Monopoly: At 80, it just keeps "Go"-ing

http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/19/living/feat-monopoly-80th-anniversary/

I remember playing the NES version of Monopoly with my brothers when I was little. Also, I bet you didn't know that in an episode of Agatha Christie's Poirot, "The Lost Mine", Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings play Monopoly from the beginning, and it becomes a running gag throughout the episode! Cool, huh?

Terrible, terrible game.

I've never met a person who has actually finished a game of Monopoly. Playing legit, anyway.

I remember getting into arguments regarding whether or not we should play with that stupid "lottery" Free Parking rule. That's about it, really.

Came here to say this. It can ruin friendships and other relationships.

@foxhound_fox: Shallow friendships perhaps. Me and my friends play it occasionally making secret pacts and cheating against each other all the time, but we just laugh about it. Our rules are pretty much "It's okay to cheat as long as you don't get caught doing it"

I think that still can be a matter of opinion. I love Monopoly, but I understand what others mean though when they explain it is vastly overrated. I don't even find it overrated though, call me crazy but I don't find anything really wrong with the game.

I think it can ruin friendships/relationships, but only if your buddies or mate can actually be quite the hothead and/or severely don't understand/can't handle games like it. I mean I've played at least 5 - 7 times in the past with friends at school/family members, and I don't really remember any big fights or tension going on.

Just keeps going and going, we've got Lord of the Rings Monopoly, Zelda Monopoly, Nintendo Monopoly, Mass Effect Monopoly. There's variants for everybody.

I enjoy playing the game from time to time, with the right group of people (i.e. those who understand it's basic structure and point).

It's designed to not have an "end point". Unlike most board games, there is literally no way to finish the game outside of bankrupting every other player. Which, could mean a game that lasts indefinitely if the properties are evenly distributed and developed properly (i.e. every turn has $500-1500 moving around the table). On top of that, aside from conniving and back-room deals, there is nothing to the game in terms of skill, it's all luck-based on the rolls of the dice.

Monopoly City, a more modernized version of the game with more "building" aspects, has several end-game scenarios that make for a 1-2 hour game, and it requires more thinking and strategy than the original version of the game.

The only game I can think of that's worse than Monopoly for "taking forever to finish" is Diplomacy. But that game is supposed to be somewhat of a satire of the political atmosphere at the time of the lead up to the First World War. However, THAT game is entirely skill based. There is literally no dice.

Boring game if you ask me :p

Boring game. I like some board games but i'm into the more modern ones. Some great board games out there, they are like none digital indy games.

I used to play it a lot when I was a kid. I still do rarely but it's not that fun anymore.

exactly. it goes on for a time until you basically get bored, go "this is stupid, why am i still playing?" and walk away.

Never play it :-(

I think it's great, but you have to be playing with people who understand that the whole point of the game is to broker the best deals. When you play with people who refuse to trade, the game just never ends.

Not the best designed game but I love it regardless. Have it pinned down on my OS bar and play it constantly.

My friend John plays "hardcore" Monopoly. If I land on a space, I "have" to buy it. If I don't want to buy it, he gets all, "DO YOU WANT TO WIN, HUH? HUH?" If I don't buy it, he'll buy it , even if he didn't land there! Long story short, I don't play Monopoly anymore.

Well, the official rules do state that if you land on a property and don't buy it it has to be auctioned.