Monopoly Junior Edition
by Hasbro
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: HasbroBrand: Hasbro
Model: 0441 S5
Product features:
- A child's first introduction to the world's most popular board game
- Kids set up ticket booths at boardwalk amusements to earn revenue
- Helps kids practice math skills -- add, subtract, multiply, and divide
- Whoever has the most money at the end of the game wins
- For 2 to 4 players
Toys and Games Reviews of Monopoly Junior Edition
Customer Review: Monopoly Junior Teaches Important Skills
Summary: 5 Stars
Monopoly Junior is a scaled- down version of the classic board game that has been entertaining teenagers and adults for more than seven decades. This version of Monopoly is designed with kids in mind; complete with smaller denominations of currency, colored tokens, a shorter board, fewer rules, and shorter playing time.
Monopoly Junior is similar to regular Monopoly in its basic layout, but there are many changes that make the game an experience all of its own. Events like going to jail do not exist in Monopoly Junior. Instead, you go to lunch. Taking a free ride replaces free parking and instead of collecting outlandish fees when someone stays at the hotel on your property, you setup ticket booths and collect money when an opponent stops at your booth. And unlike regular Monopoly, players do not have the option to make a purchase- they have to buy whatever they land on. There is no borrowing money in this version of the game and because of this, as soon as a player runs out of money, the game is over.
Monopoly Junior is useful as a warm- up to learning about and playing the adult version, but it has other positive qualities as well. For one, it teaches kids about money: how to count it, and how to make change. It also teaches kids how to count spaces, follow rules, and cooperate with others by paying what is due. All of these qualities- along with learning about money- are good reasons to introduce Monopoly Junior to your elementary school- age child.
I like most aspects of Monopoly Junior and it rates as a very good family game, but it does have a few drawbacks. One is the small game pieces. They are very easy to lose and represent a choking hazard for small children. Another small issue I have with this Monopoly version is the lack of much interaction by the banker. Having a more involved banker would help teach children how to count money and make change more quickly. Players are constantly trading money back and forth, but there isn't much interaction with the banker. Having a more active banker would help teach youngsters even more about this profession and what it involves.
Still, in spite of the few issues I have with this game, Monopoly Junior is a fun family game with many benefits. It is useful both as a learning tool and as a means to prepare children for the future when they play regular Monopoly with friends and family. The game is solid overall and it makes a great choice for family game night with younger children.
Description of Monopoly Junior Edition
Join Rich Uncle Pennybags for a day at the Boardwalk amusements. Set up ticket booths, then add, subtract and even multiply as you collect fees when other players land on your booths. Chance cards send you around the colorful carnival board: maybe you'll go to the fireworks - or pay $3 to take the tramway to the restroom! Sooner or later, somebody will run out of money and the game ends. Count up your cash: if you've got the most, you win this junior game that's big fun! For 2 to 4 players. Game includes: game board, deck of 24 chance cards, 48 ticket booths, play money, die and four car movers. Packaging art may vary.Just like its big brother, Monopoly Jr. is big-time fun for everyone! Spend a day at the amusement park. Ride the roller coaster, bumper cars, or Ferris wheel. How about a game of miniature golf or a visit to the haunted house? It's simple--set up ticket booths on as many boardwalk amusements as possible, then build your fortune collecting the entrance fees as other players land on your properties. If someone else already owns an amusement, you pay up. Watch out--if one player owns both amusements of the same color, you must pay them double! So have some fun. And don't forget--pass GO, collect $2. --Alison Golder
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