I loved Monopoly as a child, oh boy I was ruthless playing that game, I wouldn't accept any thing else apart from cold hard cash for money owed to me.
My son is just getting to an age where he can play a few games. I want to get him Hungry Hungry Hippos. I really liked that one. My favorite as a kid was Candyland. I loved that one. I think he's still a little young for that one.
Its nice to know that there are those out there who still enjoy the conventional board games. These days so many of these can be found in computerized versions that this is how they are played, and usually its not as a family. I remember when I was kid we would spend hours playing games like Candy Land and Chutes & Ladders. We also had Monopoly but to be honest I never could get into that one, I guess because its one of those games that can take hours to play. But it was a good way to occupy a kids time when you think about it that way.
