To be fair - Monopoly is a partially luck-based strategy game. And while having fun is certainly a big part of board games - so is winning and winning is pretty

To be fair - Monopoly is a partially luck-based strategy game. And while having fun is certainly a big part of board games - so is winning and winning is pretty fun for most people. I see it as a split between "casuals" and "competitive" players. Competitive players find fun in attempting to win or giving it their best shot while casual players see winning as a bonus and just want to have fun. Which may or may not involve playing with the best strategies or giving it their best. I also agree entirely with lmm. The best games are games that are fun even when losing. If you can't have fun while losing (eg: Monopoly) then I don't consider it a good game.