I think that it's mainly because I like to take it easy on the girls for they are age 9 and 10, but my husband is a no holds barred kind of guy. Plus he just loves to pay me back for when I beat him in Scrabble. As a kid, I used to use my parents old game set that they had been in possesion of since my Dad's parents had given it to him. Now what I need to explain though, is that this is more of an obsession than a game to me now. The fighting that can take place when two players want the same token.
Monopoly teaches kids how to count and manage money.
It also is something the whole family can do together. This is part of a write off sponsored by Jenni1396 in honor of her birthday. A few years ago, I took my daughter to the toy store to get her something. She picked Monopoly, a game she wanted to get for a some time. We had one at home, but since it was missing a lot of the money, a few of the Chance and Community Chest cards and two tokens, I thought this was as good a time as any to get a new Monopoly game.