The Mad Magazine Game

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The Mad Magazine Game is a boardgame produced by Parker Brothers in 1979. Gameplay is similar to that of Monopoly, but the object is for players to lose all of their money. Play proceeds counter-clockwise and the rules state that the dice have to be thrown with the left hand. The game includes cards, money, and dice, and the game board features Alfred E. Neuman and illustrations from Mad magazine.

Among the money included is a $1,329,063-dollar bill which cannot be won unless one's name is Alfred E. Neuman.

[edit] The cards

The game also features a deck of cards (called "Card cards") with bizarre instructions. Among them:

"Change chairs with anyone."
"If you can jump up and stay airborne for 37 seconds, you can lose $5,000. If not, jump up and lose $500."
"Stand up and boo the person on your left. Also, lose $1,000".
"Put this card on top of your head and walk around the table backwards. If it doesn't fall off before you sit down, you lose $1,000".
"This card can only be played on Friday" - an apparent parody of the property tax assessment card in Monopoly, especially in cases where the latter card is drawn and one has no real estate
"Go to any Double-Arrow space."
"If you are a boy/girl person, win $500/lose $1000."
"Take the next card, DON'T PEEK, and give it to anyone else."