The boy’s enthusiasm for the game in running high. I played with him and his sister this morning and won. Shockingly, he didn’t like losing to me at all and was quick to point out that I hadn’t beat him one-on-one yet. Rationalization is the opiate of a young ego.
He then played his sister in a game later in the day and saw fit to give her all sorts of advice on what she should and shouldn’t do. After the half-dozen games he’s played, he’s already an expert. The lass has been a good sport with the game, to her credit. She isn’t quite old enough to grasp the game completely, but with a little math help she’s quite able to play.
I suppose I should also mention I downloaded the app for my Nook Tablet. The game itself is well done and all the things possible in a normal game seem to be possible in the app. Including cheating- there’s a game option that allows for 3 different “sleight of hand” moves for shorting someone on rent, gaining an extra space during game play and something else that escapes me. It’s fun to play, although I dislike the AI decision making where trades are concerned- it’s clearly skewed towards a speedy game, as opposed to making intelligent trades.
Perhaps we’ll end up with a Monopoly night or something, before it’s all over.