Who knew Monopoly could bring out the worst in people?

Survey shows nearly half of American families have banned playing Monopoly in their homes

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Just call it Monopoly madness!

The Daily Mailreports a recent OnePoll survey shows nearly half — or 44% — of American families have banned playing Monopoly in their homes to avoid fights.

The same survey of 2,000 people found one in five people have banished a board game due to too many disagreements and sore losers.

OnePoll conducted the survey for Z-Man Games which produces the collaborative board game Pandemic.

Of those surveyed, 20% said game nights are “often or always” disrupted by behaviour that could be described as competitive or unfriendly.

That behaviour includes someone quitting because they’re losing (46%), someone being accused of cheating (44%) and two or more players arguing (44%).

Only 22% of people have had to ban a particular game, and another 22% have had to ban a specific player and 13% of people admit they’re the problem “most” or “every” time.

“Competition brings out the best in some people but the worst in others,” said Justin Kemppainen, director of brand management at Z-Man Games, to the Daily Mail.

“This can manifest in small ways, like low-level grumping and sulking while playing, but it can blow up into shouting and strife, which can ruin a gaming experience.”

Of those polled, 11% said they’ve seen a physical fight break out.

In terms of age differences, 71% of boomers over 57 say they’re “never the problem,” compared to 57% of Gen Xers, 38% of millennials, and 24% of Gen Zers.
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TOP 5 MOST BANNED BOARD GAMES IN AMERICA ACCORDING TO ONEPOLL SURVEY
Monopoly – 44%
UNO – 37%
Sorry! – 27%
Scrabble – 25%
Jenga – 24%