Monopoly...Love it or Hate it

[monkey tennis]

The game Monopoly is a great game if:
You want to find a reason to stop talking to all of your relative's

1. Have you ever been involved in a Monopoly Feud ?? :crying:

2. What tolken do you choose ?

3. What property do you gun for ?
(I know different world boards)

4. Do you Cheat...? :5:

5. Do you use your own rules ? :deal2:

[toys2cool]

1-YES

2-The Car

3-always Boardwalk

4-Cheat? :whistle: :grin:

5-Yeah sometimes we make up some crap along the way :smiley1:

[megocrazy]

Monopoly rules. My family is well aware of my level of competition. I used to get a lot of flack when my kids were younger, cuz I would play them and beat them. Chutes and Ladders, Old Maid, Pokemon, didn't really matter what it was. I go by the fact, nothing in this world is given to you. If you want it go get it. I think Monopoly relays the message better, because even though it's fake $$, in the game you look at it differently, like it was real $$. By the time they were 10 or 11, they would beat me half the time sometimes more. They would beat their friends all the time. When one son got into Poker, I taught him the same way. There are no friends at the table. The money from a person you've known forever is just as good as the $$ from someone you've never met. Any one that has been successful at Poker has taken $$ from someone they knew. It's just the way the game is played. Monopoly is the same way. If you're not gonna play to win, why play? I like to stockpile middle range properties early. Build em up fast, kinda slumlord style and never let the others get enough $$ to develop the expensive properties. I'm always the dog. He's cute, so people underestimate him,( you can see I've put thought into this can't you, now that's sick isn't it?) He can do tricks like stand on his head and pee on the other tokens when you land in the same square. I get upset about losing at anything, Monopoly included. Being outbid on ebay, losing lottery scratch tickets, etc. Never let a game affect how you look at another person, much less a family member. Even I have limitations to how seriously I take things. I usually get over it and stop hating them in a few hours. :wink_y:

[toys2cool]

Monopoly rules. My family is well aware of my level of competition. I used to get a lot of flack when my kids were younger, cuz I would play them and beat them. Chutes and Ladders, Old Maid, Pokemon, didn't really matter what it was. I go by the fact, nothing in this world is given to you. If you want it go get it. I think Monopoly relays the message better, because even though it's fake $$, in the game you look at it differently, like it was real $$. By the time they were 10 or 11, they would beat me half the time sometimes more. They would beat their friends all the time. When one son got into Poker, I taught him the same way. There are no friends at the table. The money from a person you've known forever is just as good as the $$ from someone you've never met. Any one that has been successful at Poker has taken $$ from someone they knew. It's just the way the game is played. Monopoly is the same way. If you're not gonna play to win, why play? I like to stockpile middle range properties early. Build em up fast, kinda slumlord style and never let the others get enough $$ to develop the expensive properties. I'm always the dog. He's cute, so people underestimate him,( you can see I've put thought into this can't you, now that's sick isn't it?) He can do tricks like stand on his head and pee on the other tokens when you land in the same square. I get upset about losing at anything, Monopoly included. Being outbid on ebay, losing lottery scratch tickets, etc. Never let a game affect how you look at another person, much less a family member. Even I have limitations to how seriously I take things. I usually get over it and stop hating them in a few hours. :wink_y:

LMAO!! dude you remind me of me when I'm playing,I'm really competitive in anything I play,especially sports.

Funny thing is that I was playing singstar and Guitar hero with my niece and I would just beat the hell out of her in the game and my wife was getting upset at me.I love my niece to death but she's super spoiled,and I told my wife.She can't just get everything she wants when she wants it.If she wants to win she's going to have to earn it and beat me.So I even asked her,would you want me to let you win? she said no and finally did beat me in one song :smiley1:

[mitchedwards]

My best friend and I used to play marathon games of monopoly.
Our games were nothing short of cut throat. One of our tricks was to take our money and hide it so we did not know the others cash reserves.

When I moved 10 years ago, I moved my dresser and found a huge stash of monopoly money one of use has squirreled away during a game. It was a huge laugh for me to find that.

