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Friday, October 1, 2010

Monopoly Deal Review

A new craze has been sweeping the hallways at school: Monopoly Deal.


This weirdly addictive card game intrigued me when I saw it being played by three of the drama kids at my school. Apparently during the fall musical, one of them had brought it to school and it spread like wildfire. Let me see if I can explain the rules.

You are given a hand of 5 cards to begin with, which can consist of property cards, rent cards, money cards, and other action cards. The aim of the game is to end up with three (sometimes five) full sets of properties, or monopolies. You can play up to three cards from your per turn, which could include putting money in your bank, charging rent, adding a property to a set, or attempting to fuck another player over by making him go bankrupt or stealing his properties. It's competitive, and fun as hell.

For further explanation of the game's rules, go here: http://monopoly.wikia.com/wiki/Monopoly_Deal_Rules

My opinion? If you happen to come across a deck, you should buy it. It's more fun to play than normal Monopoly, much more portable, and you have many more opportunities to swear at your opponents. Play with your friends and kick their asses.

P.S. Happy October! Rabbit rabbit :)

15 comments:

  1. looks like a fun game. good for monoploy freaks too.

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  2. Looks confusing as hell. How old are the kids in your school to still enjoy fads?

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  3. Hmm I always see this game around stores all the time, maybe I will pick it up. If you like card games try out Fluxx, its a wierd and fun game.

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  4. Yeah, sounds kind of confusing lol.

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  5. looks lieka great spin on the classic will have to try soon :)

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  6. Never seen it in the UK, but it looks interesting enough.. Not sure if I'd prefer it over the original but maybe I'll give it a go.

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  7. i saw this on ebay i think it was today haha had to come back and tell ya.. will keep chekcing for more updates like this

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  8. Damn, a new spin on Monopoly that isn't just a theme? I LIKE IT

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  9. My girlfriend had this game, so much fun! Love regular monopoly but it's nice to have a way quicker way to play.

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