Monopoly is one of the classic board games. Anyone into gaming will know it and more than likely, have played it and I dare say it is the go to game for many families during those extended school holidays. This brings me to an interesting point. It's presented as a family game yet your aim is to bankrupt your opponents and force them out of the game... so inclusive!
The mechanic is straight forward. You roll die to march around the board allowing you to buy properties, upgrade them, make money from them while trying to avoid falling foul of the board, the die and everyone else trying to do the same to you. Acquiring a full set of a series of properties gives you possibilities to build houses and hotels meaning you can extract more rent from people caught on your street. During the course of the game negotiations come into play to achieve the winning goal of being the last one standing. There's also the chance you'll land in gaol although this can sometimes be a blessing in disguise.
There is another interesting point about the game, the rules. Monopoly is probably the most house ruled game in existence to the point that it's likely that the minority of players have ever played the published rules. As kids we never auctioned properties if we didn't want to buy it. When we've played it elsewhere we've come across all sorts of house rules. Some of which people think are genuine. Others destroy the game play and take the fun out of it.
All in all it's a classic and continues to prove popular.
Happy buying
