Post #2953805
2026-05-21 23:49 UTC
Replies (6)
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@starik@lemmy.zip 2026-05-22 10:11
There is some strategy you’re not thinking of. Too much to go into in one comment. I just played a full 6 hour game with a 9 year old and a 6 year old with ADHD, and they didn’t wonder off once. The game has its charms.
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@humorlessrepost@lemmy.world 2026-05-22 01:07
The reason people hate it is because they don’t follow the rules. They put tax money in the center and pretend “free parking” means “payday”. They prevent purchases until a lap or two around the board. They allow landed-on properties to go unpurchased. They allow no-rent agreements between players. And then they have the audacity to bitch that the game takes too fucking long. After removing every god damn mechanism the game has *to end*. There is strategy in knowing what to purchase, what to bid at auctions, what properties to develop and when and how much, and what to trade.
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@Lucky_777@lemmy.world 2026-05-22 22:03
Its an RNG fest. My wife had dominated rolls. Buying multiple properties. Other players got some, but more of our rolls were railroads, and chance spots. Everyone was bleeding dry. So I finally got the peasants to unite. We had 3 other players basically form a company and rallied to take down the empire. By that time though, it was too late. If she had one or two rolls into our meager hotels, maybe things could have turned but never happened. We hit one or two of her properties and that was the final nail. We couldn't recover. The game is pure RNG and don't let anyone tell you it isnt. You can maybe talk and deal your way to victory if someone doesn't understand the game, but if everyone is seasoned. It's who lands on the most properties to chain.
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@Jarix@lemmy.world 2026-05-23 00:41
It's not the worst game in existence, I own a much worse game called War on Terror. Here it is. 
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@psx_crab@lemmy.zip 2026-05-22 03:50
I remember my friend told me the rule of purchasing property is that once you landed in a property no one owned, you either buy it or be auction off to other player, and then the game end when every property are being purchased, so each player objective is basically get as much property as possible, negotiating with other players for their property so you can own a row of land for upgrading. The game become a slog when people just don't get property, don't negotiate, and playing it safe. It's like when playing DOTA and two team decided to just farm critter for gold instead of attempting to reach the objective respectively. It's called Monopoly, not Money Hoardy
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@FlyingCircus@lemmy.world 2026-05-22 00:00
It was literally designed to be a metaphor for capitalism. You’re not supposed to enjoy playing unless you are lucky enough to be the one winning.