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16.2.2020

I've moved on from Monopoly in my love for board games, however I like to keep my hand in. I was a bit disappointed with the Electronic Banker edition, which tried to streamline the game but the technology, in hindsight, wasn't as good as it needed to be. This one however - I'm impressed.This iteration does not remove the runaway leader aspect that is evident in most of the versions. Perhaps that slow erosion of other players wealth is your draw to the series. I find that slog rather depressing, so at least it's quicker in this version. My taste though, is not under review.Less properties per side, with only the need for a single house (or in fact, an option to go straight to a hotel)really speeds this up. It feels like Monopoly Lite. It makes for potential 30m games with two players, just over an hour with four (keeping it snappy). Less lucky games can still be a couple of hours at a maximum (but not that four hour affair of the original). The maximum player count is four with updated player tokens (including a dinosaur!).The only cards are the deeds (minimal content upon them, with the reduction in housing above) and a single GOOJF card (you'll work that out). This keeps clutter to a minimum and the absence of money is handled really well. The digital assistant is top notch for two reasons. Speech recognition is very good - it does make the odd error, easily undone with the cancel button (and can be repeated with the other button). More importantly, it's concise. A little theatre is added with sound effects, however there are no long monologues - it's quick and to the point, facilitating swift gameplay. The speech is clear and doesn't sound cheap. This was exceptionally refreshing and a genuine surprise.Each player gets a player aid, explaining how to verbally activate each choice (purchase a property, pass go, demand rent etc.). After a short time it's easy to carry out your instructions without needing to reference the card. All book-keeping is automatic, clearly explained by the digital assistant. You can also ask about your balance and who's winning too. The whole digital integration in to the classic game has been well thought out to make it as simple as possible. Since each player has their own button to use (player piece dependant) keeping track is easy and if you make an mistakes the game usually points it out.There are other changes to the rules in there to spice things up too. Trading player cards without consent mixes things up in a "take-that!" way, auctions are simple and how running out of money is tracked, enforcing sales, keeps things flowing quickly too.Overall, this simpler and accessible version is a real winner for me and I'd no longer fear the family or friends suggesting a game.
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27.12.2019

This isn't Monopoly as you know it! I have compared this game to the full version as something akin to the difference between 20/20 cricket and a full test match. Basically this is a much more interactive game and, unlike the original, the first player who succeeds in getting one set does not nearly always win.Out of the box you receive a board, the voice banking module, a set of property cards, 4 player pieces (not 6) and hotels and houses. 4 players is not the only change. This game has been designed to be much quicker and at first, we thought that it would not be as entertaining. How wrong can you be. So what is different?+. Only two properties per set for a start,unlike the traditional games where it is only the Mayfair/Old Kent combination which is two properties and the rest three.+. You only have to buy a house before you purchase a hotel, not 4.+. Community chest has been consigned to the bin, you only have chance now -similar with utilities. The stations remain, but now, via the voice controller, when you land on a "station" you simply get told to move to a different location+. in place of the utilities, you now get exchange care. Land on this square, pay $100 dollars and you can exchange one of your property cards for someone else's; even if they don't want to. Straight swap if you wish, Old Kent for Mayfair!! This livens up the game and removes the option for the gloating relative, who hoards all the properties and both spoils and prolongs the game to be forced to release properties.Game play is much simpler and thankfully over quicker now.So what about the voice banking. Well you have to play it in a quiet environment in order for the voice recognition to work properly. We found that the module recognised our commands over 90% of the time and if not, we pressed the reset button and gave the command again. It really is very good and kept a tally of our financial state, our bank balances etc - even declaring the winner when someone iOS made bankrupt.It is questionable as to whether this is a better game than the original board game, personally, as the difficult relative who generally hoards the properties and makes everyone's life hell, I am not sure, for everyone else, it is far better and particularly younger children, who having failed to secure a property empire in 20 minutes or less go off and sulk. Now they are engaged much more and even when losing, enjoy the game much more.Not necessarily better then than the original, but our family really enjoys playing it.
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26.12.2019

In my opinion, for every one really good board game, there are 20 pretty rubbish ones.Monopoly is probably the best known, and best loved of all time, so a new version has a lot to look up to.Initially, my thoughts were why? Why mess around with something that is as good today as it was when I was a small child playing it? I still think it’s brilliant! Of course it is Hasbro, so you would generally expect it to be well made and presented – it is.So then, in many respects this is a kind of cut down version, with less properties etc. It doesn’t take long to get your head round the Mr Banker voice activated banker – that deals with all transactions, and keeps check of everything,and deals with things like chance etc. To be fair it works pretty well.Returning to the theme of why?, one advantage is that there are a lot less things to lose (money / chance / community chest cards etc.), so makes it easier to set up and put away, and means a smaller game footprint is needed. There is also, I guess, the novelty aspect, that perhaps might appeal to today’s more sophisticated children who may take better to this than the traditional version.The colour / font / design is bright and colourful, and really attractive, so that’s a definite plus, and the game is still along the lines of the original, with a few differences, and all in all this is pretty good. There is demo video (link on the box) that shows you how to play the basics, and obviously an included instructions booklet is in the box. There are also easy reference cards for voice actions (one for each player) which is a nice touch.Verdict: A great game, lots of fun, far better than most of the churned out rubbish, BUT – is it as good as the original / traditional version? In my view, no. I would play the original over this one every time. However, I’m sure others may well disagree, especially perhaps youngsters, and it wouldn’t be fair to rate it a bit less because of that. It’s still great, and the voice activate Mr Banker is pretty cool anyway.
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28.12.2019

