Hef's hip factor depends on inviting the right VIPs. The acquired items all play a role in the second, and by far the least interesting, goal in "Playboy: The Mansion": throwing parties. Whether playing in mission mode or in the more open-ended free-form play, digital Hef will be required to outfit his mansion with the de rigueur pool-side trampoline as well as the famous "grotto," scene of James Caan's last sighting in 1979. Players can tweak the cover price and ad ratio, dabble with issues devoted to a specific theme - "The Sports Issue!" - and track down elusive celebrities for an interview.ĭone a couple times, the interactive editor function can be engaging, but as a game driving engine it's about as exciting as a luke warm hot tub. The challenge lies in maximizing content relevancy and profit. An accessible screen projects how well an upcoming issue can meet potential readers in certain demographics based on its content. Players assign writers to pen articles, essays and interviews on a variety of topics from politics to the arts. So the 84-year-old won't be responsible for disinfecting the Grotto after an outbreak of Legionnaire's disease that sickened 200 people earlier this month.Credit the makers for dedicating the more interesting part of the game to the second most common lie in the skin trade after the "I'm stripping for college tuition" line: "I subscribe to Playboy for the articles." The lease also stipulates that Icon Acquisition Holdings pay Hefner's utilities, including his cable bill, and handle all upkeep, maintenance and damage repair. a firing or a resignation), "Landlord and Tenant or their representatives shall meet in person and exchange sealed envelopes containing their proposed fair market rent and shall open those envelopes in the presence of each other, and, if the two proposals are within ten percent (10%) of one another, the fair market rent shall be the average of the two proposals." (If the proposals aren't within 10 percent of each other, it triggers a long process involving arbitrators.)
To determine what constitutes fair market rent, the lease agreement lays out an arcane procedure: Within 10 days of a "Rent Determination Date" (eg. If Hefner is fired for cause, or if he simply chooses to quit, he can stay on in the mansion by paying "fair market rent." That rate only applies as long as Hefner continues to work for Icon Acquisition Holdings, Playboy's newly-formed parent company, or if he's fired without cause.
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