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This kind of makes me want to bust out the Monopoly board.
Oh, God. Oh, God. My hair. My hair! The government gave me bad hair!
Cordelia ,'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
brenda m - Jul 27, 2011 3:53:02 am PDT #18215 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Frankenbuddha - Jul 27, 2011 4:08:07 am PDT #18216 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
This kind of makes me want to bust out the Monopoly board.
No shit. That makes it a whole different game. I can see it causing more fights to break out than Risk played that way.
sumi - Jul 27, 2011 4:24:31 am PDT #18217 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Ha!
I recall that we always played the "short" form of Monopoly - and that when you play Monopoly with children (which is what I and my brothers are) there are somethings that you don't bother with - like auctioning property.
One of my co-workers has a son who is playing with a couple of local municipal bands. One of them has Johan de Meij guest conducting and he contributed music to the LotR symphony. Isn't that cool?
And in Mexico a 15 year old was arrested for "cartel killings" - he says he started murdering people when he was 11. Yikes.
In happier news: check out this Iron Throne cake.
Sophia Brooks - Jul 27, 2011 4:39:13 am PDT #18218 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I don't think I have ever played Monopoly the whole way through. I always found it super boring. Although maybe with this auction things it would work. The funny thing is that without the auction, the only thing that ever seemed to make it fun was cheating and bribing the banker and stuff
billytea - Jul 27, 2011 4:43:43 am PDT #18219 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Even played by the proper rules, Monopoly is still pretty flawed. It can be fun while properties are still unowned and you're trying to finish your sets, but thereafter, working your way to a winner can be a bit of a grind. (And it's usually apparent who the winner will be a while before it happens. This is another area where common house rules make things worse.)
If you like the auction mechanism, here are some other games worth looking for:
Taj Mahal
Ra
Modern Art
If you like trading games, here are some good options:
Bohnanza (I love this one, it's light and can really get people into the swing of things)
Pit (adrenaline rush!)
Genoa
Settlers of Catan
Frankenbuddha - Jul 27, 2011 4:54:36 am PDT #18220 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Settlers of Catan
This is an awesome game.
sumi - Jul 27, 2011 4:57:48 am PDT #18221 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Fox is going to limit next day streaming on Hulu to paying cable customers.
Nora Deirdre - Jul 27, 2011 5:23:07 am PDT #18222 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Love Settlers of Catan!
Hayden - Jul 27, 2011 5:32:25 am PDT #18223 of 30001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I'll speak up for Settlers of Catan, as well as its sister game Cities and Knights of Catan, which adds elements of Risk and Chess into the rules.
billytea - Jul 27, 2011 5:33:44 am PDT #18224 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
I've actually soured on Settlers a bit. A couple of bad experiences with people who took it way too seriously. It was quite the revolution in board games though.
If you like Settlers, I hear tell that the expansion, Cities and Knights of Catan, adds a lot to the game. I also like a spinoff, the standalone game Elasund. It loses the trading aspect, but keeps the die roll for resources deal, and has some other innovative ideas. Oh, and the robber gets replaced by pirates! (Yarr.) I played it with Emmett once, the pirates were a definite hit.