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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.