I think part of what exacerbates the negative perception of Monopoly is that most people don&#x27;t play it according to its actual rules.  Instead the game has been collectively &quot;house ruled&quot; in ways that make it take much longer and tedious to play, with one example being the rules around unowned property acquisition.<p>I still prefer most designer board games to Monopoly, but I don&#x27;t think it is worthy of the condescension most board game enthusiasts regard it with it.