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Monopoly: Electronic Banking Edition Review

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I’ve mentioned Monopoly a few times here at MomStart. It’s one of my all time favorite games to play and my completely favorite collectors item. I have more than a few different varieties in my closet. So when Hasbro sent out their monthly media news blast and there was a review opportunity to review Monopoly: Electronic Banking Edition Review I jumped right on that.

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The Monopoly Electronic Banking Edition is very much like the Monopoly Revolution that we reviewed before, but it’s not as cool. The board is square as opposed to circular and the electronic calculator doesn’t sing Elton John music to me during the game.

Electronic Monopoly board game

What it does have is 6 really fun modern tokens. There is a cell phone, a skateboard, a race car, an airplane and a cheeseburger. The houses are blue, the usual 2 dice, 32 houses and 12 hotels in blue and sliver. You have credit cards instead of paper money. That was always the worst part about playing, putting back all the money and organizing it.  It retails for 32.99.

The game play is the same, and as I mentioned above much like Monopoly Revolution. It’s a much faster paced version of Monopoly and it’s much easier to keep up with the money since the electronic device does all of it for you. You just swipe your card to pay and to get money every time you pass go. Thanks to the handheld banking unit, you can check your cash balance immediately and track your cash electronically as you buy properties, pay bills, or collect gifts and debts from your opponents.

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I think I just played this game in the wrong order. If I had played this first and then went to Monopoly Revolution I would have loved both, but after having played Monopoly Revolution this one pales in comparison. One thing to mention is is much quieter than Monopoly Revolution.

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Family Game Night This Week We’re Playing Monopoly Revolution

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Monopoly is my favorite game. I have over 3 dozen different varieties of the game. Actually the total probably comes closer to 5 dozen, yes I’m a glutton for the family game of Monopoly. After Christmas and at garage sales is the best time to stock up on Monopoly games if you’re a collector like me, and Target we struck gold. We purchased Monopoly Revolution for close to 8.00 and it has been an explosion of fun. The best description I can give is Monopoly Revolution is made for our ADD generation.

Monopoly Revolution 

The basic idea of Hasbro’s Monopoly stands, you pick your game piece out of six different characters and instead of doling out money you get a Monopoly Revolution Bankcredit card. That’s right charge it baby, until you reach your limit. Now, the directions are in the box, but my husband and I always play by our own house rules. Just because we don’t like to auction off properties, but I think the official rules say that every time you land on a property you either buy it or auction it off, so here is how we play. Roll the dice and move that many spaces. Buy it. Place your credit card in the red section of the Monopoly Revolution Bank controller and make your payment. Continue with regular monopoly rules. If you land on a property that is owned and you owe rent then your card goes in the red and the property owner goes in the green. Then the calculator subtracts the total from the renter and adds the money to the owner. Just don’t forget to grab your property deed.

Now, remember how I said this game is for a generation that is always having things flash before our eyes? Well, the calculator has a mind of it’s own. Occasionally to move the game along it will make you take a chance!

monopoly revolution game playChance happens just like any other Monopoly, you usually have to pay for something unexpectedly. The chance belongs to the person that last placed their card in the machine. So if you are the last person to pass go, or the last person to pay rent then you’re taking a chance if the machine starts singing the chance song. Chance on the board is the most challenging part of the game. Because the board is broken up into four quadrants, each quadrant is a different symbol. If you are in the same quadrant as the person landing on chance then you have to participate in the chance as well. Yeah it could be good or bad, making sure to keep the game moving along and interesting.

Are you confused yet? Monopoly Revolution is a fun quick version of Monopoly. Game Time goes quickly in this version as everything seems to happen faster. Of course, my husband and I have just been stopping when we’re done and using the Calculator to tally up who has the most net worth. he’s won both times so far. We have yet to play until someone goes bankrupt. Maybe tomorrow night will be the night!

What do you play with your spouse?