Board game 'Outside' is the opposite of Monopoly

People play on a prototype of 'Outside', a new board game aimed at raising awareness about the hardships of being a homeless person, during the Games Festival in Brussels, Belgium, Aug 28, 2016. Photo: Reuters

If being sent to jail without passing "Go" or winning second prize in a beauty contest make "Monopoly" feel oddly detached from real life, a new board game - about homelessness - gives a more realistic taste of the cruel twists of fate.

"While you slept at a homeless shelter, someone stole all your money," reads one card in the game "Outside".