Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Dec 11 '00
Pros: involvement, role-playing, FUN!
Cons: none
Summary: I bought this game for myself when I first got to college, because it is one of my all-time favorites. As a kid, I used to use my parents old game set that they had been owned ever since my Dad's parents had given it to him. (So, a VERY long time ago ...
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Jan 11 '07
Pros: Wonderful classic board game, fun to play, great family/group game...
Cons: ...this is the game that never ends. Yes, it goes on and on my friends...
Summary: It all began in 1934 with a poor heating engineer's big dream. Today Monopoly is the best selling board game in the world, with hundreds of variations (Nintendo Monopoly, Family Guy Monopoly, In-N-Out Monopoly, Chicago Bears Monopoly and ...
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Jan 08 '07
Pros: Brilliant game in every way...
Cons: ... but not for young kids, takes a while to set up and pack up
Summary: Monopoly is one of my all-time favourite games of any type. I am reliably informed by friends and family alike that I’m a terrible loser and an even worse winner, but hey we can’t all be perfect! :-D Monopoly is a trading and ...
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Jan 10 '05
Pros: The best board game. Period.
Cons: I hate to lose.
Summary: Monopoly teaches basic truths about life. I leaned that it was my fate not to be lucky. There my brother would be, on his third roll, about to get out of jail, staring into the gaping jaws of my beloved Oranges, hotels neatly arranged, New York Avenue ...
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Dec 12 '04
Pros: It's fun, exciting, and can even be educational! And it's a long-time tradition!
Cons: It CAN become addictive--but so can the Internet (and Epinions.com)!
Summary: When I put Monopoly into the site search under all categories, this is what resulted: ...
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Aug 14 '04
Pros: helps learning, extremely fun
Cons: time to play, small pieces easily lost
Summary: As far as board games, Monopoly will always remain one of my classic favorites. I do have others, but I'll talk about them some other day. Now, for those of you who have no idea of how to play, I will do my best to explain the rules. (Though it might be ...
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Jan 25 '04
Pros: Great family game, one of the best
Cons: Can be long, might cause some hard feelings
Summary: Let's get started: if you haven't at least heard of this game, you're either brain-dead or have been stuck in a bomb shelter for fifty years. Monopoly is the classic board game of budding capitalists, an excellent game for kids and families, with a ...
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Feb 20 '03
Pros: It's a childhood memory
Cons: Can be a long game
Summary: My earliest memory of Monopoly is sitting in from of the huge picture window at my families lake front summer home. Me and my younger sister would spend hours playing Monopoly. especially when the day was rainy and dreary.
The best part of the...
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Dec 19 '02
Pros: Still so much fun after all these years
Cons: Small pieces
Summary: Monopoly is an old game that still lives up to its potential. Everyone I ever knew as a kid or as an adult enjoys this game. A good game of monopoly is a great way to bring people together for a good time.
Monopoly Is recommended for...
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Dec 15 '02
Pros: Loads of family fun
Cons: Such a looooong game
Summary: Anyone who has not tried playing monopoly should really go out right now and buy the game.
I had it as a kid and have it again now. I always loved to play and being the "banker" really improved my counting skills when I was a kid "I was...
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Oct 01 '02
Pros: Monopoly Is A Very Clever and Original Game.
Cons: I Think That By Today's Standards, Monopoly Has Become Quite Dated.
Summary: Board Game Review: Monopoly
Overall Grade: B-
How To Play: Monopoly is a game in which you must beat out the other players by using your play money, and buying different types of properties [ex. Boardwalk, Atlantic Ave.]. If...
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Jul 29 '02
Pros: fun, flexible, addicting, traditional, cheap, has many variations
Cons: not for all ages, game can diverge, intimidating to newcomers
Summary: I realize with 214 reviews, there isn't a need for another one. I am writing as I retire this game from my regular rotation of games played with my wife and her family.
What Is Monopoly?
Most of you who haven't been in...
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Dec 05 '01
Pros: Good competitive trading game
Cons: Boring dice-rolling game if no one trades; legacy of house rules
Summary: Yes, I played Monopoly as a kid. Yes, the games went on forever. No, I don't know why we kept playing it as often as we did. Others must have had similar experiences, because I know a lot of people who groan any time the game is mentioned.
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Nov 18 '01
Pros: game adaptable to time limits, unpredictable winner
Cons: game can be long, too long for children
Summary: Since the tragedy of Sept 11th, I have noticed that people have been buying up board games like crazy. Suddenly, FAMILY has taken first priority, as it should be.
No, I do not work at a department store, instead I work at Amazon.com's...
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Oct 25 '01
Pros: A fun and challenging game for the whole family.
Cons: None.
Summary: I have this game of monopoly that my former step son got from my younger sister for Christmas five years ago and my older sister also has this game. It is a very fun and challenging game. My former step son who was seven at the time really enjoyed...
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Oct 10 '01
Pros: The All Time Favorite Game
Cons: Sometimes a game can last too long
Summary: When I was growing up, most of our entertainment came from board or card games. My favorite board game is Monopoly. There are so many ways to make the game more interesting (just in case you get bored with the original rules).
The play of...
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