Directly or indirectly inspired by the 1985 comedy Brewster's Millions, App Genius' My Mad Millions requires you to spend every last penny of $300,000,000 as quickly as possible to qualify for an even larger inheritance. It's actually not an easy task, and if you're like me, you'll come away from the game wondering just how so many celebrities manage to go bankrupt despite earning figures that make my graduate student loans look like chump change. Still, it's an entertaining concept, and one that even yields a very slim chance of making some real-world money on the side.
Most Facebook games are designed to make you buy virtual currency and spend money. App Genius has released a new Facebook game, My Mad Millions, where you can actually win money. How? By being best at losing virtual money. It's quite confusing but dare I also say it, genius?