Have you ever finished a game of Monopoly?

[Frozzy]

Serious question. By finished I mean one person left, everyone else bankrupt.

I haven't. Whenever I play I either get bored, or when I lose someone always bails me out.

[Fake Boris]

If you know how to play, it's easy to end games quickly.

[Dauphin]

Its pretty quick. Especially if you play the computer version (although that one is less fun).

[alva]

Nah, we use(d) the domination option, not the conquest one.

[Fake Boris]

To be fair, it depends on how many are playing... With 5 or 6 players, you can easily end up in a cold war between two or three remaining dudes after the others are bankrupt.

[Datajack Franit]

I remember the last time I played it with my housemate we kept going until 4am then I throwed away all those evil plastic homes

[Lawrence of Arabia]

nah - the anti-trust commission we set up prevents monopolies from occuring.


perfect competition

[Jon Miller]

I have never understand how people can play games of Monopoly or Axis and Allies forever.

As long as people aren't wuses, the game is usually decided after a few hours.

Jon Miller

[Dr Strangelove]

Yes, but I haven't played Monopoly since I was a kid.

[Cort Haus]

Monotony.

[Datajack Franit]

MonoPoly

[Jon Miller]

I always liked solarquest (or something like that) better.

You played in the solar system, and all the properties were moons or planets (you could own mars, but not Jupiter or Saturn).

And all the moons (+ planet possibly) were part of the set, and would increase it. And every territory had a different price. Also, you had fuel which would decrease as you moved, which brought in another difference. You could build fuel stations on planets, which would allow others and yourself to fill up (but pay you for that).

Additionally, you could attack other players ships, and if you won could still some of their money (and fuel, I think). Every moon/planet card was full of information like mass and other such things..

There were also research stations and other such things (were like the railrods in monopoly). It was a much much better game.

Jon Miller

[Jon Miller]

http://www.gameroom.com/gamebits/RULES/123_Solarquest_Rules.html

I got the game when I was 9 or so

JM

[KrazyHorse]

My games usually end when I bribe the corrupt local officials to condemn my opponents' properties. If that doesn't work I foment labour unrest amongst their employees and, once they're weakened, play at some predatory pricing schemes.

[Jonny]

Originally posted by Oncle Boris
If you know how to play, it's easy to end games quickly.

Yep, games that go on longer than a couple of hours are rare, if you're playing to win. And if I may say so myself, I usually win.