Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2017 December 13

= December 13 =

No dice
A company recently marketed a Donald Trump board game, which flopped. How was it played? 86.171.242.205 (talk) 12:37, 13 December 2017 (UTC)
 * See Trump: The Game. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 14:01, 13 December 2017 (UTC)
 * If you want more detail, the rules for the (I think) first version are here Wymspen (talk) 16:35, 13 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Is it safe to assume that the game was one of The Donald's own ventures?Hayttom (talk) 19:11, 13 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Not really. Trump's "own ventures" consist mostly of some real estate managament companies.  Trump's wealth and name is built mostly on licencing and brand management; that is most things known as "Trump" are not products, companies, or entities created, controlled, or managed by himself, but are licensed by himself to otherwise independent entities.  The Trump Organization explains this well (from the real estate end) in the section titled "Real estate licensing".  Trump and his company do actually own quite a bit of real estate, but the lion's share of things named "Trump" are not owned by Trump or the Trump Organization; theypay the Trump Organization a fee for use of the name, and for a premium, the use of Trump's likeness and even his testimonial endorsement of the product or property in question.  This includes famous examples such as Trump: The Game (invented by Milton Bradley, currently controlled by the Hasbro subsidiary Parker Brothers), Trump Institute, Trump Vodka (produced by Drinks Americas), etc.  This article explains how much of the Trump Organization's business model (and of Donald Trump's personal wealth) is around brand management and liscencing over actual ownership and production.  As a product of early 21st century America, Trump built his wealth by monetizing the Famous for being famous trope.  -- Jayron 32 19:53, 13 December 2017 (UTC)


 * How can a product of early 21st century America be elected President before 2036?? —Tamfang (talk) 02:45, 15 December 2017 (UTC)


 * I doubt that most people know that Trump was successful before The Apprentice. He is seen as nothing more than a 21st century TV celebrity. 71.85.51.150 (talk) 00:51, 16 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Oh, he was very well known in the 20th century, but he was just another rich guy among a sea of rich guys. What brought Trump to the forefront was really the 21st century media landscape.  He's not really done anything, he's not a very successful business man qua business, his −success is in self promotion and marketing.  He has only ever sold one product effectively: himself.  The only thing he every successfully made money on is his own image and name.  That's why he's a product of the 21st century: He survived the 1980s and 1990s on his father's nest egg and good lawyers.  He only became Trump-famous in the 21st century when you could be successful for just being.-- Jayron 32 05:13, 16 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Trump was known before the 21st century, see for example Donald Trump in popular culture. Wether "most people" know it is another matter. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 12:02, 16 December 2017 (UTC)