7.10.2016

It is very hard to find an original style, good quality monopoly set. I didn't want to pay £66 for this and you can't get it anywhere else now, so bought a mint one on ebay which was as new - I was lucky - it didn't smell awful or fusty like some second hand games do. Meanwhile I had found the nostalgia version in a tin which seems to be exclusive to John Lewis at present. So I ended up with both sets. Oh decisions decisions. So here is a comparisonWood nostalgia set:1) Proper board. Yes it is very slightly smaller but not noticeably so. But the board is exactly the same as our 1983 deluxe monopoly (which had got a bit moth eaten). With the green trains and the pound sterling signs and the correct colours for the properties.2)Everything else nice quality.3) Smaller money (not so keen on that)4) Very plain chance and community cards.5) Dice - Ivory coloured - very smallNostalgic version in tin1) Proper board - except it has the black icon train instead of the pictorial green trains, but does have £ sterling and correct colours for properties. Same size board as wood version.2) Everything else nice quality - same tokens (except pewter coloured instead of brass coloured).3) Smaller money again (the same).4) Much nicer chance and community cards with little pictures from the 1930s printed on the side with the instruction. Same size cards.5) Property cards same size but a different type face which looks a bit nicer and more traditional - but the mortgage side printing is in black and not red like it is in the wood box edition.6) Dice - ivory coloured - slightly bigger - better size.Houses and hotels are the same in both - wood and same size.So I was going to keep the wood box set I bought "mint" second hand and send the John Lewis tinned version back. Because I prefer the more traditional board with the green trains. And the wood box is very nice. But! I really like the chance and community cards in the tinned set - very nice and lovely artwork and very nostalgic. The ones in the wood box set are very plain. Which would mean keeping both sets. But we can't use both sets at the same time. If I had to choose one set I would choose the wood boxed set - for the board - which is as I remember it and the train artwork on the stations looks so much better. The Chance and Community cards are ok and everything else is much the same. But - I would like to buy some bigger money. And may buy yet another set (the 80th anniversary one) just for the money - as that works out cheaper than buying a set of traditional monopoly money separately. The smaller money is ok - it is just a game, but there is something nice about money notes actually being about the same size as real English money notes, which makes it feel more like money when you pay for things and earn money.The reason I dismissed the classic set and 80th anniversary set were for the extremely annoying M for money with two slash dollar type lines through the M. Sorry - this is a board with London streets and stations and it needs a £ sign. Especially when you are teaching children what a £ sign is and about money.What a shame they don't do a full sized nostalgic set. The anniversary edition would have been so much better with the correct colours for the property, traditional artwork, green houses and red hotels and the correct green trains. I might have accepted it being different, for a full sized, reasonable quality set - if it hadn't been for those dratted M's instead of £'s!!!!!!Update: I decided to keep both sets - the tinned one is so nice and will make a travel edition - and I've swapped the chance and community cards over to the wood box set :-) We are also getting the Star Wars Monopoly for our 8 year old for Christmas and that has full sized money in (albeit with "Star Wars" written all over it) so no doubt he will want to use that money in this set - at least it'll be the right size!

31.10.2012

My girlfriend mentioned she enjoyed a game of Monopoly, I'd not played in years but always remembered it been quite fun with the family on a wet weekend.As a surprise I decided to order a set and challenge her to a romantic Friday night game (oh what an exiting life we have!) At first I was settled on the standard classic monopoly which comes in a cardboard box - I imagine it would have a limited durability.Just as I was hovering my cursor over "Add to Basket" I noticed this little beauty - it looked lovely from the pictures and so I decided to go mad and splash out a few extra quid for the "posh" set.The wooden box is indeed very nice, with a great retro feel to it (which is what you might expect from something called the "Nostalgia Edition"!)

2.1.2013

I wanted a set to introduce my young (7 year old) son to the joys of Monopoly, and was about to buy a regular new set when I saw this on Amazon. I wanted a set with £ sterling and a 'traditional' look (like the sets I used in the 70's) and this fits the bill perfectly.The wooden box is well made and great for keeping the money and cards in (it has handy grooves to allow the 'bank' to stack the money ready to use). The play board itself seems to be a good size (some other review had said it was smaller than normal - but without another to compare against, it seems fine to me - and is certainly perfectly playable.The metal pieces are as I remember them and the whole experience is of a well made product.

22.9.2008

I'd originally ordered the basic version of Monopoly, having been bamboozled by the baffling number of editions of this popular game. The order was delayed as it was out of stock. But as I saw the link again, I clocked sight of this "Nostalgia Edition", and decided to change my order.I could not have made a more wise decision. This is THE version of Monopoly to get. Too often you will see people drag out a battered and beaten more commonly-seen variant of this game, but this edition demands more respect. The box itself is well-crafted with butterfly-jointed corners and a nice sliding lid. The board is a 2-fold split kind, making the box about half the size of the normal game box.

