The December Project: #19

The first time I played Monopoly was an underground version my parents had made at the end of Soviet rule. Later I have played it in my group of friends, nearly always winning, because I make crazy trades and propositions which make the game more fun. So, I have the bragging rights for the Monopoly King in my social group.

A board game documentary leading up to the Monopoly world championships. Not enough back stabbing and bitching for my liking. These competitive docs need a real fruit loop.

This was a pretty fun documentary that's around half about the history of Monopoly and half about a Monopoly championship. I enjoyed both parts, but they were spliced in together at seemingly random points sometimes. I would have preferred it if the history had simply led into the championship. But other than the editing, it was a fascinating movie and told things I never knew about Monopoly. I don't really care for many documentaries, but I love Monopoly and this one was a definite gem to watch.

Fairly engrossing documentary with lots of info about the early days of Monopoly...but far too much footage of various tournaments and the (not very interesting) players.

[pass] (12min) Why are these people acting as if this is a game of skill? Championships? Huh?

While the origin story of monopoly was very intriguing, the rest of the movie (the tournament part) was quite boring. Very few of the players who were interviewed were interesting which caused this documentary to drag on.

αυτά είναι. πρωτότυπο και ενδιαφέρον θέμα, καθαρή και στρωμένη δομή, πλήρες, ευχάριστο και με λίγη αγωνία στο τέλος. κι όλα αυτά για τη Μονόπολη

Go to Jail. Go Directly to Jail. Do Not Pass Go. Do Not Collect $200.

The December Project: #19

The first time I played Monopoly was an underground version my parents had made at the end of Soviet rule. Later I have played it in my group of friends, nearly always winning, because I make crazy trades and propositions which make the game more fun. So, I have the bragging rights for the Monopoly King in my social group.

A board game documentary leading up to the Monopoly world championships. Not enough back stabbing and bitching for my liking. These competitive docs need a real fruit loop.

Not sure why I watched this since I'm not a die hard Monopoly fan, but it was interesting nonetheless.

This was a pretty fun documentary that's around half about the history of Monopoly and half about a Monopoly championship. I enjoyed both parts, but they were spliced in together at seemingly random points sometimes. I would have preferred it if the history had simply led into the championship. But other than the editing, it was a fascinating movie and told things I never knew about Monopoly. I don't really care for many documentaries, but I love Monopoly and this one was a definite gem to watch.