[Vortigern99]

I love Monopoly and have been playing the game since the age of 5 or 6! I know all the book-rules by heart, but we also have House Rules that my Mom invented or inherited from her childhood, which in turn I've modified. So we can play either by the book or by the House. Some House Rules are:

* $500 in the middle goes to the player that lands on Free Parking!
* $400 to the player who lands on Go!
* Extra money at the start: basically double everything. This allows for a longer game and more competetive buying of properties!

To answer monkey tennis' questions:

1. Yes, when I was younger, but I've pretty much gotten over that kind of thing now. My brother-in-law (= sister's husband) and I used to get really mad at each other when we didn't follow the book rules; he hated House Rules and would not abide by them! Now I see it's just for fun and nothing to get worked up over.

2. I'm a big fan of the Polo Horse and the Top Hat, but really I like 'em all, except maybe the Thimble! My Mom still has a couple of old wooden tokens from the 1950s that she uses when we play.

3. Here's the best property ownership on the board: From St. Charles Place to New York Avenue. The Purples and the Oranges. People land on those properties more than any other property on the board! Own all six of those with hotels, plus maybe the railroad in the middle, and you've just won the game!

4. I used to cheat when I was a kid! At the end of every game my sister and I would confess how much $ we stole from the bank when the other wasn't looking! Now, to be honest, I'm so good at the game I feel it's compromising my talents to steal or cheat!!

5. See above for House Rules.

I love Monopoly! Who wants to play????

[megocrazy]

LMAO!! dude you remind me of me when I'm playing,I'm really competitive in anything I play,especially sports.

Funny thing is that I was playing singstar and Guitar hero with my niece and I would just beat the hell out of her in the game and my wife was getting upset at me.I love my niece to death but she's super spoiled,and I told my wife.She can't just get everything she wants when she wants it.If she wants to win she's going to have to earn it and beat me.So I even asked her,would you want me to let you win? she said no and finally did beat me in one song :smiley1:

Man is my wife's family gonna be upset when they find out I'm not the only one beatin up on younger family members at games!! They think I'm evil!! :firedevil: They might be right!! My kid won $46 playing Poker the other night from his friends. I guess it pays off in the long run. :smiley1:

[monkey tennis]

4. I used to cheat when I was a kid! At the end of every game my sister and I would confess how much $ we stole from the bank when the other wasn't looking!

I like that rule...it might even make the game better.

[fallensaviour]

1.)Yes when I was a kid.Not anymore...LOL
2.)not really I'll play anything except the boat
3.)From St. Charles Place to New York Avenue.The magenta and the Oranges. People land on those properties more than any other property on the board! Own all six of those with hotels, plus maybe the railroad in the middle, and you've just won the game!
I totally agree as this is my strategy as well I also go for the pale blue ones just before jail.I find it a utter obliteration to own these nine and nothing else.
4.)No,never I hate cheating..See #3 follow this and you will not need to cheat.
5.)House rules yes.
$400 for landing on Go,
$500 on free parking as well as all taxes or bills go into centre.
Double cash to start game and buying during first round...

[toys2cool]

Man is my wife's family gonna be upset when they find out I'm not the only one beatin up on younger family members at games!! They think I'm evil!! :firedevil: They might be right!! My kid won $46 playing Poker the other night from his friends. I guess it pays off in the long run. :smiley1:

lmao!! I'm just glad I'm not the only one :smiley1:

naw but seriously I think they do learn from stuff like that

[johnmiic]

1. I have never played Monopoly-yet I hate Monopoly. I don't even like the spin-off's like LOTR Monopoly, ST-TNG Monopoly or Simpsons Monopoly. Someone gave me LOTR & Simpsons Monopoly as a gifts on 2 different X-Mases and I chucked that garbage in a Toys for Tots bin at work. I may hate it but I figure someone else can enjoy it. I don't think I have ever enjoyed playing a board game. Battleship, that diagonal black and red chip game and checkers I like-but not Monopoly.

2-5. no need to answer those after answering #1.

If you like Monopoly that's ok. I have no use for it.

[monkey tennis]

Have you not even played Operation.

