As an avid fan of the original Monopoly - and in principle, quite against all of these other versions that have come out - I was slightly dubious about playing Monopoly Tropical Tycoon, but after much cajoling from my younger brother, he, myself and his girlfriend sat down to play one evening after one of those "what the hell are we going to do tonight" conversations. And I must say, I was pleasantly surprised. I would say that the best thing to do is to not think of it too much in the shadow of original Monopoly but to think of it as a game in it's own right. The board is pretty much exactly the same, with Jail and Free Parking both making an ...  Read the complete review

This game is taking monopoly to the next step... The DVD that comes with the game, randomly allocates characters to the players, which give specific bonuses to each player. The currency used is updated from the old game, the smallest note is £1,000. When in the old games you would have houses, they are beach huts, and hotels are now resorts. There are also new buildings to buy for your properties: casinos, piers, restaurants and parks. The DVD decided the rent for these, based around the weather on the program, how many people are around, i.e. if a cruise ship has pulled in, and what features are to the immediate left and right. So, you could either ...  Read the complete review

I like monopoly. Who doesn't. I believe that it is one of those board games that just get better with age. When i was little it was the excitment of getting all the houses before everyone else. Now its the possibility of cutting deals all over the board to keep in the money. When i saw this game i was sceptical first. I am not a fan of DVD games. However this game simply uses the DVD as an aid to get the board going. Its the original monopoly, collecting properities, building house (beach huts in this one) and hotels (resorts). However there is the introduction of 4 new building. Casinos, parks, piers and resturants. When you land on one of these you have to ...  Read the complete review

Oh my. I must have recommended this board game to SO many people over the past year. I've always 'liked' Monopoly, but like most people, I expect, can get a little fed up after 2 hours of playing! I have also through the years collected different versions of Monopoly, but the game play has never differed all that much. You don't really expect it to. However, upon playing Tropical Tycoon Monopoly for the first time, I was astounded by the differences. Finally, a different version of the well loved game that truly IS different! This version is based on a Tropical Island that has been developed into a self contained community including hotels, golf ...  Read the complete review