![]() ![]() Remembering my brother's howls of anguish when poised for yet another crushing victory, he happens to pick up the 'Chance' card with the 'street repairs' bill. So, what to do? Clearly, the game must be levelled a bit. Then, once someone starts to steam ahead, their lead becomes exponentially large, everyone else gets left behind, potential winner cackles with glee, attempts to be magnanimous and 'let people off' only so they can have a more complete and utter victory four hours later. Ruthlessness aside, winning pretty much relies on landing on the right properties, which is governed by chance. Yes, I know there are always 'house rules' but even then, the basic problem about Monopoly is skill - or the lack of it. Well, time has not diminished her, nor age wearied the arguments, and I find myself playing Monopoly with my own children and thinking, as I always do, as to ways to improve it. That's not to say it isn't great fun - far from it - some of my best arguments have been over Monopoly, and beating my brother at it many years later just ranks up there with one of those teenage-defining moments, like being taller than one/both your parents, or meeting a girl who was impressed by: (A) wheelies on a pushbike or (B) that I could do an entire Monty Python sketch by heart. Monopoly is the most enjoyably vapid game of rampant capitalism that was ever devised. I've played Monopoly ever since my elder brother got bored beating me soundly at Risk and needed a change. Welcome to the all-new Monopoly X-treme page. ![]()
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