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14.10.2017

This is a fun variation on Monopoly. Nintendo's Super Mario platform game franchise gives a rich selection of ideas to draw from, and this game uses some of them nicely. Gone is Monopoly money, replaced by cardboard coins in 1 & 5 denominations. The coins need to be pushed out of a sheet of cardboard before play, and I can't help but feel the coins would have been better if they had been implemented as plastic coins.The four classic railway stations are replaced by a pair of ? blocks, and a pair of Thwomps. With the "Chance", "Community Chest" and utilitiy places, replaced by Warp Tubes and Power Stars. The iconic "Free Parking" and "Go To Jail" remain unchanged,though the rules to getting out of jail have changed to make jail a little less of a pain that it was previously. The property cards now relate to play worlds in the Super Mario world, and are a little forgettable to be honest. Passing go wins you two coins, and an opportunity for a Boss Battle, which you can pass on, or pay to play and then roll a sufficiently high number to beat the boss. Winning the game is based on points, rather than purely how much money you acquire, though play is all about picking up and losing coins. It's a lot of fun, more than I expected when I saw how much the rules had changed.The game plays familiarly, yet markedly differently to standard Monopoly. For a start, the usual pair of dice is replaced by a single move die and another die which is a Mario themed trick or treat die: giving benefit to the thrower, cost to another player, or possibly both! On top of that, each player character has unique abilities, meaning landing on a Power Star and ? blocks will impact each character slightly differently. There's no houses or hotels to be built in the game, if you have a set of "worlds" (which are in pairs), then the rent is doubled. As usual, the value of worlds and rent goes up the further round the board you go. Mortgaging and property trading remains, and the changes all play nicely, without spoiling the game or feeling contrived.Build quality is a bit hit and miss. As I mentioned, the coins are a bit cheap and nasty, and the cards are a little thinner than I would have preferred. The character pieces themselves are nicely detailed and quite pleasing to look at, and the board is good quality too. I found the board markings weren't great, and there was a fair bit of peering at worlds to try and see if that world was one we owned. There's definitely room for improvement there.All in all, the build quality of game feels a little like a cheap cash-in, and it *feels* like poor value for £25. But the fun of playing wins through in the end, and the slightly cheap feel of the game is forgiven as it's great fun to play. It's like to see a "deluxe" version of this game with higher quality everything, especially the coins. Even so, I can recommend this fun Mario Monopoly game as a lot of fun to play and an excellent variation on the classic.
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12.2.2018

This is one of several recent versions of Monopoly that have hit the market. Monopoly often polarises opinions I think, a bit like a certain spread for toast - you either love it or hate it. However, the recent versions use the basic Monopoly premise of different characters passing Go, going to Jail, collecting property around a square board, however the game is much improved and quicker to play.This version is for 2-4 players and age 8+, which I think is about right, although younger players can quickly learn the rules with some assistance.This version is a "Gamer" version, and you choose from one of four Nintendo characters - Peaches, Koshi, Mario or Donkey Kong.Each character has a different special ability.On each turn the player throws two dice - one for movement and an action die - picking up coins, or choosing other players to drop coins. There is a tactical element to your turn as you can decide whether to move first or play the action - canny players will make sure any coin drops happen before they move so that they can collect more coins.You progress round the board, collecting and dropping coins as you go - much like a typical Nintendo game. There are some "action" squares as well as the usual property squares. Property rental costs are small, however properties are worth points - and it is points you are after in this game rather than coins (although they count towards points too).As each player passes Go, there is an end of level baddie to defeat through the throw of a die. Each player gets a turn to defeat the baddie, if the player before them fails. There are 8 baddies in total, and the game ends with the last one, so there is a finite finish to the game.It takes around 20-30 mins to play.The game play is quite fun and I much prefer this quicker play version of Monopoly, as do my younger children (ages 9 and 11), however I have deducted a star as the game only comes with 4 characters, with other ones available to purchase - this seems a little underhand and money grabbing from Hasbro......
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29.9.2017

