Christmas classic! (Monopoly)

Member Name: i_p_jones

Product:	Monopoly
Date:	10/12/00 (22 review reads)
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Advantages: Great fun

Disadvantages: Can break up families

It's a family tradition. Every boxing day, after the food, the table is cleared and out comes Monopoly. Then the arguments begin. Who wants the car? No, I want it. No, you had it last time. Get off it's mine.

And so on.

After about 10 minutes, the game begins.

I shouldn't have to explain this, but maybe I will. The object of the game is to keep some money. You do this by buying properties on the board, and when another player lands on it they pay you rent. And when you pass Go, you collect £200.

As simple as that. Simple????

It sounds simple but there's extras, like landing on the Go To Jail square. We all know it : "GO TO JAIL. GO DIRECTLY TO JAIL. DO NOT PASS GO. DO NOT COLLECT £200". And then you have to pay £50 to get out. And Chance and Community Chest - news items which will either give you money or take your money.

It was all fine until my sister decided to be business-like. "If you give me Park Lane I'll pay you £100". Sounds good, but then she's got the full set - Park Lane and Mayfair. Rents with houses and hotels go through the roof. She should be a saleswoman, she should.

As the hours go on and no-one gets any closer to finishing, tempers fray. You owe me rent for that last one. No I didn't, I paid you. No because you only gave me...

Oh grow up, it's only a game.

Only a game? It's an institution. If you haven't got Monopoly, go and buy it. A true test of who your friends really are.

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