I don't really know what it is about that game either but I remember getting hooked on it the first time I played it with my family as a kid. It was way too difficult to convince everyone to sit down with me for a game most of the time though since it took a lot of time to set up and to actually play the game until the end. I still prefer the original version to the spin offs but they are all very fascinating to see.It is amazing to think just how popular Monopoly is and how long it has stood the test of time. It appears that more than 275 million copies of the board game have been sold worldwide.