Nearly half of American families have banned Monopoly from their game nights to avoid the fun turning into a fight. “One Poll” found that one in five people have shelved a board game at home after putting up with sore losers. Hasbro’s Monopoly was most banished, stuffing properties and funny money in closets by 44 percent of survey respondents. The most common outbursts include someone quitting because they were losing (46 percent), someone accusing another player of cheating (44 percent) and two or more players getting into an argument (44 percent). “Being on the same team and battling against a common foe in a cooperative game can create a sense of shared triumph during a victory or shared mourning in defeat.” Scrabble, which ranks a distant second, was the impetus for just 18% of people. Followed by Risk (5%) Pictionary (3.9%), Uno (2.9%), or Apples to Apples (1.8%). Seventy-one percent of boomers over 57 say they’re ‘never the problem,’ compared to 57 percent of Gen Xers, 38 percent of millennials, and 24 percent of Gen Zers. Close to half of boomers prefer playing one-on-one, while Gen Zers are far more likely to prefer working in teams (38 percent).
If you can’t beat ‘em
The weird thing about the game Monopoly
Is that only one company can make it.
I was investing in Monopoly games,
Until I realized that there is no real money in them.
Why did ABBA play monopoly empire?
So that they could take a Chance on ME.
What do you call someone who’s tired of playing monopoly?
A bored gamer.
June 7th Birthdays
1992 – Poppy Dayton, 1954 – Louise Erdrich, 1981 – Anna Kornikova, 1946 – Jenny Jones
1975 – Bear Grylis, 1952 – Liam Neeson, 1960 – Mike Pence, 1976 – Allen Iverson
Morning Motivator:
“The best way to define forgiveness is to give up blaming.”