Weight the outcome, move with caution and dealbreak him!

Monopoly deal is such a popular card game in my school. It got me wondering, why is it so popular among teenagers who are going through consistent unhealthy amount of stress?

1)It's easy to pick up.

2)My friends and lots of people play it so I play it.

These are the reasons that appear from my first observation. Then I'm not satisfied. I went to think about it. Here are the better reasons.

1) It tests the ability of humans of weighing the more important things and the least important things. Hand size cap at 7, people are forced to play within a boundary and with the goal to win, that means people would need to win in a boundary. Challenging huh. So people who enjoys challenge likes it a lot.

2)Plan to win is the core of the game. It interests both the strategy geeks and the people who are looking for a platform to use their common sense together with probability.

3)Heck, hopefully I might enjoy it...AH IT IS FUN!! Those who likes to take risks would also enjoy the game. Along with the people that likes to play for the sake of playing and most likely have no proper reason why it is fun.

A simple Monopoly game that is not well designed in my opinion can cost 9.90 and attract people who usually do not usually play card games or any form of social games. What is the beauty of those red coloured cards that has texture no more better than a normal piece of A3 sized paper?

It is similar to computer games, or competitive games, where you see your opponents' faces when you grab their money/property legally, with your own action cards and when you denied your opponent's DealBreaker card. Suddenly, the 4th reason appears.

4) Human nature.

Simple as that, humans have been civilised for so long, but part of our genes are made up of our violent side given by our ancestors. Caged like an animal, these genes are given a little freedom when humans play competitive sport, kill one another on a video game and Monopoly Deal, where you inflict pain on others for your own survival.

There's no right or wrong way of playing the game. The idea of conscious mind versus the unconscious mind, made popular by Sigmund Freud, tells us that subconsciously, our play style is a direct reflection of our personality. I am hot headed and a daredevil, so i play the most risky moves that are often regarded as irrelevant or stupid. I can tell my friend is a careful guy, planning every move and making the best decision at the time.

Simple children's card game, psychology at its best.