RateItAll: The Opinion Network

AHH ~ oldie but goodie...if you have hours available.

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I like the thought of playing Monopoly; however once I begin I quickly remember why I hate this game. I do think it's fun to get Chance and Community Chest and try to get pieces of property. And I most certainly enjoy the variations they have come out with (like the Here and Now, or the King's Island one for our amusement park in Cincy). But once all the properties are bought it's like pulling teeth to get someone to trade or sell their property so you can get monopolies. And the game lasts FOREVER!! I have rarely finished a game. I preferred playing a hand-held electronic version; they haggled with you better. :)

A great game but I don't like plain ones.

One of the best board games ever made. It really has stood the test of time. I know a lot of people complain about it being too long, but that's one of the best parts about Monopoly. My little brother and I used to have games that lasted for a couple weeks, most other board games seem to end just when you're really getting into them. Although the best game we had we never finished. We had the game set up in the spare bedroom, and my mom, being somewhat absent minded, went into the room and opened up all of the windows to help get some air movement in the house, but didn't bother to tell us. A couple hours later a summer storm popped up, and the wind blew the money all over the room. Game over.

I will give this game about a 3.5. I know that Monopoly is one of the most famous games ever. And now you can even buy it in all kinds of versions. {my son has Pokemon Monopoly} There are some good things about Monopoly. It is a great learning game. It helps you learn how to deal with money and how to be a business person. My biggest problem is it can go on forever! I like toplay games but not for hours on end. Maybe it is just because over the years I seem to play with those people who are downright ruthless and forget that this IS just a game.Sorry I know that there are a lot of Monopoly fans, I am not one of them.!

This is a great "real-world" business game for kids and adults alike. Although really unethical, this game surprisingly is very good to train young people into the mindset of a real estate tyrant. There's no parental guidance rating on this game because it is fit for the family, but really, if reality were to be taught in this game, then people would start getting hurt with crime, unemployment and all the good stuff society has in store for people who don't "make it."

Its also a long game (like most people's lives), and you will become proficient at counting money.

It is a very good 1.5 to 2 hour game on a semi-cloudy day.

Hopefully when these kids grow up, they don't act like money-hungry animals, who's sole purpose is to acquire more wealth.
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Great game, try playing by the rules: No free parking $, limited housing (if the houses are used up, none can be built, 10% penalty to get property out of mortgage) it is a superior game that people often play inferiorly...

Solid 5. Teach your kids to be a ruthless slumlord.

We used to add rules to liven up the game. Unfortunately, that lengthened it. It still is worth playing and has really held up.

I've always been a fan of monopoly, however its rare we would actually finish a game. But theres also a shortened version of the game, where you can just divvy out the property randomly, and play from there. I dont know if thats as fun as buying all the property yourself, and its certainly not fair when your board game rival gets Boardwalk AND park place just by chance. Just a suggestion, though.

As a kid, we used to play Monopoly for hours and hours, yet I can count on one hand, how many times we actually finished a game. Monopoly is a classic that helped open the door to some really great board games, but by today's standards, it's extremely outdated and boring. Anyone who gives Monopoly more than 2 stars is obviously ancient themselves and has never played the really great games offered today. Monopoly - The Bored Game!

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a classic, i mean where else can you build up a property empire in order to bankrupt your friends and family.

This is a very fun game, but you better have a lot of free time because it can take forever and a day to play it.

An American classic. I can play it every night and never get tired of it.
Love the "retro edition" in the wooden box. Board game lovers should get it, as well as the retro editions of Scrabble and Stratego.

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Love Monopoly but it can be time consuming!

A winner. . .but it can drag on for hours and cannot merit a 5-star rating. . .still a classic. . .

