...You should probably never play it again, especially if you have kids or value your sanity.

1. WITH YOUR HOST, PHIL RAU
WELCOME TO

2. You guys know me already.
- Games
- Jazz
- Hat
- Charts
- Etc.

3. Lets talk about something
more important.

4. MONOPOLY
is the worst game ever

5. MONOPOLY
is the worst game ever and you should
probably never play it again

6. MONOPOLY
is the worst game ever and you should
probably never play it again especially if you have kids

7. MONOPOLY
is the worst game ever and you should
probably never play it again especially if you have kids
or you value your sanity.

8. If you have a copy in your house,
you should BURN IT

9. If you have a copy in your house,
you should BURN IT*
*the game, not your house

10. ??

11. ITS OLD “The Landlord’s Game”
was created in 1904.
$100

12. The Ford Model B
created in 1905

13. LUCK DECIDES
EVERYTHING
$200
A roll of the dice determines
whether you go bankrupt and
lose, or get free parking.

14. IT TAKES
FOREVER
$300
Because dice are
unpredictable, a game
could theoretically last
a lifetime.

15. ITS MEAN
$400
You win by slowly siphoning
away other player’s funds
until its just a matter of time
til they land on your hotel.

16. ITS NOT EVEN GOOD
AT BEING MEAN
$500
You can’t act on your desire
to crush that one opponent
who always seems to win.
You might even hurt
the player who’s
losing the most.

17. ITS NOT
FOR KIDS
$600
Even though a six year old
could play it, there’s no
preparing a child for the
mental anguish that will
accompany their
inevitable loss.

18. YOU CAN BE
ELIMINATED
$700
Because who doesn’t want
to have to sit quietly and
watch while others
pretend to have fun?

19. THE THEME
IS BORING
$800
Games can take you to
faraway places and times,
allowing you to roleplay as
gallant knights or spacefaring
pirates.
Why would you want to
spend 4 hours on
The Great Depression?

20. Monopoly wasn’t designed to be fun, it was
designed to show the

21. Then what the
McDouble is this?

22. ITS EDUCATION
DISGUISED
AS FUN
$900
What could be more
insidious than a game
whose expressed purpose is
to lecture you for hours
rather than create fun,
shared memories?

23. Modern board games have come a long way

24. Modern board games have come a long way
They can be a vessel for storytelling, an
outlet for competition, or an exercise in
creative problem solving.

25. New York 1901
$31 on Amazon
Similar theme,
Better design

26. A more cooperative
family game
Forbidden Island
$12 at Target

27. Cosmic Encounter
$49 on NewEgg
Vindictivness
towards your friends
is fun again

28. ??
Do you want to play
MONOPOLY

29. !!Not a CHANCE