委內瑞拉現實世界的貨幣——玻利瓦爾——的價格，已經比不上《魔獸世界》里虛構的艾澤拉斯大陸的虛擬金幣了。

至少，從玻利瓦爾黑市上的價格來看是這樣，這是在該國內兌換玻利瓦爾最流行的方式之一。

自稱委內瑞拉公民的Twitter用戶“Kaleb”是第一個在本月早些時候用這種方式闡述該國貨幣危機的人，他說，玻利瓦爾的黑市價值（與政府設定的官方兌換率有明顯差別）下滑嚴重，已經比那款大型多人網絡游戲的金價還低了。

《魔獸世界》的金幣比委內瑞拉的玻利瓦爾更貴，這種情況又一次出現了。

黑市價：1美元=8493.97玻利瓦爾

《魔獸世界》金價：1美元≈8385金

之后，情況并沒有好轉。追蹤玻利瓦爾黑市兌換價的Dolar Today表示，如今1美元可以換到12,197個玻利瓦爾。

《魔獸世界》的點卡是官方游戲貨幣，可以用于延長點卡時間，或購買游戲內的物品。每張點卡的售價為20美元的真實貨幣，玩家也可以用游戲內波動的金幣購買。一項追蹤服務顯示，點卡（本周二早）在游戲里的售價為129,631金。也就是說1美元相當于6,482金。

這意味著什么？《魔獸世界》的虛擬金幣價值幾乎相當于玻利瓦爾的兩倍。

當然，這也說明你沒有遵守政府規定的官方兌換率——1美元=10玻利瓦爾，不過這是當地人試圖避免的（盡管利用黑市兌換貨幣可能帶來六年的牢獄之災）。

隨著委內瑞拉瘋狂通脹，玻利瓦爾的價值也迅速下跌。去年11月，在一個月內，該貨幣的價值就縮水了60%。（財富中文網）?

譯者：嚴匡正

Venezuela's real world currency - the bolivar - is worth less than fake gold in Azeroth, the mythical setting of World of Warcraft.

At least, that's the case if you judge the black market value of the bolivar, one of the most popular ways to change money in the country.

"Kaleb," a Twitter user who claims to be a Venezuelan citizen, was the first to note the state of the country's currency crisis earlier this month, saying the black market value of the bolivar (which is notably different than the official exchange rate set by the government) had fallen below that of the massively multiplayer game's in-game gold.

It happened again, WoW gold is worth more than the Venezuelan Bolivar.

Black Market: Bs.F 8493.97 per USD

WoW Token: ~8385g per USD. pic.twitter.com/Il7TVqYNsH

- Kaleb (@KalebPrime) July 14, 2017

Things haven't improved since then. Dolar Today, which tracks the black market rate of the bolivar, says the currency has since slipped to 12,197 per dollar.

Compare that to the price of WoW tokens, official in-game credits that can be used to extend a player's play time or buy in-game items. Tokens can be bought with either $20 real world cash or sold for a fluctuating amount of in-game gold. One tracking service lists the current gold price of a token as 129,631 pieces (as of Tuesday morning). That works out to about 6,482 gold pieces per dollar.

Translation? World of Warcraft virtual gold is worth just under twice as much as the bolivar.

Of course, that's assuming you don't go by the government's official exchange rate - which is about 10 bolivar to one U.S. dollar, something locals try to avoid (even though using the black market to exchange money can carry a six-year jail sentence).

The value of the bolivar has plunged in value amid skyrocketing inflation in Venezuela. Last November, the currency lost 60% of its value against the dollar in a single month.