"You’re a magician, a wizard. You can do magic. I’ve just - it’s all just sort of happened to me. . ."
"I am neither a magician nor a wizard," Mab’s deep voice sounded behind him. John (the Sword Bearer) was startled.
"But you are. I mean you must be. You do magic."
"Not magic, Sword Bearer. Miracles."
"What’s the difference?"
"I know they call me a magician," he said. "Magicians, sorcerer, wizard. But I am none of these. For several hundred years I have refused to become one. "
<Note - They meet and Mab refuses to join their ranks, conversation continues>
"Who were they?" asked John.
"Sorcerers, wizards, magicians - call them what you will," Mab replied. "They were brought here from other worlds by the Changer when this world first began. But they chose to serve themselves. You heard what they said. They want their own power. They want magic. And the Changer will have no truck with magic."
"But you do magic!" John said bewildered.
"No, Sword Bearer. It is true that I have power from the Changer. So do they. But the power is his power. It is to be used in his service. Magic is stolen power. The power that they use is magical power. It was stolen by the Mystery of Abomination when he rebelled against the Changer. They really think it belongs to them. But one day it will be taken from them. For at the last all power will go back to the Changer from whence it came."

The purpose of monopoly - gain all the land, money and put your fellow players in debt to you. Pursuit of riches for self.

1. Pride - But this can go for any game. A humble winner is a better winner and a gracious loser is a better loser.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. Greed - Oh no! Yes, Greed. I must have that card. Collectable card games are always coming out with better cards for new strategies.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. Addiction - This is related to the greed. In a sense, it can be as addictive as gambling and cause you to go into debt. When you spend money on cards that should go to food, you have a problem.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Now, all in all, these games can be fun and done to honoring of God. Just avoid the pitfalls mentioned earlier and the idolatry of placing yourself in place of God.