A local man is working on raising capital to sell a homegrown board game.

Accession is a real estate investment game that, on its surface, looks similar to Monopoly.

However, game creator Everett King said it’s not much like Monopoly at all, and he designed Accession to be less punitive.

Two to six players move about the board purchasing property, building property value. The goal of the game is to “outsmart opponents and attain the greatest net worth by buying and selling income-producing properties,” King said.

King said he designed the game while working in real estate in the ’70s. He had roughly 1,000 boards made at one point, but was unable to sell them because of manufacturing defects, he said.

The game encourages player interactions and requires decision making and planning, according to King.

Those interested can join King and other players at The Corner Cup from 6-8 p.m. Thursdays.

“I think I like it because it’s a pretty accurate representation of the real estate game,” said Caleb Maplesden, who regularly plays the game.

“I like that you never know who is going to win,” Sara Lambeth, who also plays the game regularly, said. “We like that Everett doesn’t win all the time. He’s the inventor so you think he would always outsmart us, but you would be surprised.”