So not surprised.

Seriously, how is it that this game brings out the worst in people?? Monopoly is hands down my favorite game from childhood but I haven't played it in 4 years because it just brings out the sore loser. The following is a true story:

Fall of senior year my roommates and my boyfriend at the time decided to play a friendly game of Monopoly. First off, good natured teasing is a must for all board games but down right in-your-face-you'd-think-I-was-3-years-old bragging is just annoying. So anyway, my now ex is cleaning up and I'm flat out losing which he's just loving and throwing in my face, real nice right? After a little while my friend Ian and I decide to pool our efforts and create a MONOPOLY, thus owning a ton of property and proceeding to build like 3 hotels on all of them. Needless to say, as soon as he starts to lose my ex flips his shit. Maybe if he'd actually finished college he'd understand the whole idea of MONOPOLY . . . oh wait, an 8 year old would understand. He proceeds to refuse to play anymore, call us all cheaters and storm off to my bedroom where he sulked for the rest of the night. I mean, COME ON! Sarah ended up winning but only because Sonya was sneaking her money from the bank, haha.

So long story short, I'm still down with Monopoly but other people just CAN'T HANG!