I have fond memories of playing Monopoly from my childhood. We had our own rules of course, every family does. You could buy a house on any property you owned when you landed on it again, even if you only owned one. I was virtually unaware of the need for a monopoly until I was about 23. I had the same strategy then as I do now: buy up the browns and blues, build hotels and pray not to land on anything expensive!
When themed boards started to come out many years back, my dad began selling them in his store. Given my then-boyfriend’s interest in board games, we rapidly acquired a New England and a Mountaineering edition. Even though my husband’s lack of interest in the general premise of the game keeps us from playing it as our game of choice, I watch with keen interest to see what is coming up next. We’re Scrabble
I’m keen on the Doctor Who edition
Two years ago, my sister in law brought us the Star Trek: The Next Generation Interactive Video Board game 
