Scratch any grog complaining about Monopoly and you'll usually bring up some weird old family wound about being beaten by an elder brother at it 30 years earlier and all games since "haven't used the proper acquisition rules"

Then they'll go post about their players on Dragonsfoot.

@Taskerland @RogerBW

@Printdevil @Taskerland Well, I'd say I feel seen, but I don't think I have any old wounds and I tend to look at the game's history (and the fact that the other half, the variant designed not to be boring, was ignored when it was stolen). And to be fair I don't tend to talk or even think about Monopoly unless someone else brings up the subject.

I don't enjoy monopoly either but there's a definite pathology about it amongst grogs

@RogerBW @Taskerland

@Printdevil Weird thing is that Diplomacy is one of the well-springs from which RPGs originally formed but grogs aren't all that interested in it. Too much talking. @RogerBW

@Taskerland Full sympathies and understanding. I do you hope you keep up some RPG writing about your own group's experiences, though!

Diplomacy, Credo, there are/were lots of talky games, but I think the talking wasn't as interesting as war-dollies, t-shirts, smelling of stale companioniship and carry outs.

@Taskerland @RogerBW

@Printdevil @Taskerland @RogerBW Is it the talking? or the deviousness and counter-plotting?

@Taskerland @Printdevil For my group, a campaign is a maximum of two three hour sessions. We will revisit a game but usually with new characters.

And we are not at home to those people.

@Taskerland @BigJackBrass @RogerBW