Monopoly
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Toys and Games Reviews of Monopoly
Customer Review: Still # 1 after almost 40 years! Favorite for all age kids.
Summary: 5 Stars
~ - ~ - ~..... I have 8 nieces and nephews, (#9 on the way), from age 6 to 24, so I keep lots of games at my house. They all have many different popular games at home, also.
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......However, every time they spend the afternoon, or sleep over, they always head straight for my 30 year old (at least!) edition of Monopoly.
~ - ~ I don't know exactly why the game is so addictive, but it certainly is habit forming! Even the 6 year old plays along with us
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......The idea of the game is fairly simple: buy real estate, try to acquire two or three properties of the same color to form a monopoly on that set. Then you can build houses, or really splurge on hotels. As the players move around the board, if you land on another player's property, you have to pay "rent". This can be as low as $2 in the "low rent" district, or as high as $ 2, 000 on luxurious Boardwalk, if the owner has built a hotel. We usually allow Kris, who doesn't want to compete, to be the banker. Making change for $500 and $100 bills, has definitely given her some math skill reinforcement!
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....... We almost never finish a game to the bitter end, letting a player go completely bankrupt. Inevitably, Real Life interferes, and we each total up the value of our money and property to declare a winner. I've lost the instruction book long ago, so I don't know if our "quick" version is in there, but when we know there's a short time limit (an hour or so), we shuffle the real estate cards and pass them out instead of spending so much time purchasing them. In this version, there is lots of bartering and deal-making going on. Again, comparing the values of different properties in a multi-property acquisition is great math practice for the girls (ages 8-11).
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......I loved this game almost 40 years ago, and spent many, many rainy afternoons playing it. Apparently, Monopoly is one thing that hasn't changed. It's still #1 in popularity with "kids" of all ages.
Customer Review: whatever happens, don't go broke !!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Monopoly is an excellent game for almost all ages (eight years and up). The object of the game is to use your money and income to buy properties, railroads and more--and then charge rent to the other players when their tokens (playing pieces) land on them. Players simply roll the dice to see how many steps ahead they have to move their token; and the game can go on for hours and hours if the players are savvy enough and have the right experience playing the game.
I agree with many reviewers when they note that part of the fun of Monopoly is that you can make up a few of your own rules as you go along. You can get more than $200 for passing the "go" space, for example. You can trade properties, print your own extra money if you need more money and of course Monopoly official rules let you mortgage properties so that you can buy even more real estate. The game also comes with a special set of rules for a shortened version of the game.
The real estate starts relatively inexpensively and get more and more expensive as you and the other players go around the board. This helps to make the game exciting.
This game has another clear advantage: it teaches children how to count their money (counting skills) and it also helps to teach children how money is used in real life. Very young players just starting out should play this game with an older relative or a parent who can explain the rules to them.
Overall, I predict that Monopoly will be around for ages to come. There are many different editions of the classic Monopoly game. The newer versions of Monopoly have all been designed in the last twenty years or so--thus the game's popularity is very high.
I recommend this awesome game for ages eight and up.
Customer Review: To sell or not to sell? 7/26/99
Summary: 5 Stars
Monopoly is one of the most memorable games in the world, that will forever, stay with man. It will be played and will be remembered for many years to come. Monopoly is a multiplayer game that is based on a very simple concept, buying, trading and selling properties. It allows 8 people to play at a time, and lets the people, who are playing, have choices of 26 properties (22 properties and 4 railroads.)
Monopoly is known all over the world, but the property names change according to where the people live, so that they may relate to the game more easily. For example: in South Africa.
Monopoly deals with common issues, that occur in the world now adays. For example: buying, selling, developing and trading properties that you own. This game also incorporates the ideas of bankruptcy, mortgages and loaning money.
This game teaches children, valuable skills, such as: simple math, the value of money and simple version of how the real-estate economy works. But yet as the years advanced, not only did children have a fond affection for this game, adults grew to love and aim this game. Most probably because of their interest towards trade and the enjoyable feeling of becoming a monopoly master.
This game can be compared to many other games simpler and more complex. For example: Monopoly jr. (Simple) and Solar Quest (Complex). But that's the beauty of Monopoly its not too hard and not too easy.
I think this game is for everyone and that it should be suggested to children above 8. So that they may improve there math skills and develop there knowledge on money. Just as well this is a nice family game for all.
I rather enjoy playing this game, as one advances, more rules apply to make it become more interesting, and so does the competition.
Customer Review: Monopoly, the King of Board Games
Summary: 5 Stars
What did children do before they had 100 channels on their televisions, the latest I-Pods, cell phones, computer games, and door-to-door transporation? ANSWER: They played Monopoly! Having gone through my formative years in the 1950's, when we had two channels on a snowy black and white screen and the use of our aunt's eight-party telephone line, we learned how to have a good time with what we had. And we had a rip-roaring good time playing Monopoly, the king of board games.
We played it fast paced, and we developed many skills. We learned from interacting with each other in a nonthreatening environment, as we sat around a little square table. (Imagine a family sitting around a table and conversing for hours!) We learned how to handle imaginary money, count, add without paper or a calculator, make change, handle real estate, roll with the punches, lose gracefully, and win without too much bragging. We developed social skills and vented our frustations as we played Monopoly.
I'm glad I grew up with Monopoly, a social feast in a box. We wanted to play to the end of every game, but sometimes we had to go to bed or do our chores. At that time, we would cash in so we could declare a winner.
Monopoly is the perfect balance between luck and skill. It is great for young players and adults alike. Playing with children is a super way for parents to learn about their children and teach them.
There is one problem I have with the new Monopoly games: I loved the little wooden figures that we used. It does not seem the same without them.
We are on the verge of a renaissance of board games. Monopoly is a great game for starters.
Customer Review: Spice things up a little...
Summary: 4 Stars
Monopoly is a true classic - if you don't know what Monopoly is I'm not going to tell you because you obviously live in a cave and don't have internet access anyway. But what I do want to say is that if you don't have a copy of Monopoly you should get one - it's a truly great game that can be tons of fun for people of all ages. There's a reason why this game has sold hundreds of millions of copies in almost every language known to man and has so many versions.Still, monopoly can get old fast if you just march around the board collecting and paying rent and waiting till someone gets a monopoly and wins. You have to spice things up a little, which means bending the rules a little. Before each game I suggest making up some interesting "house rules" to make things a little different each time you play - the classic example is putting all the money people pay from luxury tax or chance and community chest cards into a pot that is won by the next person who lands on "free parking". Also, it is a lot more fun when there is more wheeling and dealing. Me and my friends have a standing rule that two players can make any deal as long as they both agree and the deal only affects their own assets. In one game this one player "owned" another player for a while because the other player was going to have to sell all his houses off to pay a rent but instead agreed to temporarily sell himself into "slavery" until he could pay off the debt. This is obviously technically against the "real" rules but we allowed it and it led to some hilarious hijinks. Anyway, the point is that monopoly is fun as is but a lot more fun when you get creative.