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My 6-year old son discovered my old Monopoly game at my mom's house. Now he has a new version of it, a Pokemon-themed version and a Spongebob-themed version. I've had my fill of Monopoly for a while as a result.
But going all the way back to Quik's original post, I agree with him - the house rules most folks use change the nature of the game and make it worse. More than a few times when I've played my son, I basically won the game because I landed on Free Parking and got a significant windfall of cash. Not because I had a better strategy while playing, but because of dumb luck.
And not doing an auction on properties that don't get purchased when someone lands on it but doesn't opt to buy it removes a really interesting dynamic to the game.
Also, playing against him reminds me that the game is really at its best when at least four players are involved. You can play with just two, but it's not nearly as interesting.
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