Comments on: New Monopoly Game Design – Does it Deliver or Disappoint?

By: Jamari Aden

Jamari Aden — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 13:02:52 +0000

Actually, if you look at the second picture, you can see that the space between the red properties is Gas, which sells for 1.5M. Looks as though they’ve added more utilities to this new version, meaning you need more properties for that monopoly. This means one of two things: Either they’ve bumped the rent for the utility properties up, perhaps made them work more like the railroads, since you need more for the monopoly now, so that the “balance” of the game is thrown out of whack; or the utility properties just suck even more now, which I never would have thought possible. I’m tempted to pick up a copy of this version just to find out how exactly the game play has changed.

By: tidy

tidy — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:41:02 +0000

Does everyone realize this is not a replacement for the original version of the game, but a revamp modern design to expand their market… Try taking this for what it is and all you nostalgic folks can continue to buy the original…!

By: em

em — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:03:30 +0000

sheesh complain a bit why don’t you…obviously this game of monopoly is marketing to a different crowd of kids, who will grow up with their battery operated everythings and wallets full of plastic, not paper. Calm down, we can all still just pull out the classic monopoly. All is not lost.

By: jayson

jayson — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:36:21 +0000

2mill. is a little steep compared to the 200 in the O.G. but its all relative to the rest of the game

By: McClain142

McClain142 — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:56:56 +0000

Meh. I don’t mind inflation and updates and all that, but no paper money means no stocking Free Parking, no stealing from the bank, no hiding a stash. What fun is Monopoly without cheating?

By: Icesnake

Icesnake — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:16:51 +0000

Greywolf convinced me. I wasn’t sure at first, but after reading his Old Man Franks-esque rant, I will DEFINITELY be buying the new Monopoly game.

By: Dan H

Dan H — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:32:49 +0000

@Jeremy:
you say “the zones aren’t renamed” as this is the English version- I assume you mean the *properties*? The Zones concept (walking/cycle/car/rocket) are a new concept in this new version.

I’d have to play this game to be sure but I have a feeling it won’t be as playable or as popular as the original. Especially (I’d hope) among parents – who wants to be teaching their kids that credit/debit cards should be used in all situations, or that you should use a calculator for all financial transactions, even where the numbers are ridiculously simple as in Monopoly?

By: Anna Patterson

Anna Patterson — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:53:02 +0000

Coke tried it, and now we have Coke classic. Monopoly was pretty successful. the new one might appeal to some, but vintage games done the old way should continue, or Monopoly has gone the way of the dinosaurs.

By: styleture

styleture — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:22:08 +0000

Here is the official release for those looking for more info: http://www.hasbro.com/corporate/media/press-releases/HASBRO-CELEBRATES-75-YEARS-OF-MONOPOLY-WITH-ROUND-GAME-BOARD.cfm?src=endeca

By: Aleksandr

Aleksandr — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:50:28 +0000

To those of you saying “QQ”: we know we’re complaining, thank you. It’s what the post asked for.

Plain and simple, I could live with all the changes except the Debit cards. Debit cards = batteries. When you’re at a family cabin in the woods, either you aren’t going to waste your batteries on this nonsense or you aren’t really at a cabin in the woods.

Board games are meant to be played without electronics. If we wanted electronics, we’d play on the computer or split-screen on our consoles.