All the railroads is not even that good
The RoI is pretty good + events force you on them. Getting 2xInvestment rent on 4 tiles is pretty good.
Monopoly is such a boring game with bad mechanics. It is what people play if they do not know better and i know back then we had not many alternatives.
But if you play it nowadays you are missing out on some amazing boardgames compared to that. Settlers of Catan and Uno are very outdated aswell IMHO.
Monopoly is Designed to show how flawed capitalism is, it was Never Designed as a real game. But capitalism won, peaps liked it and it generated income…
And everyone plays it wrong anyway. People employ socialist ideals to make the game “fair”. Whether it’s doubling the money by landing on GO, collecting fines on free parking, going around the board once before buying, no auctions etc.
A true game of Monopoly should only last a couple of hours.
😂 there are multiple play styles: America style: no social add on rules.
EU style: a lot of those social rules, all written down in very big book so that no one know All the rules
China style: one player manages the bank, decides who can buy what and who earns how much
! I am joking ! This is satire ! Perfect systems do not exist !
Some good recommendations?
First thing that always comes to mind is King of Tokyo. Everyone i have played that with wanted to play it again after it was done.
Even bought 3 copies over the years as gifts. Very fast, easy to learn and most importantly teach to young and old.
Tokaido is very chill but can be cutthroat like monopoly, if you want to get competitive with it.
Treasure Island, which is like Scotland Yard but with a treasure and a map you can draw clues onto. Kids love that one even when it can be a bit complicated for some.
We always play it as a team and as the bad guy you gotta nerf the clues a bit, because it is meant to be played against each other.
Speaking of teamplay, Pandemic is a well known puzzle classic for every collection.
Aswell as Dorfromantik, which is similar to the Videogame but just as good with some friends and family that likes endless puzzles.
As for good Cardgame alternatives there is Scout, which is way better than Uno IMHO and the newer Secret Tip i can give to everyone that is into CCGs, but do not want to buy endless Booster packs named The Vale of Eternity. Very tight and simple engine builder where you get a good Card game right out the box.
Got quite the large collection and know a bit about it so i hope it helps. Can also recommend the Shut up and sit down youtube channel, that highlights a lot of great games.
Cheers
Extra credit recently published a video about Monopoly . If it peaks your interest it’s worth checking out.
you might be interested in this https://www.vocabulary.com/articles/pardon-the-expression/pique-my-interest-vs-peak-my-interest/
