Monopoly Here And Now World

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Ty Rhen says...

We have only played the game three (3) time. The digital banking device that keeps track of your balance stopped working in the middle of game play.So I pressed the reset button - Nothing.We put in fresh batteries - Nothing.Then everyone quit, because no one wanted to play with real paper money (from one of our various other sets).I then sent an email to Amazon website to alert them of the problem.I brought it during the lightening deals for $25 plus tax.I am just hoping the set I got was just defective, and not something that is worldwide. I would like Monopoly Here and Now World replaced ASAP! I still don,t know the difference between M and K.I wished it was in $ (Million & Thousands).

Posted on September 15, 2010

Sadye Amderson says...

I bought this on Amazon a few weeks ago and love it!I love traveling and I like the way that the spots you can land on are different countries.I think the pieces are really cute too.They also have cool facts about countries on the back of the cards.Besides that, who doesn't love the fact that this is electronic and you don't have to use paper money anymore??I give it 5 stars!

Posted on September 16, 2010

Elizabet Winter says...

When deciding to purchase this, I though the electronic banking concept would be faster, more accurate, and less cumbersome than using Monopoly money.In my experience it has none of these advantages.



For some reason, they designed the banking unit to pause a couple seconds before and after every transaction - it must do the actual transaction instantly, but stops to make a cash-register-like sound.All player-to-player deals must go through the unit.You need the unit to check your exact balance.It really becomes a bottleneck to the pace and hampers deal-making.Assigning a non-playing banker may help.



Accuracy of the unit is not in question, but making sure the cards go in the desired way (debit vs. credit) requires the banker to pay close attention to whose card is whose, and the nature of the transaction.Relatively small color codes on the cards makes this job more difficult.Finally, keying in the data must also be correct - numbers and denomination - and only the banker sees the result.Not transparent like handing over cash between players or banker.I'm sure the unit itself is accurate, it's the error-prone nature of the transaction process that leads to mistakes.The banking unit could have been designed better in this regard.



In my opinion, forcing all of the game's action through one person (the banking unit operator) is just not as fun as dealing with cash.The game itself is fine, with its interesting selection of properties and inflated currency.

Posted on September 16, 2010

Zelda Gerstenberger says...

The "banking" part of this game is a nice added feature which makes things easier and faster.



I wish they picked better choices as far as countries go. Also not have all the "icon" pieces really sucks. You only get 6 of out like 20 something.



Still, if your a Monopoly fan it is worth adding to the collection if you can get it cheap (I got it for 15$)

Posted on September 17, 2010

Genoveva Shippen says...

My three children ages 13, 10, and 7 love playing Monopoly for some reason that baffles me. I was never a big Monopoly fan until I saw how much enjoyment my kids got out of the game. We have the classic version but I had my eye on this game because I love anything with an International theme. I was worried about how well the electronic banking machine would work and go over with the kids but my worries turned out to be unfounded.



The kids love the electronic banking machine and take turns as banker (based on another reviewer's suggestion) to keep the banking transparent. I also suspect they just want to play with the "toy" that makes satisfying sound effects during each transaction. The machine is quite durable and still works perfectly after much rough handling. As far as what another reviewer said about the machine in the World version being slower than the regular version, we only have the World version and it seems to run at a fine speed.



I find that the game is slightly more educational than the original. I like the fact that the properties are more realistically priced. My younger children are getting more familiar with the concept of thousands and millions. I also think it allows them to get used to the idea of electronic banking and remembering to check their balance before they spend. We enjoy reading facts about the cities from around the world and admit to never having heard of a couple of the cities such as Gdynia. Finally, since we have to spread our games over 2-3 days, this versionseems to be tidier when left mid-game than the original version.

Posted on September 18, 2010

Shaquana Stipanuk says...

Monopoly Here and Now World Edition has fun components. Tokens are six from 20 created to commemorate each city on the board; houses and hotels are fun little sculptures based on real buildings and abodes.



The infamous Internet vote for which cities to include means world-class places like Venice, Vienna, Moscow, Munich, San Francisco, Dubai and Buenos Aires missed out, while the positioning of others on the board is very much open to debate, but that's part of the fun.



