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Originally Posted by gusmahler
I played Monopoly for the first time in years this past weekend. Although it's a small sample size, that article was spot on. It was a 5 player game. As soon as me and one other guy got monopolies, it was obvious that the game was merely between the two of us. The added mechanics that everyone plays with, even though they aren't in the rules (money on free parking and the granting of immunities) only made the game longer. It didn't change the fact that the two leaders still had a huge lead.
I don't play with immunities or money in free parking. So thats not everyone. I mean drunk with my friends we play all the corky rules, but most of the time its a few beers and strict rules and it works into a good game, unlike when people start doing weird ass things with the money
They also talk about a avg 3 hour playtime. I playwith 4-6 players and its usually over in 2 hrs with the longest being 3. I have never played a 4Hr+ game and I have played well over 100 times.