An excellent twist on a classic (Monopoly Here and Now: The World Edition)

Member Name: leverton86

Product:	Monopoly Here and Now: The World Edition
Date:	22/01/09 (56 review reads)
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Advantages: Banking done electronically

Disadvantages: Some cities seem to be in the wrong order!

I collect Monopoly boards, and 'Monopoly Here and Now: The World Edition' is the latest addition to my collection. I wasn't sure what to expect - In many ways I like the old way of using bank notes as money, and I was at first dubious of the new electronic credit card way of purchasing and selling property (or world cities in this instance).

For anyone who doesn't know, monopoly is a property trading board game, for up to 8 players, aged 8 and up. Briefly, as each player progresses around the board, they must try to win the game through buying property and doing deals with fellow players. The person left in at the end of the game (when all other players have gone bankrupt) wins.

This world edition is the result of a global vote on which 22 cities should be included on the board as property to buy. Instead of using bank notes, each player has a credit card pre-loaded with 150K Monopoly pounds - the credit cards are simply put into a machine that deducts and adds the relevant amounts onto the cards. It makes the game much easier to play then fiddling around with bank notes.

The chance and community chestcards have also been updated and have more modern and realistic messages on them.

I personally prefer this to the old-style games and think it is the future of monopoly. I would recommend this as a great family game.

Summary: The new world edition, with an electronic twist!