4/23/2024 0 Comments Monopoly house buying rules![]() So people have modified the game–and they’ve done so mostly in ways that are directly at odds with the game’s principles and what the game says about the market. ![]() It’s also about endless, exhausting game sessions, bad feelings, and watching yourself slowly be utterly destroyed by losing everything you have. Yes, it’s about family, friends, and fun. But there’s clearly a love-hate thing going on here. In sheer terms of longevity, sales, and cultural reach, Monopoly is one of the most popular board games of all time. (Remember last year, when the company killed the poor iron.) But the house rules under consideration, as listed by Hasbro, are pretty interesting for what they tell us: People don’t like Monopoly very much. (Confession: until today I did not realize that having to go around the board before buying properties was not an actual rule to begin with.)Īs a marketing gimmick, this is old news for Hasbro, which is trying to again to sell new copies of a game that is already in closets from coast to coast. You didn’t need Hasbro’s permission, and you still don’t. ![]() They’re already options, of course if you play Monopoly, you probably use some of them. The game maker is polling fans on Facebook about a list of widely used unofficial “house rules,” some of which will be included as options in a new edition of the game. ![]() You may have heard the news that Hasbro is planning to change Monopoly. ![]()
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