I knew there was a good reason as to why I hate Power Grid! It's just a rethemed version of Monopoly!.....Poweropoly?

If it was licenced to Hasbro, rethemed as Monopoly:The Electric Company it would sell more copies

Does anyone admit to being a playtester here?

Does anyone admit to being a playtester here?

Was rolling with your joke as Risk is the other game most people are familiar with. Thus, any wargame is "like risk".

You're right, of course. Axis & Allies was kind of a weak choice, I admit.

When I describe Axis & Allies (or Samurai Swords for that matter) to neophyte gamers, I always start by saying it's like a mix of Risk and Monopoly. It's what they know. From there, it's easier to describe the differences.

The goal of the game is to be the only player left that is not bankrupt and not ( dead | asleep ).

( Dungeon Quest | Monopoly )

When it's your turn, you move your pawn. Then you get to a space that determines what you can do - either the space already belongs to somebody else, then you have to ( fight them to the death | pay them rent ), or it is yours to loot, then you get ( phat lewt | to buy the property card ). The goal of the game is to be the only player left that is not bankrupt and not ( dead | asleep ). There is player elimination, the ones who ( died a hilarious death | went bankrupt ) early on get to watch the others and twiddle their thumbs. There are also ( evil dragons and sorcerers | railroads ), and you can ( encounter traps or meet your doom in the catacombs | go to jail ). Replayability is ensured by the randomness inherent in the game, because of ( tons of different tiles and cards and enemies | the dice ).

How is this one like Monopoly? Why, it's massively overrated by people who love it, too

Overated by one who loves it? What does "properly" rated by one who loves it look like?

How is this one like Monopoly? Why, it's massively overrated by people who love it, too