Monopoly, it's rare for one player to pull ahead to the point that it's impossible for anyone else to catch up with them. In playing with 3 or more people, the

Monopoly, it's rare for one player to pull ahead to the point that it's impossible for anyone else to catch up with them. In playing with 3 or more people, the way to deal with a front-runner is for other players to deal their way into also competing. I had super-long games of Monopoly as a kid lasting multiple nights, but it was because we were doing stupid house rules, like rewarding people for landing on Free Parking, keeping the money supply way too high. I'm not holding up Monopoly as the greatest game ever; "technology" has improved and board games should as well. (Here's one rule change to speed up end-game: after all properties are bought, cut the $200 salary to $100.) But a lot of the abuse it gets is undeserved, so I feel compelled to defend it.