My family think this monopoly is harder to play than the other Monopoly game boards they have (Original; Angry Birds; City trading and Manchester United). The characters are lovely caricatures of Mario, Princess Peach; Yoshi and Donkey Kong, made of brightly painted plastic The Board folds up into quarters and fits nicely in the box. A large card contains cardboard coins that you have to press out when first setting up the game. There are 40x 5 and 50x1 coins. There are 4 character cards with 4 Gamer cards (to remind player of game rules). 16 Title deed cards and 8 'Beat the Boss' cards. The properties are worth 1 to 5 coins.The box contains 1 standard dice and 1 power up dice and an instruction leaflet.Both dice are rolled on your turn and can be played in the order you choose. The example give is that Mario rolls a 4 and a green shell, Donkey Kong is 3 spaces in front of him and Princess Peach is 6 spaces in front of him. If Mario chooses to play the green shell first then Donkey Kong must drop 3 coins on his space, when Mario moves he picks up those coins as he passes. If Mario moves first then uses the green shell, the shell will hit Princess Peach instead and he won't be able to pick up those coins. When you pass Go you have to fight the boss. There are 8 Fight the boss cards that are stacked in order from 1 to 8. You have to turn the top card over and place it where all players can see it. You have to pay the roll cost to the bank and roll the number on the card or a higher number to beat the boss. You then get to keep that card and get to do the bonus on the card. If you lose the next player in line gets to fight the boss until somebody wins him.It took several games before we became comfortable playing this game, its not as easy to play as others that we have but still entertaining. You can buy other characters for this monopoly such as Wario; Fire Mario; Diddy Kong; Toad; Rosalina; Luigi; Boo and Tanooki Mario.
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1.10.2017

This is not the usual variant on Monopoly for your home town. Imagine that Nintendo came up with some ideas and Monopoly did the same. It's very much Monopoly meets Super Mario. You have the Mario characters and the paper money has been swapped out for the coins in the video games.Gameplay is similar in that you can buy and get rent on properties plus the usual Go, Free Parking, Go To Jail and Jail. In the traditional monopoly you win by having the most cash and property at the end. Here you win by having the high score. In order to get there you don't just collect rent and pass Go, you can also boost your characters, fight end of level bad guys and use power ups.This is kind of fun as you get to use the strengths of your character to win coins off other players or for speed boosts etc.A fun game which is easy to pick up. The only down side are the cardboard coins. They are easy to replace with just about anything else but Hasbro should have thought it out first, particularly with little hands trying to poke the coins out of the cardboard backing.
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29.10.2017

Monopoly is a very well designed game that I love - albeit that you do go through the highest highs when you win and the lowest lows when you lose, if you invest as much passion as we do in our family. So I had hoped this would be a minor variant on the standard game. But for me it diverges a bit too much.I guess if you love Monopoly then you should just buy the standard game - which you probably already have in your games cupboard.This Nintendo gamer variant has a bit more invested in the four plastic characters, but this is at the expense of the money system which is a sheet of cardboard coins which no matte how careful you are, will most likely suffer some tearing as you push them out from the sheet.Not a great start to the whole experience. I suppose it's good that they are cardboard and therefore can be recycled, when plastic might have been more robust but polluting our planet forever.It's easy to learn and play, and the game doesn't take as long as some long drawn out standard games. But for me lacks the magic of the original.
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8.10.2017

Classic board games are always hard to update. The tens of versions of regional or national monopoly (e.g. Cornish monopoly) are a fun gimmick, for example, but are essentially the same game as classic monopoly and so there's no point having both. Is this the same?In a word, no. Although the board and game play are recognisable, this is quite a different game and, in some ways at least, a better one.I won't describe all the details of the game play, but the end result is that:- the properties are a bit less central to the game- there are many more ways to gain and lose money (coins) that any Mario fan will enjoy (red and green shells make an appearance, for example)- there is a defined end point,about 45 minutes into the game - the last boss fight.Either of us could have won right up to that end point and the boss fights are a great way to harness the chance of the die roll.This game is almost entirely chance, with little skill involved. But it's a very enjoyable 45 minutes.
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7.10.2017

We are familiar with the traditional version of monopoly so we're keen to test this gamer one out. The board is a similar format but you collect or deposit coins in the squares rather than trade bank notes.Boys said it was like playing Mario and you collect coins in the game. We are a family of 3 males and 1 female which boys said was perfect as there was only 1 female character counter, not sure if this might put the girls off from playing?.It's aimed at 8 years plus but we felt children a bit younger than this could play as it was easier than the original game.Instructions were easy to navigate.Like anything new , takes a few goes to get the hang of it but then was fine.We found it a quicker game than the original to play but it's certainly a good introduction to /board games and monopoly especially to children who love electronic games.
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9.1.2018

