That depends on the game - but although both games take too long there's a fundamental difference between the two; with good play only one of them necessarily leads to a conclusion. read more
In conclusion, an average Risk game in our house takes about 2 hours and an average Monopoly game takes 2:15 or so. Both take longer if there is a rules challenge, which happen quite often because we get super-competitive with both games. read more
If you didn't guess by the name, this Normandy Invasion strategy game takes 5400 minutes to finish. On the box it says "best with 6 players," but good luck getting five other people to spend months and months of Game Nights to finish this woolly mammoth of a board game, which has over 1500 battalion pieces. Playing time: 90 hours. 2. World in Flames. read more
If you are still playing these two games, you may be missing out on the board game experience. Risk is not balanced, Monopoly relies on too much luck. In addition to earlier suggestions, try going to boardgamegeek to get reviews, consider Carcassonne, Puerto Rico, Caylis, Power Grid, or Goa to name a few. read more