My husband and I are big fans of the original Monopoly game and have played it many times. This new version is good and does not take as much space as the original as this one uses an electronic top hat interactive banking machine.The board has 1 less property per coloured property section, e.g pink properties on the original only have 2 properties on this one. There is no paper money as the machine is used instead.When we play Monopoly we tend not to have any background noise so for two adults this game was good, but we did have the occasional problem when using the machine. My husband has a strong local accent so he had to make more of an effort to speak clearly.I tend to speak quickly and again this caused the machine problems.The game does not take as long to play as the original one, that can take several hours.Overall this was a good game, that does have a few problems with the interactive machine, but its okay if we speak clearly and slowly. The playing pieces do not feel as good a quality as the original ones and there are less individual playing pieces. I think my husband and I both agree that we do prefer the original but that is because we have played that version so many times. I do think that it would be good for those new to the game though.
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30.12.2019

We have played this all over Christmas as a family and we're still not bored. One of the things about monopoly is that the money is a pain and the cards hanging about the board are also a pain. This version of the game takes all of the hassle out of the game and allows you enjoy just playing!In the middle of the board is a simplified Alexa-type module that responds to voices and prompts. You move around the board as is traditional with dice and a character, but according to what you land on, you press the appropriate character button and for e.g. buy property or chance card, or pay rent. The module keeps a tally of all your money, property, houses etc.Cheating is not possible and we found the game so much more fun.The board itself is more simplified than it used to be (but it's not just this version, monopoly seems to have done this to all new editions) in that each suit of properties is only two not three and community chest has gone, just leaving chance cards.I can't recommend this version of the game highly enough and the price is very fair.
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6.1.2020

Monopoly is a great game, if not the best and most popular board game ever.BUT it has always been a slow game especially if you had the full 8 players.The biggest problem has always been the banker who has to work out just who owns what and deal with a fat wad of notes..The game intodays X Boxes and the like was too slow and a little too complex for players.Hasbro have succeeded in speeding the game up by restricting the number of players to just four and in replacing the banker with a Voice Banking Electronic system.Now I found that the game speeded up and the game was much easier to play.True you do have to take the time to pronounce the words and places correctly for the voice recognition system to understand.The result is a new take on a well-loved,Family Board Game for Ages 8 and up.Make sure you have a full set of charged batteries installed.
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30.12.2019

Negatives:- Box flimsy- No way of organising cards in box, no elastic or section- Player pieces all same colour - very confusing for players to find their piece- Player pieces fall over, hard to tell what way they are meant to go up- Voice recognition unit only really understands RP/Queen's English. Us Irish had to put on an upper class English accent to be understood. - Voice unit makes frequent mistakes and misunderstands directionsPositives:- Game is fun- Games are shorter than the classic Monopoly game which drags on for hours- Game is simplified version of the full gameThe game is fun, but as an adult, I could see myself getting bored pretty quickly,but the kids enjoyed it.The game needs to be explained fully to kids and an adult present during play to make sure things go well. Recommended as it is.
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20.9.2020

Even my family who don't like traditional monopoly liked this enough to play again. It takes a lot of the tedium out of monopoly and seems to be faster to play. Also takes out any accusations of cheating from the banker.Downsides - sometimes it doesn't understand you very well and you have to repeat yourself, and once it thought I owned a property that was owned by another player so we had to get round it by me paying rent on another of her properties when I incorrectly received rent from the other one. There didn't seem an easy way to correct it via voice command.

29.12.2019

Monopoly is one of those traditional games that seems to have been around for ever, well at least in my life. The makers are always looking for ways to freshen it up and in the past we have purchased other variations including themed and credit cards etc but this one is by far the most pleasing. I have read reviews saying that others had difficulties but my experiences were only good. The game reacted well to my Brummie accent and the device made one of the tedious parts of the game a lot more fun. A classic game with a few tweaks but overall a success.

9.7.2020

It’s a great version of the classic and takes the hassle out of counting out money. Also means the banker can’t ‘cheat’ but it takes a while to get use to how to speak when you press your token button as it very frequently mishears me. For some reason it cannot understand me when I say ‘Oxford’, however I say it. This can cause some frustration. It’s an enjoyable game, though I wouldn’t say that the game is any shorter because of the voice element. It can last just as long as the original.

20.2.2020

Excellent modern twist to a classic board game. It takes a little while to learn the pre set vocal commands, when these are mastered the game flows extremely well.I have a daughter with global delay and never plays the standard monopoly board game with me and her brothers but when she played this for the first time she thoroughly enjoyed it and loves to play the game woth is now.If you like the original and are not a technophobe then you should like this game also.

6.1.2021

My family all hate monopoly, except my sister who loves it. I got her this one for Christmas and now we love to play it together! It takes away the money aspect and the risk of cheating is now gone. It makes the game shorter (as typically the game goes on for hours) and makes it fun to play. However there are only 4 players. We all now love playing this and our annual game of monopoly is now a weekly game. Definitely get this!

2.1.2020

I buy my kids the newest version every year, now 14 and 19 years old, was unsure if u should this year but glad I did I’m not the biggest monopoly fan, but I really enjoy this one, we have played it and lots and my 14 even took it round her mates house. Fun family time so thanks.Does need to be played with tv off as sometimes u need to repeat your command more then once otherwise, other then that faultless

21.1.2020

This Monopoly game is quite different to the usual and the voice bank is quite funny! We were playing the game and it kept malfunctioning and giving funds to the wrong players. We did find it quite funny but maybe not if we were bad losers! Not ideal for people who like being the 'bankers as this does that for you. We have replaced the batteries so hope it works better next time as it may be low on Battery?

8.10.2019

Great new way to play monopoly. Voice recognition great except for one street.Scottish dialect of Vine Street not recognised. Kids loved landing on this and trying out their best English accent. I didn't think I'd like this way of playing especially as no actual money and less streets but lots of fun had. Top hat calculates each players funds. Some remembering by kids required so still makes them think.

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