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Re:The Landlord's Game by BeetleB on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @02:26AM (#26886039)
I don't disagree. I'm merely pointing out that it was not much of a fun game. As a kid, I played board games to have fun. Monopoly failed to deliver.
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Re:The Landlord's Game by wombatmobile on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @02:36AM (#26886095)
> I played board games to have fun. Monopoly failed to deliver.

A common sentiment, and yet "Over 250 million sets of Monopoly have been sold since its invention and the game has been played by over half a billion people making it possibly the most popular board game in the world." [1]

Why?

[1] https://www.loc.gov/rr/business/businesshistory/December/mon...

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Re:The Landlord's Game by croon on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @03:48AM (#26886529)
Probably because luck based games are incredibly easy to setup and play for new players. I assume a lot of Chutes/Snakes & Ladders have sold as well.
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