Category: Modern (Page 3 of 3)

Monopoly Jackpot has a fixed end. Once the bank has run out of 100 notes, the winner is the player with the highest stack of money.

The main new mechanic in Jackpot is the Chance Spinner (Figure 2, centre). When a player lands on Chance or rolls a Chance symbol, each player may make a wager on the Chance spin. Outcomes range from ‘X4 Pay Out’ to ‘Bankrupt’.

Monopoly Jackpot is somewhat hard to locate in shops; originally exclusive to Argos, it is now only available for purchase on re-selling websites such as eBay.

France

In Monopoly Ultimate Banking, the aim stays the same – bankrupt your opponent. However, once the first person has lost all their value, the game ends and the player with the highest net value wins the game.

In this game, all transactions are organised through a banking system (Figure 2, centre) with a barcode-style reader. Also, when a player lands on a property, the rent increases each time. This results in commonly-landed on spaces becoming very valuable.

Promotional Pack

Italy

Germany – Banking Ultra

Monopoly Empire was the first of Hasbro’s major attempt to make Monopoly more accessible for a generation with less time. Its main theme is business. Players attempt to build their empire by purchasing different brands. The larger the brand, the larger the title deed is.

The winner is the first player to fill their tower to the top.

A new mechanic is added – the ‘Sneaky Swapper’. Roll one of these on your die and you may swap your latest purchase for another player’s property!

2014

After the success of the original Empire, a new version was published in 2014. The main change was the addition of 6 different tokens (see Figure 2, from the top): A Happy Meal, an Angry Bird, headphones, a Coca-Cola bottle, an Xbox controller and a car.

Also, jetBlue was removed as a property and replaced with Angry Birds and the main colour theme was changed from yellow/black to blue.

2015 – Includes NEW Brands & Tokens

Includes two new Empire cards – as well as new Brands & Tokens

2016 – Vault Giveaway

Identical to 2015 edition

Romania (2014)

Empire (2013 – 2016)

Monopoly Millionaire is a more condensed version of standard Monopoly. There is no bankruptcy in this game; instead the winner is the first person to reach a cash total of a Million. 

A new mechanic in Millionaire is the introduction of upgrading tokens. Once a player passes Go, they have the option to sacrifice some of their Go income to get a better token. Upgrading a token is risky though, while the opportunity to make money increases, so does the probability to lose money.

Overall Millionaire is a fun new way to play; it is also available in card-form as ‘Millionaire Deal’