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I guess it is true that the time it takes to lose is the real issue. Still, I played a lot of Monopoly as a kid. Nowadays it wouldn't be my first choice for a g

I guess it is true that the time it takes to lose is the real issue. Still, I played a lot of Monopoly as a kid. Nowadays it wouldn't be my first choice for a game evening, but I have brought it out occasionally for my preschool kid. I make him calculate change money, which he doesn't always like. Even Chutes and Ladders can be great fun for kids, and they can practice counting. I think the boardgame geek top list is a bit biased, because it was made by gaming geeks who might tend to prefer complicated game mechanics.

sago 11y ago
I don't think so, a game like Werewolf, say is very simple, and has a lot of love on the Geek. A game like Ticket to Ride, or the Resistance, or Forbidden Island is much less complex than Monopoly, but are routinely in top lists of game fans. Okay, you have to be into heavier games to be into Brass, but heavy Euros are hardly the be-all of board gaming. [edit: Yeah, I take back the 'I don't think so' - on reflection - there is a bias towards heavy games at the top, but I don't think that's why Monopoly, Parcheesi et al are low]