We love board games as a family. We play a lot and I can tell you that this is one of the BEST games we have ever had. WAY better than original Monopoly as the game doesn't go on forever and there's not hotels or houses. You chase each other around the board just like MarioKart, it's so much fun. Each character has it's own power up and your fortunes can flip very easily. It's not about money, it's about points so you can either collect properties, money or battle bosses to get more points, it's so versatile! The pieces are good quality and the whole concept just works so well. A little disappointed that we came to this so late and you can only buy extra characters via Ebay for a lot of money as we would love to add to the collection and make the game more fun!Seriously excellent family fun as far as games go.
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3.1.2018

As with pretty much every British person, I played a lot of Monopoly when I was a child. Mainly at Christmas. Usually ending in a fight when my cousin started stealing money from the banker. They aren't bad memories, but they aren't memories that make me desperate to start playing the game again.Monopoly Gamer is so much more fun. There is a definitive end, for instance, and the addition of shells and dropping coins is great fun. Rather than it being a case of buy all the best properties and sit tight whilst the cash rolls in, Gamer is more based on points in the end, so some clever strategy certainly helps. Different characters also have special moves,which when used properly can be very helpful.Overall a fun and fast modern re-vamp of Monopoly and well worth a punt with the family.
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29.9.2017

Although I really adore the concept, as I am a fan of both Monopoly and Super Mario Bros, this board game did disappoint somewhat. My ten-year-old son got a bit impatient reading and understanding the rules and whilst he was trying to assist me winkle the coins out of their cardboard casing, he managed to rip it somewhat. Now, knowing that this is aimed at the children's market (as well as the retro gaming crowd) surely plastic coins would have been a better option?The gameplay is fun, especially if you're a fan of the various Mario iterations over the years. I also liked the models of Mario, Luigi,Princess Peach and Donkey Kong and there's the ability to purchase additional figures separately.It's definitely a great addition to my board game pile :)
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2.10.2017

This is such a great idea. The kids in our family kind of liked monopoly before but now they love 'Marionopoly'! This is a good quality set with really fun and brightly coloured figures in place of the traditional player pieces (top hat, car, iron etc). You can buy additional characters too if you want.You can win using other strategies than just buying property... which the kids enjoy. It didn't take us long to figure out the new rules and possibilities and in fact the kids led the way.I didn't think I'd particularly like this game as I like traditional monopoly but actually this version is colourful and a lot of fun and it feels like a really modern game.I think it's a real success and a great game for different generations to play together.
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29.1.2018

Great game, brings the family together. Kids love this game and so simple to play. Brought for kids xmas present and over the past month we have played about 5 times including the wife, this to me is good as it makes me spend time with the wife and kids and we all enjoy the game.8 year old loves it, 3 year old gets tired but loves rolling the dice. Great game for a hour or 2, cheap night in I say. lolReally simple to play, teaches kids to count, part with coins (points) and build points/score to win.4 player only. some characters are better than others with the abilities they can receive.imo great game for the family.

2.10.2017

This is a fantastic mix of Monopoly and Nintendo. Rules are similar to the original Monopoly game but with a really fun Nintendo twist. Instead of notes we now have cardboard coins which can increase after boss battles as well as during 'normal' monopoly gameplay. This makes the game more interesting and actually brings a fresh approach to a tried and tested formula. My son is 9 and found this brilliant fun to play (especially as he has beaten me on numerous occasions).The board is really nicely set out, the four characters are lovingly crafted and the Nintendo 'vibe' is first rate.

11.10.2017

A great take on the classic monopoly. You buy properties (all in sets of 2) but that's where the similarities end. You pay with Mario style coins, there are no hotels, and no community chest or chance cards. When you pass go you get 2 coins and battle a boss. The winner is determined by points from property, cash, and boss battles won.Each character has special ability's that activate when you land on a star square and you get a special die that activates a random ability every turn.All in all a fun game for the family, plus it takes around 30mins to play.

3.10.2017

A really fun and imaginative variation on the monopoly theme, based firmly in the world of Super Mario. has a similar structure and general gameplay to more traditional Monopoly but with some additional features that [at times quite literally] boost the playing experience in quite exciting ways, making this game more than just Monopoly with different playing pieces and property names. it's all very easy to pick up and what you have is a colourful, fast moving game all the family can enjoy across a wide age range. Nicely surprised, love it.

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