Month: April 2022 (Page 7 of 12)

Released as Crooked Cash in the US Market.

The game has some slight differences compared with traditional Monopoly. There are 4 fewer spaces and only hotels are used. In addition, there are ‘fake’ money notes and Chance Cards.

When money is traded hands, any player can ‘inspect’ one note from the transaction (any player can inspect twice per lap of the board). If the note is fake, the inspector keeps the note and adds it to their reserves. If it real, play continues. Chance Cards can also be inspected in the same way – except the reward is £100.

The game ends when all properties have been purchased, the player with the most cash (real or fake) wins the game.

Players collect ‘Sore Loser’ coins whenever they have to perform an unpopular action – such as paying rent, paying tax or landing on your own property.

When a player has 4 coins, they can return them to the bank to become Mr Monopoly. As Mr Monopoly, the rules are different. Instead of paying rent, you take the money from the owner. Landing on the same square as another player will trap them – taking a property from them and preventing them from moving next turn. This power lasts until someone else cashes in 4 coins. The game ends when everyone returns to Go after all properties have been purchases, or if everyone else is bankrupt. The player with the highest value of assets wins.

Canada

All properties and tokens are themed on inventions designed by women.

In this game, female players have the advantage. They start with an addition £400, and receive an extra £40 for passing Go!

Rent values can be quadrupled by purchasing a ‘headquarters’. A headquarter can only be purchased if that player owns all the properties in the colour group. The game ends when all the ‘inventions’ (properties) have been purchased. At this point, whoever is the richest player is declared the winner.

• Canada

There is no physical bank notes, Chance or Community Chest. Instead, everything is controlled through the ‘Top Hat’ bank unit in the centre of the board.

The game ends once one of the players goes bankrupt. Then, the player with the highest value of assets is declared by Mr Monopoly as the winner.

The ‘Top Hat’ can read Chance cards, facilitate trades and take rent.

The board is slightly shorter than a tradition set. Each colour group only has two properties in, making owning a Monopoly easier.

France – Banque Vocale

USA – Voice Banking

My version of Monopoly Voice Banking (USA) has a Spanish speaking Banking Unit. The board, box and contents are English-USA with no indication of a Spanish Banking Unit. Presumably the Banking Unit is an error.

Japanese Banking Unit Error

I also have another UK edition (identical to the first photograph – English/UK box, board, contents etc). This Banking Unit is set to Japanese. It is impossible to change the languages of these devices.