Though obviously an undisputed classic, most likely a common human experience in the developed world, and the biggest selling board game in history (not counting chessboards and the like), I can't recall the last time I played or wanted to play Monopoly. The game is overly long, resulting in rarely finishing a proper game, as some opponent will get bored relatively soon. I remember playing as a kid, but looking back I don't understand why the game is attractive to children playing amongst themselves, other than for trashing the board when losing (another common experience). (Though along with adults the game could teach some real world experiences such as business and dealing with money). As other comments have noted, the original properties are based on Atlantic City (with other versions adapted for other locales). Contrary to popular belief, the game was actually created in 1903 by Elizabeth J. Magie and patented the following year; however, it took Charles Darrow's repackaging (and re-crediting) for Parker Bros. in 1935 to start the unstoppable ball rolling. Another tidbit, I believe I read once the Illinois Avenue is the property landed on the most. With all that said, if I do play, I want to be the car or ship. (The thimble has to be the worst.)

The classic of clasic board games, strategic in a way and always fun, great to play any time.

Finally, a place to publicly proclaim that I HATE this game. It is boring, monotonous, never ending. And I lived in Atlantic City.

Highly overrated game. It goes on and on for hours with little going except the exchange of fake money. The strategy is always the same too, buy up as much property early on as you can or your dead later on. If there is a more complex version it would be better. Basically, if there was some way to open businesses and market a product instead of simply owning property and charging rent the game would be much better.

An excellent well-crafted game. Anybody who plays Trivial Pursuits knows it's based on Atlantic City. The only problem is that it's not a game to play when you've only got an hour or so. Hint: I've never lost once I've gotten hotels up on an orange monopoly, the one on the second rank near free parking. Seems to be landed on more than any other monopoly.

interesting in the beginning, but after a while gets monotonous. don't think I ever played until someone wins. Usually play until we get bored.

Love Monopoly. My family always puts all the money you have to pay from Community chest & Chance cards into the middle of the board, and whoever lands on free parking gets it all. Also, here's a good Monopoly quiz: http://www.plentysmart.com/games/monopoly/monopoly.php

Classic fun that keeps you interested no matter how long a game lasts. I will admit that I can get a little carried away when playing, especially if I can start putting hotels on my property. Only down side is putting all the stuff away (a task left to the loser in my household) in it's proper order.

pure classic. every home should have one if you like playing board games. no collection is complete without one. plus there are so many variations you should be able to find one that fits your style if you are bo red with classic version

Can't get tired of this game.

Monopoly or monotony? The game is absolutely classic, but the lengthiness of many games make it less than ideal for get-togethers with family and friends.

Good but it can become too lengthy. There is the shorter way to play but it just isn't as fun.

I love monopoly, my dad's a banker and he whoops everyones keister!!

A really fun game. The downside is it is LONG; a typical game can last upwards of three hours. My Monopoly strategy was always to slowly construct a death row of hotels across five or six spaces. My family would feebly try and fail to roll their way past it and BAM! That'll be $50,000!

you can't be serious. Try something like Catan or Ticket to Ride. Then a really good boardgame like Euphrat & Tigris.

Monopoly is a great game to play, but it really does take a long time to play, and rarely ever finishes properly. I do however enjoy playing it on the computer at games.com, because the structure that the computer provides allows the game to proceed quickly.

Definitely a classic, but games often last long and get tedious after the first few hours of play.

A great concept, but too much luck involved when all is said and done. Ultimately, for my wife and I, besides the luck factor, it comes down to who can make the best deals against the other person. A good game for real tycoons who get a kick out of taking advantage of and beating the living snot out of a weakened opponent.

This is the undisputed King of board games. My wife and I have had many a good fights playing this game over the years. Sometime this game can last into the wee hours. When you're losing you really feel like quiting, but as soon as things start to go your way, you get a surge of energy. There is nothing like winning Monopoly and rubbing it their faces, c'mon you know we all do it.

It's a very fun, complex game. Although it does get boring when it takes too long.

it is good but a very long game.

This a good game but it can get really boring if it takes to long. Not a game to play if you have to be somewhere soon.

An ingenius creation. The one who created this had extraordinary vision, even though it is based on simple real estate. Timeless, classic, two thumbs way up!

A classic, though I wish they'd stop watering it down by cranking out a gazillion variations on the theme. I mean, c'mon, do we REALLY need Garfield Monopoly? I think not.

