Dalton came home from his friend's house a few weeks ago and excitedly said, "I just played the funnest game ever! [pause for dramatic effect] Monopoly!"
Since then the kids have played it a couple of times a day. They especially like playing first thing in the morning down in the boys' bedroom.When the kids play, the following usually happens:1. Sicily never notices anyone is on her property, so she never makes any money.
2. Dalton only wants to buy the orange or green properties, and once someone else buys one of them, he threatens to quit.
3. There is a lot of general hysteria and fighting.
I think Monopoly is a bit painful. Once all the property has been purchased, it's just a slow painful death for all but one, and that one never happens to be me.
I'm totally with you, Erin; Monopoly's just not that great.
ReplyDeleteAwesome! My kids had a similar experience with the game of LIFE last week. They even borrowed it from Grandma and played it IN THE CAR on the way home because it was so novel and fun! Like yours, they played it 2 or 3 times a day at first!
ReplyDeleteYou have such a fun game-playing family! We miss doing that with you! And your 3 things that always happen, sounds way too familiar also. :)