I guess it is true that the time it takes to lose is the real issue. Still, I played a lot of Monopoly as a kid. Nowadays it wouldn&#x27;t be my first choice for a game evening, but I have brought it out occasionally for my preschool kid. I make him calculate change money, which he doesn&#x27;t always like. Even Chutes and Ladders can be great fun for kids, and they can practice counting.<p>I think the boardgame geek top list is a bit biased, because it was made by gaming geeks who might tend to prefer complicated game mechanics.