Chess is the best board game

ARGUMENTS: Extend my previous arguments, since they have not yet been addressed. REBUTTALS: "Monopoly appeals to the competitive nature of every individual in a way no other board game does hence the popularity." ---I strongly disagree. The first INTERNATIONAL chess tournament was in 1851, in London [1]. The first Monopoly Championship was held in 1973 [2]. Given that chess was being played before the United States was even founded, I don't see how Monopoly can hold a bar to Chess in this area. As previously mentioned, due to the large amount of ‘chance' involved in Monopoly and the nature of the game, I don't see how it can really be played competitively. It would be like a Bingo championship. Chess on the other hand, is being considered as an Olympic Sport [3] "No, everybody has fun because monopoly is a representation of real life ; a different life that only few people in reality live in. This aspect of the game makes it easy and very tempting to get passionate about the game." ---I think Monopoly is as close a representation of Real Estate brokering as Chess is of Medieval Battle. Furthermore, any game can bring out the passion in its players. "Monopoly is an interactive game and humans love that. Ever heard of facebook ? http://www.facebook.com...... Now what does facebook provide ? Interaction with human beings. People love to communicate and monopoly players will do that when the players begin to trade. The more the merrier hence monopoly is best played with around 5 players while chess is limited to two and even then there's not much interaction." ---This brings me back to my point about the language barrier. You can't have your cake and eat it too. However, there are many, many games like Monopoly (referred to as "Roll the dice, move your mice" [4]) and they all have these factors. What exactly makes Monopoly better than Risk or The Game of Life? (Also, is posting Facebook a source? I think not) "Monopoly is a lighthearted game and it appeals to all ages due to its simplicity. Honestly, a ten year old could learn it and play it in minutes. Wherefore, monopoly can very easily be played for fun ,nevertheless, it can very easily become a serious game due to its competitive nature." ---The exact same thing could be said about Chess, although it might take a ten year old a bit longer to learn it. "Monopoly welcomes change with open hands. One can change the amount of dice one roles, whatever or not one begins with owning property, the amount of money one has at the start, one can create teams (encouraging communication), one can have a time limit to shorten the game, one can change the meaning of cards and etcetera. In this way monopoly can be considered many games. In any case monopoly has a wide appeal." ---All of the factors you mentioned don't actually change the game at all. It's still the same game, with the same goal, the same move sequence, the same properties and the same boot. In order to change the game, one must buy a different themed Monopoly and even then, it's still the same game but with a donut instead of a boot. Chess is a classic game for a reason. Although the basis of the game was invented in the 6th century, the modern version of chess was formed around the 15th. [5] That's 500 years that the game has remained the same. It doesn't need to change. It's the perfect game. CONCLUSION: My opponent's arguments seemed to dance around the idea that Monopoly is more fun than Chess, yet he didn't provide any evidence to support this. The history of Chess proves that the game is enjoyable, especially to those that learn to play the game well. Monopoly is fun, but can quickly become frustrating. One can make all the right moves and all the right decisions and still lose the game. In Chess, even if a beginner is playing a grand master, all they have to beat each other with is their brains and those 16 pieces. Chess is superior to Monopoly. Vote PRO. SOURCES: [1] The chess tournament: A collection of the games played at this celebrated tournament, by Howard Staunton, 1852: http://books.google.com... [2] http://www.suite101.com... [3] http://reports.chessdom.com... [4] http://boardgamegeek.com... [5] http://www.chess.com...