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How is that the fault of the game? I never experienced any such thing during the dozens of times I played with different groups, including family. The idea of t
by trompetenaccoun 3y ago
How is that the fault of the game? I never experienced any such thing during the dozens of times I played with different groups, including family. The idea of trying to cheat in a board game also seems absurd, to be honest. If there were real prize money - ok, that would at least make sense. But what's the point of deceiving family members over toy cash?
I'll say though that your experience might be in line with how the original game was intended. It was supposed to teach people about the evils of large-scale land grabbing.
- Symbiote 3y agoHave you tried playing the game with children, who might be more invested in winning (and more upset by losing) than the average adult?
- hilbert42 3y agoMost of my playing was when I was young and losing was upsetting. It's a highly competitive game.
- soupfordummies 3y agoYeah, I always heard the intent of the game originally was for basically everyone to lose and say "oh this sucks!" Board game as object lesson.
- hilbert42 3y ago"But what's the point of deceiving family members over toy cash?" Why play a game unless the aim is to win—even with family? It's like playing poker, it's a game of one upmanship, such behavior helps deflate the ego of one's opponent which can change his/her decisions to one's advantage.
- rconti 3y agoBut then why wouldn't these same family members cheat in every other game?
- hilbert42 3y agoWell, such behavior never occurred with other games such as chess, etc.—even with card games (outside normal strategies as in poker). I'd suggest the intrinsic design and 'psychology' of Monopoly is the reason. From comments here and those I've read about over the years my experience is far from being unique. Perhaps that's why it's always been controversial and often generated stories like this. I'm not a psychologist or behavioral expert so I'm unable to make any authoritative comment about why my family would behave differently to perhaps, say, yours.