18.2.2009

This game is of far better quality than the standard version of the game. The houses and hotels are made of solid wood, rather than the usual hollow plastic. The playing pieces have a nice brassy colour, and the fact that the money and Title Deeds have been made to look aged is also nice.The board art is a very good representation of the earlier versions of the board; however, the only quibbles I would make are that the board is quad-fold rather than the original half-fold. The board appears to be ever so slightly smaller than the normal version, and the physical size of the chance and Community Chest cards has been noticeably reduced. Also, the Chance and community Chest cards are the American ones and not the British ones,

5.5.2012

Presented in a durable wooden storage box, this is much closer in feel and styling to the vintage set of Monopoly that my brothers and I grew up playing at my grandparents' house. Gone are the flimsy, hollow, plastic hotels and houses that populate the standard version of the game, replaced with solid little wooden buildings. The playing pieces are nicely made and feel good to use.However, despite the vintage theme to the design, the game has succumbed to modern trends in terms of property sizing. The cards and money are rather small - maybe two thirds the size of the regular edition ones - and can be quite fiddly. The playing board has also been cut down compared to a genuine vintage version in that it folds into quarters rather than in half,

5.4.2015

OMG! My nieces and nephews loved this, aged 12, 8, 6. And the 2.5 y.o kept trying to help his mother by stealing the money from the bank to give her. More than 2hrs of intense debate and bonding, especially with the 12 y.o, about how not to rip-off the 8 & 6 year olds, they are too young to understand all the tactics involved in bidding! And no, persuading them to sell you their property is not allowed in the rules!! Great success. I like to think they enjoyed it all the more for the wooden houses and the metal counters which clunk as you count them round the board. And the lovely wooden box with the money in. I think so. Nostalgia Scrabble,

30.11.2008

I was after a themed monopoly but just couldn't make up my mind which one to get and they all seem more fancy than functual. We have a very old monopoly that dates back to the 1940's with all the original pieces but are reluctant to keep using it. So when this set popped up on the web site I thought i'd get one. What a sensible move. It is the best set of Monopoly out. No more crushed boxes ,no plastic and no flimsy cards or money. It is the creme de la creme of Monopolys. Buy it with confidence and you won't be disappointed it will become an heirloom.

12.11.2012

As a 19 year old I bought this more for the look of it than for the actual playing of it (a bit silly I know...), but I genuinely enjoy playing it with a group of friends. Everyone knows what Monopoly is like, but the added feature of this is that it comes in a beautiful wooden box and all of the cards, money, etc. inside are vintage too. I have it out on display in my bedroom and anybody who sees it always exclaims how lovely it looks. A great buy!Follow: @PagesPerfume

7.12.2008

I ordered this lovely wooden monopoly for my 10 year old son. He may not appreciate it now (may want to know where it plugs in / where he puts the batteries!), but I hope that in years to come he will still have this set of monopoly to show his family and it will still be in good condition.I absolutely love the look of it. Lovely durable wooden box, with a nostalgic picture. It's also compact too as the board I think folds into 4.

9.6.2012

This is the best version of Monopoloy to get.I originally had the electronic card version, but I don`t think you cannot beat the physical exchanging of the money. So I decided to get rid and buy this version and I am very pleased I did.The game is presented in a nice wooden box, with wooden houses/hotels and durable property cards.The only problem is, I have played numerous time since I have brought it and not won once : (

27.2.2012

My boyfriend has loved Monopoly since he was a child and was desperate for a copy of his own and I found this one on here and it was a great choice. He loves the fact that it's different and original. The box is wood so it's great for storing. It looks great too and has all the same functions as the newer versions. It's a great choice for the Monopoly lovers out there to have something a little different to everyone else.

18.2.2020

My family have quite a few versions of monopoly but this version is our favourite! The wooden box and wooden houses/hotels give a vintage vibe to the game, as well as the old style cards. Very pleased that this is the UK version as I read mixed reviews online. It's a great show piece in a party and we found guests really look after the board and pieces as it looks old/expensive!

14.1.2014

I bought this 1930s retro Monopoly game for the 'grown-up' family to play at Christmas. It is a lovely wooden set based on the original Monopoly game and 6 adults played for 3 hours on Christmas evening and had great fun. What a super thing to keep and the wooden box made it feel really special. Can't wait until we get together again for another challenge.

26.3.2008

The first review here is spot on. This is the only version of Monopoly to buy. It's solid, made of wood, and will last forever.Like most board games, the original versions manufactured are the best, and it's great to see a version of a board game made to the original standards....Not a plastic bit in sight! Worth the extra 5-10 squid.

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