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Paige Geiger's avatar

The kids will remember the snow days and board games...love it! And no reason to waste good down time cleaning that closet...

I had no idea about the origin of monopoly, but I guess I'm not surprised about poor Lizzie. Sigh.

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Jenna Vandenberg's avatar

Sigh indeed. Such a terribly classic story :(

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Kate Dusto's avatar

Have you tried Forbidden Island? I'm not a game person AT ALL, but I actually enjoy that one. It's a fun cooperative game.

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Jenna Vandenberg's avatar

No! I’ll have to try it!

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Joy V.'s avatar

This was fascinating! I agree it’s boring. We bought the “unicorns vs llamas” edition, which our daughter loved (and we somehow FaceTimed grandma in during Covid so she could play, too.)

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Jenna Vandenberg's avatar

And there are so many better board games these days. Unicorns and llamas sound super fun though :)

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Good Humor by CK Steefel's avatar

What a great history lesson. I never liked playing Monopoly because my middle sister always won and ended with a "Haha, I won." That said, it's a great way for kids to learn about real estate.

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Jenna Vandenberg's avatar

I know so many families who aren’t allowed to play monopoly anymore, ha!

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David Perlmutter's avatar

It still serves as a better introduction to capitalist economics for kids than most documentaries.

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Jenna Vandenberg's avatar

Playing games is always the best was to learn! I love how Parker Bros initially thought the game was “too hard”

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