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    #11
    My ex- was the most easygoing, lovable, funny, intelligent woman on the surface of the planet - until she was playing Monopoly at which time she became Gordon Gekko in female physicist form.

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      #12
      Has anyone played a game of Monopoly and not have it end in squabbling, bogus claims of victory, accusations of cheating, crying, divorce, laws suits, etc? Ditto for scrabble

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        #13
        Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post
        Has anyone played a game of Monopoly and not have it end in squabbling, bogus claims of victory, accusations of cheating, crying, divorce, laws suits, etc? Ditto for scrabble
        No.

        My grandmother cheats at Scrabble and is a sore loser.

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          #14
          Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post
          Has anyone played a game of Monopoly and not have it end in squabbling, bogus claims of victory, accusations of cheating, crying, divorce, laws suits, etc? Ditto for scrabble


          No. Mrs Gonzo and myself can only play monopoly if there is a third-party present to keep the peace.



          It makes for a most unusual threesome.

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            #15
            I haven't heard that variant on the "go" rule before. But it's a great idea because it must make the game a lot shorter.

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              #16
              Originally posted by Pogle View Post
              No one will play Monopoly with me anymore
              Apparently It's cos I always turn into a maniacal, money grabbing, slum landlord and win.

              That's what I always try, but I usually overdo it and end up skint
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                #17
                Originally posted by Pogle View Post
                No one will play Monopoly with me anymore

                Thats because you never go back to their hotels





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                ("")("") Born to Drink. Forced to Work

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                  #18
                  We used to play by putting some money (fines,tax I think) in the middle and if you landed on Free Parking you got it.

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                    #19
                    Originally posted by Jubber View Post
                    We used to play by putting some money (fines,tax I think) in the middle and if you landed on Free Parking you got it.
                    That one is quite a common variation, but not one that I like.

                    As kids, we ignored various rules,
                    • Houses and Hotels may be sold back to the Bank at any time for one-half the price paid for them
                    • Whenever you land on an unowned property you may buy that property.. if you do not wish to buy the property, the Bank sells it at auction
                    • In order to lift a mortgage, the owner must pay the Bank the amount of mortgage plus 10% interest

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                      #20
                      Houses and Hotels may be sold back to the Bank at any time for one-half the price paid for them
                      I had a mate who always sold hotels/houses each turn and moved them to the property which the other players were going to land on next.

                      it was so annoying and time consuming that we stuck the boat up his nose.

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