Use Monopoly, explaining that the game is a class, to demonstrate Java classes and objects in a familiar and interactive way.

In this activity, the game itself is a class, while the squares, pieces, and chance cards are objects.
Have students determine which components of the game are objects and state what their responsibilities are.
- Class-responsibility-collaboration (CRC) cards are a good way to have students organize the objects.
  - To see the layout of CRC cards, check out Agile Modeling’s CRC Card Introduction.
You can go through this process with multiple board games, like Scrabble, to give students more practice.

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