Monopoly Electronic Banking Edition
by Hasbro
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Toys and Games Reviews of Monopoly Electronic Banking Edition
Customer Review: Fun game but I miss the original places
Summary: 4 Stars
It's nice to do away with all the paper money. It takes away the money counting skills younger kids should learn but makes the game much more enjoyable for older kids. (I'm 24 and my sister is 25 and we both still play board/video games.) Instead of spending a few hundred dollars to buy a property then rent for like 60 dollars everything has been changed to thousands and millions. Like 600K ($600,000) or 1.2M ($1,200,000). The places are from the "Here and Now Edition" not the original so you won't see Park Place or Boardwalk anymore... they have been replaced with Fenway Park and Times Square. Also, whoever decided to put the Liberty Bell and The White House on this game needs to be fired. Out national treasures are not and never will be put up for auction to the highest bidder like this game suggests. I realise it's just a game but it still bothers me. I would prefer the electronic banking edition also came in the original places like Marvin Gardens or Boardwalk. Then again, I was raised playing the original version.
Okay, back to the actual review. There are too few houses and hotels and I don't care for the tokens. Who would honestly pick the Altoids tin? Why is that even a "Here and Now" thing? Should of been a Laptop computer or some new Sports car. The electronic banking machine (Looks much like a regular calculator) is very simple to use so younger kids shouldn't have a problem with it after being shown how to do it.
Customer Review: Be warned: it's not the classic Monopoly
Summary: 3 Stars
From the web site's description of the product, I thought this would have the same property cards as a regular Monopoly game (rather than being set up for a specific city, university, etc.): "The Monopoly Electronic Banking Edition game combines the best of classic Monopoly with updated electronic transactions. As with the original version, players still operate with money, learn real-world economics, competition and strategy, try to stay out of jail, and try their best to get filthy rich. But this version has been updated to reflect changes in how the real world uses money: All transactions are conducted with Monopoly's new banking card system. Anyone from age 8 and up will enjoy this updated version of one of the world's most famous games."
The properties you buy and sell aren't the usual Boardwalk, Mediterranean, railroads, etc., but are completely different--the White House, Golden Gate Bridge, Fenway Park, Disney World. Call me traditional (even while buying an electronic game to appeal to our son), but I didn't expect these differences when the description only said it combined "classic Monopoly with updated electronic transactions." I might have thought twice about buying this as a Christmas present if the description had accurately reflected the differences.
We haven't yet played the game, but I assume that it will be like the electronic version of Life that our son has. From that standpoint, it may end up being OK.
Customer Review: Excellent update to an old classic
Summary: 4 Stars
This version of monopoly proved itself worthy. The properties are modern landmarks, which I like. There are airports instead of railroads. Internet service providers instead of utilities. Credit cards instead of monopoly cash.
The prices are probably more realistic with properties costing millions. But, I didnt find this added much to the game and actually preferred the old prices as it kept things simpler mathematically.
The banking computer really speeds up the game. But I think the little banking computer could be improved further as it frequently seemed like it took an excessively long amount of time to finish "beeping" when subtracting money from my account and adding it on another players.
The strategy to the game remains the same. So if you liked the old monopoly, you will probably like the new one too. The main differences are the updated landmarks, the banking computer which does away with the paper monopoly cash, and the higher prices. The best improvement is the banking computer, which speeds up the game substantially. It is still a longer board game though. So be prepared to spend an entire evening playing, if you've never played before.
For you parents, would I recommend this over an X-box game or a Wii game?? YES!!! Play with your kids and your family. You and your kids will have a lot of fun.
Customer Review: Inflation finally comes to Monopoly-land, but with a few glitches
Summary: 4 Stars
Monopoly gets a facelift in this new version of the classic game: railroads are now airports, utilities are now web providers and the property titles have been changed to places like Waikiki Beach and Hollywood (although the color schemes and ranking system stay the same) . Rather than dealing with small denominations, players now toss around millions of dollars, as everything seems to in denominations 1,000 times greater than the original game. A fan of the classic game will find these new innovations interesting, as seeing how the
The only problems I had with the game resulted from the new electronic banking system. The biggest flaw is that everyone's debit card looks the same. When one player lands on a "collect X from each player" card and the banker gets handed 6 cards, it's very easy to get them mixed up. When my family played, we had to stop twice, back up and do an audit to correct errors my sister made controlling the banking system. The e-cash also kills the Free Parking Rule, where players put taxes and fines in the middle until someone lands on Free Parking and collects it. We adapted by giving the player who lands on Free Parking the same amount of cash as passing Go, but something is lost by not getting to see the pot in the middle grow.
Customer Review: Love it!
Summary: 5 Stars
Our 8 year old recently discovered the joy of Monopoly, and we decided to expand our game collection with the Electronic Banking Edition. What a great addition to the Monopoly line!
The new "debit card" system took only a few turns to get used to, and we all enjoyed demanding rent payments of $250k and getting an amazing $2 million for passing Go. The updated properties are not only a nice change, but offer an opportunity to talk about landmarks and history with the young one.
We quickly found "workarounds" for custom rules such as the Free Parking rule. An extra spiral bound notebook tucked in the box allows for manual bookkeeping of those taxes and fines paid to what was the center of the board. It's also handy as an extra "job" for those families with players who insist on handing out the deeds or being banker; someone's always left out.
The lack of paper money involved is my favorite part of the game. It gets rather annoying to have to create homemade Monopoly money or to make players trade in their $100s for $500s because the bank has run out. With the debit card system, the bank never runs out!