This was an amazingly interesting article I read through Digg today.
Legos were my toy of choice. I never had to deal with the power struggle of resources. Basically, my parents held most of the power. They would choose when I got new pieces and how big that new Lego set would be. In my opinion, they were pretty generous. I always wanted one more set, but I knew I could have whatever set I wanted, so I picked my desires carefully. Which set would give me the pieces i wanted, but at the same time was light enough on my parents' wallet that they could justify it.
Mine was a different power struggle, but it's interesting that it still existed. What power struggles did you have to deal with as a child?