Monopoly
- Classic world famous property trading board game!
- Move around the board buying and selling properties!
- A game of luck, chance and wheeling and dealing!
- Corner parts of the board, build houses and hotels!
- Suitable for 2-6 players!
Move over every other game ever invented and make way for the classic board game by which all others are judged. Monopoly is the absolute timeless family game. It’s a game about strategy, chance, luck and ultimately about greed. Invented during the Great Depression in 1934, Monopoly has since been translated into 26 different languages and has sold over 200 million sets worldwide. It’s a small wonder that most people have grown up with Monopoly. Monopoly, with its thrilling property-owning rul
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Brings Not Only Families, but Friends Together,
I played this game with a friend last night so I thought while the memories are still fresh in my mind I should write a review about 🙂
I definitely have to side with A G Purkiss and say that the original version of Monopoly is still the best version. The electronic board game version is very popular at the moment, but I played that version once and to be honest I really didn’t like it. Instead of having a banker, you have those silly ATM’s, which means you don’t have to use your brain at all which for me defeats the whole purpose of the game.
Monopoly is a real classic and I wouldn’t be surprised if there wasn’t at least 1 in every 3 homes across the English speaking countries. Like Mark O’Brien said this game has stood the test of time. It’s been the family favourite for well over 70 years now, and I’m sure in another 70 years it’ll still be in the top 5.
If you’ve never played Monopoly before, here is a quick summary.
Each player starts at Go which a character of their choice (the most popular is the Car I believe) you then take turns at rolling the dice with the person with the highest roll going first and then moving around the players clockwise. After you’ve been round the board once you are free to start buying properties, and there are many to choose from. The best ones to buy are Blue, Orange, Yellow and Red. If you manage to accumulate them, you are well on your way to winning. If your opponent lands on a property you own, they must pay rent and visa versa. If you have managed to collect all the properties in a set (e.g yellow) then you may purchase houses for your properties, which means when your opponent lands on them they must pay double or even more in rent. The game ends when a player goes bankrupt!
It’s not a game of chance, I’ve picked up a lot of tricks on how to play over the past 9 years and I win almost every time. You just have to know which properties to buy and when to buy them. When to do a deal and when to spend your hard earned cash. If you slip up just the once, it can cost you the game.
It really brings not only families together but also friends. And it teaches younger children the value of money, which I think is the one of the most important lesson a child can learn.
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|Original Monopoly – the best version,
This is the original Monopoly and in my opinion, it is the best version. There are many different versions of this game (Star Wars, Here & Now, World etc) but I am very glad I chose the original one with its original London streets, property values and paper money. This product was very cheap compared to other online retailers, auctions sites and shops and I would recommend it to anyone.
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|Keeps the children amused for hours,
Have just progressed from Junior Monopoly to the adult version and my 9 year old loves it!
My only disappointments with this version are that the £s have been replaced by a Monopoly currency called “M”. It sounds ridiculous saying “I’ll collect 2 M’s for passing Go.”
Also, the houses are plastic – pity they aren’t wooden. The pieces are metal, although not as good quality as the ones we had when we were younger.
However, a great game and great to have the family all joining in and chatting.
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