Greasy piles of banknotes being replaced by a credit card may or may not be an improvement, depending on your world view. But it's certainly novel, if you have a head for numbers, because there's no way to check your balance without inserting the card in the bank machine -- which you will soon grow tired of doing, especially if you're the nominated banker.



Monopoly is always going to be Monopoly. I don't care for the over-colourful and crowded board design, but this is still the world's best property trading game at the end of the day.

Posted on September 18, 2010

Sina Corry says...

We love this Monopoly and play it all the time.Having the countries and different twists on the cards is really fun.Our favorite change is the electronic banker.

Posted on September 20, 2010

Billye Zarcone says...

Cool images but had problems with money device; it would zero out sometimes and no on wrote their dollar amounts down so it was kinda annoying. Wish they would offer this board but with paper money. I could use the old Monopoly money I have, but translating bills from the new "million" system is not worth it when playing with kids.

Posted on September 23, 2010

Evalyn Nush says...

This is SO cool! The game goes much faster, you don't have to put away all the stray money after playing, and there are no more "Bank Robberies". LOVE IT!

Posted on September 24, 2010

Aimee Stittgen says...

I will be upfront that Monopoly is not my favorite game, but I have several siblings & friends who love it... hence the purchase. The reasonchose the world edition was because it had both electronic banking and the new twist (we have the original Monopoly.)



I love board games with the electronic banking, and this one was no exception. As a note though, the regular monopoly with electronic banking uses a different bank machine which is, for whatever reason, much quicker than the one included in this game. With that in mind if you are looking for electronic banking go with the other one. The electronic banking requires 2AA batteries (as do most standard board games, I use rechargeable).



This game is 2-6 players, ages 8+, and is played like regular monopoly. (The idea is to purchase places, try and get all (2-3) of the same color so you can add houses and hotels, create a "monopoly" and cause the others to go bankrupt, therefore becoming the winner.



One neat aspect of the game is that you don't know which 6 pieces your game will come with. The options are: (North America) Canadian Mountie, Cowboy Hat, Baseball Glove, Nascar, (South America) Inca Mask, Inca Statue, Easter Island Moai, Football, (Europe) London Cab, Pretzel, Matador, Windmill, (Africa) Safari Hat, Egyptian Head Mask, African Mask, Camel, (Asia) Chinese Dragon, Tuk-Tuk, Russian Dolls, Sumo Wrestler, (Australia) Kangaroo, Koala, Surfer, and Boomerangs.



You also get a mix of houses and hotels from each location which are really interesting. The locations, starting from "GO" are: (Brown) Gdynia, Taipei, (Light Blue) Tokyo, Barcelona, Athens, (Pink) Istanbul, Kyiv, Toronto, (Orange) Rome, Shanghai, Vancouver, (Red) Sydney, New York, London, (Yellow) Beijing, Hong Kong, Jerusalem, (Green) Paris, Belgrade, Cape Town, (Dark Blue) Riga, and Montreal.



The four what would be "railroads" in the original game are "Monopoly Rail", "Monopoly Air", "Monopoly Cruise", and "Monopoly Space."



The two that are normally the water company & electricity are "Solar Energy" and "Wind Energy."



Game Play:



The board comes with standard dice and cards (the electronic system is just for banking). The instructions recommend that if you have several people playing making one person's job the banker (and that's it). You will need it with this banking system. It has a noticeable lag in transactions and once the game gets going where every turn has bank transactions occurring it will take one full person to do this job.



Pros:

*Banking system is easier to keep up with and add up (in the end) than the paper money. Also you don't run into the problem of running out of paper money

*The 6 pieces from the 20-30 available are interesting

*The "world" theme adds an interesting twist. My little sister said on the first game "Woo! I got Boardwalk, uhh I mean Montreal" :)

*The houses from each different country are very creative



Cons:

*The bank system has a noticeable lag (especially compared to the original electronic monopoly) this can be frustrating, particularly if no one in your group wants to just do the bankers job



Overall we enjoy this game and are not disappointed with it. We especially love the creative touch the "World" aspect adds to it.

Posted on September 24, 2010