Too small and fiddly- not suitable for travel whilst moving. (Travel Monopoly)

Member Name: Linnyg

Product:	Travel Monopoly
Date:	15/07/09 (41 review reads)
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Advantages: Drawers to store pieces in

Disadvantages: Completely impractical to actually play with

For my views on the actual game of monopoly you can read my review of the main game. I bought this game before I had been enlightened by much better games and played a full game of monopoly with it a grand total of zero times.

The board consists of a tiny plastic box, with drawers that you fit the pieces, money and card in. Each square has a hole that means you can fix your playing piece to the board with the little peg attached to it. That is where its usefulness as a travel game ends. You couldn't play it in a car or any transport that moves too much as you still have to handle the teeny tiny cards and bank notes and throw the dice without them getting lost.

It would be difficult to play for those with dexterity or vision problems due to its small size and writing.

If you want to take monopoly away with you I would recommend taking all the pieces out the box (of the full sized game that you probably already own) and putting them in a small bag or box. I have managed to fit all the pieces in two floppy disk boxes (remember them?!). You can then either take the board separately or we made a board from four strips of paper with the properties written on in the right order, blue tacked to a table. We did it from memory as we know the game so well, but you could copy it out before you leave home!

Summary: Just take full sized monopoly with you.