dollar price tag on Monopoly’s Broadwalk.

Power, Purpose, and Problem
Prosperity has a multi-layered approach to Black empowerment in play, it starts with the Black nationalist color pattern (red, black, and green) on the box, and the property names, named for many US cities with high African American populations. For the board, the aim was to maximize visual stimulation with vibrant colors, i.e.: proud blues, happy yellows, jolly greens, and pretty purples; the goal for the currency was to collectively link Africa and America with wisdom and wealth; for the game pieces, the plan was to symbolically represent some of the virtues in the African American community: leadership (King), responsibility (Mother of Earth), family (Fertility Doll), intelligence (Pyramid), security (Pet), political power (Crown), and physical strength (Power Fist); and the power cards are designed to add surprise and intrigue to normal game play; (educators can editor cards to focus on particular themes i.e.: family, or education.)

A powerful lesson plan centered around Prosperity was recently adopted and featured on www.teachers.net and www.lessonsplanpage.com, the lesson plan is designed to be used by teachers and mentors of children age 8 to 18. It is particularly useful during Black History Month, week of Juneteenth, and/or week of Kwanzaa. "... Prosperity ... helps ... young entrepreneurs [mature their] consciousness through fun, history and inspiration" said the founder of African American Holiday Association and YEP (Youth Entrepreneur Project).

“Our goal is to inspire real life success everyday from generation to generation,” from a statement found at a Prosperity’s website: www.funwithwealth.com. “You could really learn how to negotiate real life deals just by playing the game, there is so much that people could learn just by playing the game.” Said the owner of Nefertiti’s Books & Gifts in Jacksonville Florida.

The publishers of Prosperity found themselves humbled by the fact that they were unable to find Black contractors to produce their Black empowerment product. Normally after the electronic files are finished, a project such as this takes about three months to complete with a single contractor. After many production delays, and a few contractor changes the project was finished two long and very hard years later.

full details at site: www.funwithwealth.com

The publishers of Prosperity highly value the contributions of America’s mentors, particularly in urban areas. As such, Prosperity is looking for 630 Prosperity Mentors to teach (and enjoy) the business, family, and cultural values vested in Prosperity.

Prosperity is an excellent mentoring tool to enable sharp mentors to help students develop a stronger critical thinking aptitude, refine negotiating techniques, and mature relationship-building skills while enjoying a culturally rich board game.

We are looking for at least 10 volunteer mentors in the following cities:

Tampa, FL; St. Petersburg, FL; Miami, FL; New Orleans, LA; Baton Rouge, LA Indianapolis, IN; Lexington-Fayette, KY; Louisville, KY; Nashville-Davidson, TN ; Richmond, VA; Virginia Beach, VA; Norfolk, VA; Raleigh, NC; Charlotte, NC; Atlanta, GA; Birmingham, AL; Mobile, AL; Jacksonville, FL; Colorado Springs, CO; Aurora, CO; Denver, CO; Omaha, NE; Wichita, KS; St. Louis, MO; Kansas City, MO; Tulsa, OK; Oklahoma City, OK; Portland, OR; Seattle, WA; Minneapolis, MN; St. Paul, MN; Milwaukee, WI; Chicago, IL; Detroit, MI; Toledo, OH; Cleveland, OH; Akron, OH; Pittsburgh, PA; Columbus, OH; Cincinnati, OH; Buffalo, NY; Rochester, NY; Boston, MA; New York, NY; Jersey City, NJ; Newark, NJ Philadelphia, PA; Baltimore, MD; Washington, DC; Phoenix, AZ; Las Vegas, NV; Sacramento, CA; Oakland, CA; San Jose, CA; Fresno, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Long Beach, CA; San Diego, CA; Stockton, CA; Arlington, TX; Dallas, TX; Fort Worth, TX; San Antonio, TX; Austin, TX; Houston, TX;


if you or someone you know is interested in mentoring children in any of these cities, contact us at our ‘contact us page’ at http://www.funwithwealth.com/wst_page3.html

Give a few hours of your time each week experiencing the joy of mentoring. Each potential mentor will be introduced to a sponsor school, on the mutual agreement of both parties (mentor and school) a mentoring schedule will be arranged, and a FREE Prosperity game will be sent to the mentor.

Students and mentors will have the opportunity to competitively test their business genius with area players and other Prosperity geniuses throughout the nation.

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Peace & Prosperity, Always …

The 2005 National Black Arts Festival

Prosperity, Featured And Available

by Medu Bookstore



The festival celebrates the creative continuum – Generation to Generation: Master – Mentor – Muse, July 15 - 24, 2005. Through Dance, Film, Music, Literature, Theater, and the Visual Arts, audiences spanning generations - from the young to young-at-heart - will experience the contemporary legacy of the Masters and the energy of the emerging artist.



Join us as we celebrate the creative contribution of people of African descent. Be transformed by the unique, dynamic, entertaining and creative dialogue between the Master, the Mentor and the Muse.



Medu Bookstore's number is 404.346.3263, for more festival information click here.