A good game that encourages greed. My strategy was to buy every single peice of property I landed on, even if I had to mortage everything to afford it. This game generally lasts so long that the properties you acquire prove way more valuable than the few hundred you have to spend on them. In addition, you never know when the random property you have will become useful in a trade.

This is a game that can last a long time and if you and your friends or family are really into it can become quite obsessive, especially if you are into owning all the properties of a certain group. Fun, competitive, good for some math skill and some decision making skills.

Really fun game, I play it a lot as a kid.

A great abd classic game! The only bad part about this game is that it takes a really long time to play.

I have the original set, the Star Wars set and the deluxe set such is my love for this game. There is nothing quite as satisfying as raking in the reams of cash from a vanquished would-be property tycoon. Funnily enough, considering how left wing I am, in seven years, I have never lost at this game

This really IS a fun game. The best part is the deals you cut with other players... the stuff that isn't quite in the rulebook. One of the best commercial board games ever.

of course monopoly is going to dominate the board game list, but what can i say, its a great game.

This is a pretty fun game, although since I have an automatic aversion to capitalism, I felt really bad about beating the hell out of my friends at it. Seriously, they had no chance when I scooped up the Free Parking cash and proceeded to bankrupt all of them one at a time. I felt like the world's biggest jerk though, which is why I'll probably never be a millionaire.

Greatest board game ever. I play Monopoly almost every week. Also have Scooby-Doo Monopoly. I'm interested in knowing how to play Drinkopoly. Sounds fun.

The best game ever. But sometimes it can take a little too long to get through a game. Oh well, it's a classic. I also love playing it online. It kills time at work.

a great game it has to be the best boardgame ever invented

I used to love this game so much as a kid, and still do as long as I play it with the right people. This game reminds me so much of capitalism. It is great. I recommend this game to the whole family.

The king of all board games. I think there are very few people in this country or in this world rather, who do not have a Monopoly game of some kind in their homes.

Monopoly is a perpetual, timeless classic game still enjoyed by people of all ages, even after nearly 70 years. No wonder it is number one!!!!

Great game in my book a little long to play.

I LOVE SEEING PEOPLE LAND ON MY HOTEL ON BOARDWALK.

Monopoly can be a lot of fun, but once the properties are all sold it gets pretty boring. It's a great game to play at family gatherings with young children. House rules always included putting a "lottery jackpot" at free parking (no matter whose house I go to, that's a house rule, it's strange), which kind of got ridiculous after a while, but eh, it's all in good fun.

I love this game. It is truly one of the all time classic board games! It brings capitalism to life. A great game!

A classic, one of the greatest board games of all time!

so much fun, the perfect babysitting tool.

I love monopoly. I used ti play it a lot when i was young.

Not only is this a fun game, but when you get into one of those that lasts half the night you really get to know the people you're playing with. It's also fun to dream about all that property and all those hotels being real. The higher the stakes the more fun it is. You can really get on the edge of your seat playing Monopoly.

This game is a sheer bona fide classic. Plus, it's kind of a learning lesson on how to invest and trade, in a broad sense. This game has held up with age very well. Hint: Never be the thimble, you'll never win, at least with me it's been a curse.

Buy, Sell, Trade. Great fun for the whole family for both kids and adults. Giving kids a good chance at winning (unless dad decides to play the shrewed business man). Added fun in the game.... Try this!!! Whenever a player lands on free parking that player gets to create a new board rule anyone who breaks rule owes $500. This can be anything from not picking your piece up when moving to never touching your face. Half hour of the rules piling up you don't know what you can do anymore :P Have fun

I used to love this as a kid-we all did-and it was the first game i went out to buy a few years ago when my niece came to stay.I hadn't realised it was an American invention till reading the RIA comments;here in Britain i was always used to the London version,with Mayfair and Park Lane the most valuable properties.Now we've got the Welsh one.It has the perfect balance between luck and skill-the luck element makes it much more interesting and enjoyable.I