laughs, the emotional blackmail when a grown woman pressures her eight-year-old son to let mom have ventnor avenue or else she'll be out of the game. you don't want that, do you? games like risk gave me memories to last a lifetime. you know what i'm talking about, jay. i left kamchatka undefended and you stabbed me in the back. we had an alliance. there's just one problem with all that quality family time. all that time. that's why i was so happy to see this. >> board games are making a comeback but in shorter versions. games like scrabble and boggle and monopoly are releasing shorter versions of the games because companies say kids don't have enough time or attention span anymore. >> stephen: it's about time. it's true. kids today have tight scheduled. but how do toy makers cut down all the time kids waste enjoying themselves? >> the new monopoly empire game lets players buy big-name brands like coke and mcdonald's. games are as quick as 30 minutes. to speed things up, there's no more "go to jail" command. >> stephen: that's right. no jail so it's faster and it teaches kids what it's reall