Prosperous Touch Board Game

Sometimes I have a hard time understanding how capitalism jives with Jesus' teachings. I would say there's no reason it should, except that some people are enthusiastic about both so I seek to understand how this works.

I've stumbled on a board game, described in U.S. Patent No. 7,021,626, that perhaps explains the connection. The Abstract describes that the game promises to be a "great blessing to believers of all ages, as it paints a real life picture of how trust in God and his principles can bring a person to a place of not only spiritual freedom but also financial freedom."

According to the rules of the game, one languishes in The Wilderness until one's passive income exceeds one's monthly expenses at which point one moves to The Promised Land where one's power to anoint [I'm presuming that means convert lost souls to Jesus] is multiplied.

"The first person to become financially free and win 100,000 souls to Jesus is the winner." Col. 6, lines 13-14.

A review of the board reveals a general, puzzling (to me) philosophy that souls can be purchased (and/or that there's a zero sum game between souls and money). Here's a sampling of the compromises a player must make between cash and souls (and an opportunity to teach kids to calculate ROI and make investments accordingly):

• "Start Christian airline" - 10,000 souls, cost $50,000
  
• "Start Christian version of MTV" - 20,000 souls, cost $350,000
• "Give church one million dollar check" -- 15,000 souls, cost $225,000 (hmmm)
• "Buy partnership in Christian fast food restaurant" - 5,000 souls, cost $125,000
• "Co-found Christian Amusement Park" - 100,000 souls, cost $500,000

But players should be wary of "High mindedness" for which one is docked $40k.