‘Monopoly Gamer’ Turns Classic Game Into ‘Mario Kart’
‘Monopoly Gamer’ is one of those rare games that challenges your expectations about classic games, taking the bones of ‘Monopoly’ and turning into something new.
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Tag: Monopoly
Save the Scottie Dog With Your ‘Monopoly’ Token Madness Vote
My Scottie Dog-loving brothers and sisters! Now is time to take action! Hasbro has threatened the life of our dear MONOPOLY token yet again!
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Mr. Monopoly Gives Away His Cash in ‘Monopoly Ultimate Banking’
Mr. Monopoly is taking his game into the 21st century and ditching cash. So what to do with all that funny money? Give it away, of course, in his new game ‘Monopoly Ultimate Banking!’
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Don't Buy Hasbro's 'Star Wars Monopoly' Until They Add Rey [UPDATED AGAIN WITH GOOD NEWS]
This is just getting ridiculous.
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NSPCC – Really Big Board Game Day
British children’s charity NSPCC announces its Really Big Board Game Day, and reveals the UK’s favorite.
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Gamin’ Up New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve is the time to play loooong games. Here’s a list of ones that you have around – and ones that you should!
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Monopoly Sucks and This Will Make It Worse
Matt Forbeck points out why Monopoly is an awful game and explains how the new Monopoly House Rules edition will only make it worse.
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Win a Despicable Me 2 Prize Package!
Minions, minions and more minions. Enter the GeekMom Despicable Me 2 contest for a chance to win a prize package.
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History Geek: Comics and Games from the 1930s
Superman and Monopoly. Can you imagine the world without them? Both began in the 1930’s.
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Confessions of a Loser
I learned early on not to play games of chance. My name was never picked from the hat, the dice never rolled in my favor, I rarely picked the good cards. I wasn’t oddly unlucky; I didn’t have random horrible things happen to me, but I was not a winner.
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How Important Are Rules?
How many or how few rules make for good game play? We want certain rules in certain games to be rock-solid and unmovable. In other games, perhaps there’s some wiggle-room.
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4 Must-See Gaming Geekumentaries
If there’s one thing geeks love to do, it’s digging into a beloved hobby. And one great way to do that is through documentaries. Here are four films that I’ve watched in the past year, which shed light on various types of gaming.
Continue ReadingNew Monopoly Token Revealed
The votes have been counted, and the new Monopoly token has been revealed.
Continue ReadingThe Doom That Came to Atlantic City: Monopoly, Meet Cthulhu
The Old Ones have come to Atlantic City, and they’re each a bit upset that they don’t have a — ahem — monopoly on the place. So there’s a bit of a smack-down ahead, as each one tries to amass …
Continue ReadingFuturama Monopoly: Bite My Shiny Metal A@#
Monopoly. You either play it now and then (usually on a rainy day, at a cottage, or when the power’s gone out), or you hate it. Actually, there are people that love it too — at least they have a …
Continue ReadingTrading In Dollars for Darsek with Klingon Monopoly
I have fond memories of playing Monopoly from my childhood. We had our own rules of course, every family does. You could buy a house on any property you owned when you landed on it again, even if you only owned one. I was virtually unaware of the need for a monopoly until I was […]
Continue ReadingHooray, Settlers of Catan Is Not the New Monopoly
Well, here’s the good news: Settlers of Catan is not, in fact, the next Monopoly. But not for the reasons you may have read. Last week The Altantic published this article by Rebecca Greenfield: “Sorry, Settlers of Catan Is Not …
Continue ReadingBoard Game Night: 2 Great Movies and a Fantastic Prize Pack
It’s a good time to be a board gamer. There are so many fantastic game designers creating wonderful games all the time — it’s hard to keep up with all the great stuff out there. A lot of this board …
Continue ReadingGeekDad Rant: Mono-puh-LEEZE!
Last week, one of the stories coming out of Toy Fair 2011 was Hasbro’s latest spin on Monopoly, called Monopoly Live. It uses a computerized tower in the center of the board with built-in infrared sensors that can recognize where …
Continue ReadingRemixing Boardgames for Love
Matt Forbeck mentioned the Boardgame Remix Kit in his Valentine Games post yesterday, but here’s a slightly more in-depth look at it. Hide & Seek Productions has come up with a few additions to their brilliant Boardgame Remix Kit, just …
Continue ReadingGlobalization: Take Over the World, One Deal at a Time
Overview: The world is a different place than it was about 50 years ago, when Risk was introduced. Sure, there are still plenty of wars being fought with military might. But there’s another way to take over the world as …
Continue ReadingReview: Monopoly Revolution — Going Around in Circles
Overview: Monopoly got an update, with a circular board, fancy-looking player tokens, updated pricing, and plastic bank cards in place of all that paper money. Monopoly Revolution comes with a little electronic device that keeps track of each player’s bank …
Continue ReadingThe Best Game Designers, Publishers And Authors Write About The Best Games You Can Play
Have you ever walked by a box in your local game store and wonder if what was inside was any good? There’s only so much you can learn from the outside of the box – the attractive illustration and a …
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