It's better than cutting up your pets :biggrin:

[Vortigern99]

fallensaviour, it seems you and I play the same game! Next MegoMeet (I plan to go next year) we should have a torunament! Use real Mego's instead of cash!!!

[Seeker]

Cant judge I've never finished a damn game yet. It takes too long.:cool_y:

[monkey tennis]

Cant judge I've never finished a damn game yet. It takes too long.:cool_y:

You didn't cheat enough.
:biggrin:

[Seeker]

Damn I got to work on that.:smiley1:

[spiderrogue]

HATE IT!! cant win no matter who i play against..and there are some really bad winners in my circle..if you know what i mean....although, i am good at star wars trivia pursuit, i usually win at that...

[Evel KMego]

Takes to dang long..........never completed a game!

[Bo8a_Fett]

Only ever play it on the computer now(Star Wars edition)...as it always seems to be a good idea to get it out until the arguements start....and don't get me started on Trivial pursuit.....

[toys2cool]

I have it for N64 but it was never the same

[Hector]

I used to play it as a kid...now it bores me to death.

[kingdom warrior]

I have a few versions of it but i actually love playing the computer version of it......Favorite game to play when I have alot of family and friends over the house and we play house Ghetto rules..:grin:

[HardyGirl]

I've never liked Monopoly much. When I was a kid, I remember my family playing late into the night, only to wake up the next morning to find the board set up in the living room, waiting to be finished. But I could never get into it. :no: I find that I like Monopoly Jr. w/ my kids better. Once we kept a game going for almost 2 hours, and one kid practically owing everyone his first born son!:smiley1:

[Joe90]

I used to play Monopoly as a child, but we never finished a game by driving someone into financial ruin. We'd usually end it by going home to Supper, or the rain would stop and we'd break up the game to go outside and play.

I bought one of the customized Monopoly games a few years back -- Dogopoly...:smiley1:

http://www.boardgamecompany.co.uk/DogopolyBox.JPG

Exact same rules as Monopoly, just with a bit of a canine twist. I sat down and played my wife for the very first time. I sort'a get the feeling she might have been a board tipper back in the day... ;)

[Bo8a_Fett]

When will they bring a Dr Who one out...now that it's popular again...

[livnxxxl]

The game Monopoly is a great game if:
You want to find a reason to stop talking to all of your relative's

1. Have you ever been involved in a Monopoly Feud ?? :crying:

2. What tolken do you choose ?

3. What property do you gun for ?
(I know different world boards)

4. Do you Cheat...? :5:

5. Do you use your own rules ? :deal2:


Absolutely LOVE it! Too bad that others do not like to play the game because it is so long to finish at times. This is one of my favorite board games.

1. Definitely, probably a few in the past.
2. The Car
3. Board Walk and Park Place
4. I may have a time or two before when I was a little kid. I do not do that any more though when I play these days.
5. Not really. I go by the old Monopoly standard rules.

[monkey tennis]

When will they bring a Dr Who one out...now that it's popular again...

I think there is a Dalek Operation game out.

[Action Burt]

I used to love it as a kid.....but haven't got around to playing in years.


I had James Bond monopoly for Christmas.....and I haven't got around to playing that either :muh:

http://www.starstore.com/acatalog/james_bond_monopoly-01.jpg

[Adam West]

I had a mom like MegoCrazy who didn't believe in letting me win no matter how young I was and would kick the snot out of me in everything from Checkers, Monopoly, Etc. Rules....I learned them as I went along and was never given a free ride for not knowing.

I don't know if I agree that this was in my best interest. I am competitive which isn't necessarily a bad thing but it can be a hinderance too because it is difficult for me to play a game "just for fun".

Now when I play my kids, I will not play 100% unless they are good enough to beat me so I level the playing field by playing 50% or whatever I need to do to make it challenging and fun for them and give them a reasonable chance at winning vs. me just beating them.

I like Monopoly but don't love it and yes, I have had family feuds over games. I have a younger brother who is less than 2 years younger than I am and we really go at it in any kind of board game to the point where my brother will not budge on Trivial Pursuit answers when you have given a correct response but not the exact response as on the card which makes it no fun.