Still looking for one of the most popular Christmas toys this holiday season? You may want to consider one of the many variations of the Monopoly Board Games . During the height of the Great Depression, a man by the name of Charles Darrow patented a game that went on to become one of the most popular games of all time. That game was, of course, Monopoly.
Monopoly is the best selling game of all time in the United States, with an estimated 500 million people having played the game at one time or another. Today, Monopoly is considered a classic game, but it's a classic game that still retains its popularity.
The main reason why Monopoly is still a bestselling game is the same one that made it a bestselling game to begin with. It's a great game with great mechanics! There's no need to go into the specifics of the rules for Monopoly here, everybody knows them already.
Suffice it to say that no one game of Monopoly is like any other because the element of chance drives much of how the game plays out. Everybody wants Boardwalk and Park Place, but very few get them without luck and some superior negotiation skills. And that's the secret of Monopoly in a nutshell.
A game of Monopoly depends both on the luck (or chance) involved in the roll of two dice and a player's ability to negotiate a good deal. In that sense, Monopoly is a lot like real life. In fact, one of the best reasons to play Monopoly with your kids is to teach them some basic business (and life) skills. No one can win a game of Monopoly without understanding how to save money, strike a deal and recognize a good opportunity.
While "classic" Monopoly is still out there, alive and well, there are also some different (and fun) variations as well. For example, you can play a version of Monopoly that is specifically tailored to your city. (The original Monopoly used the names of streets from Atlantic City.) You can also play a version of Monopoly that is based on your favorite movie or TV shows. Yup, there's both a Lord of the Rings Monopoly , and a Star Wars Monopoly version of Monopoly, as well as a SpongeBob SquarePants Monopoly version. There's a Monopoly Here and Now World edition of Monopoly where you buy international cities as properties instead of city streets. There's also a version where you can build skyscrapers and malls instead of houses and hotels. In short, the Monopoly universe is bigger than it used to be.
So do not pass go and do not collect $200. Pick up one of the ongoing most popular Christmas toys in history from the neverending choices of Monopoly Board Games this holiday season and rediscover a classic game for yourself.
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