An apt description of Monopoly....

(Thanks to Tao of Gaming for the link....)

Dinosaur Comics, an online comic, nails this one on the head:

The object of Monopoly is to fully explore the sensations of boredom, sorrow and rage.  In this sense, EVERYONE's a winner, as it'll become clear in the first 30 minutes that you've lost, yet the game will grind on for hours and hours after that.  It is during this time that you will explore these emotions.  It is during this time that you will wonder what you did to deserve this. 

It is is during this time that you will begin to despise the Brothers Parker.

*snork*  I think I just sprayed coffee out my nose on the keyboard...