I thought it was a pretty succinct article, but what do you feel needs more explaining? (Yes, I know it’s been 2 years…). I’d love to have a dialog.

Monopoly…the fastest way to kill the mood and create anger, lol. There are plenty of “long games” that promote fun family time. Monopoly only shows who is the most manipulative…not the same as intelligence, lol. It’s ok to like Monopoly, just be realistic in what it’s about. It was also originally created not to teach capitalism, but to discredit it. That’s why it really doesn’t work, and is such an imbalanced game. Try some resource management games if you want that kind of strategy.

Hehehe….exactly what I told a friend who posted this. Otherwise, a really great article. I can add to your list too. Basically, the author needs to get out more. The points made are spot on though.

That just depends on your family, Monopoly is one of the best board games made (My personal opinion) It’s a very long game but why would you want a game to last 10/15 minutes? That’s less family time. Monopoly is a great game for the mind and when playing with family, it shows who’s the most intelligent with their strategy. But again, like I said it’s just a matter of opinion