The old game I played when I was a kid used paper money. The new game comes with cards and an “electronic banking unit”.
I am not a fan of the new Monopoly though, for the following reasons:
- It is pricey.
- Transaction with the cards is pretty slow, which in turn slows down the game.
- The players do not know how much value their cards have unless they are read by the electronic banking unit.
- The cards look identical save for their colors.
- The electronic banking unit is fragile.
On top of these, the kids who play the new Monopoly game probably will never understand that “cash is king” and may become slaves of credit card.
O.o there is such a game?
ReplyDeleteOMG I'm so out. LOL!
u played the new one b4? i somehow think the chinese version, called billionaire games are more exciting than monopoly. but this one sounds cool!
ReplyDeleteday-dreamer
ReplyDeleteOh boy, it sounds like you only played video games.
kyh
Yes, I played the new one before. I also played the Chinese version when I was a kid. You know, I was still in the 'language comfort zone' then.
i love to play the Chinese version one
ReplyDeletewow, this is really a big change to the game
ReplyDeletekikey
ReplyDeleteHmm... I thought Chinese version is the same as English one. Just the place names are different, right?
Johnny
Yes, a big change, for better or worse.
let's just say: the monopoly is just catching up with time! i heard the msian monopoly is even funnier, it has all the roads in msia! jln ampang klcc and etc.
ReplyDeletehahha my first time playing game was during this year new year ...
ReplyDeleteand i was playing the credit cards and electronic type one :)
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ReplyDeletehahha my first time playing game was during this year new year ...
and i was playing the credit cards and electronic type one :)
btw, just click on the book it will bring you to a link :) if not let me know again I show u
xin
ReplyDeleteYeah yeah, I came across Malaysian version in Toys R Us.
lisa
Looks like you also grew up playing video games...
There is now a Zappos! version too.
ReplyDeletehappysurfer
ReplyDeleteThis version must be sponsored by Zappos.
I haven't played this new version yet. Sounds interesting! But like what you said, kids will learn to be slaves to credit card, which is not a good thing!
ReplyDeletenever play the new version.like to play pc game version1...hehe
ReplyDeletelike to play this when young, not so much now. too time consuming. prefer to chit chat with friends if meet :)
ReplyDeletefoongpc
ReplyDeleteYeah, I still prefer the paper money version.
christine
I never played Monopoly PC game yet...
quachee
I actually played with kids. I also think it is too time consuming.
i prefer the old version....^_^
ReplyDeleteeven the StarWar edition has got new version too....
haha... tell me about it. I got problem on my credit card now *sob sob*
ReplyDelete迷迭香
ReplyDeleteStar Wars edition? (-_-")
Do they have LOTR edition?
TZ
Don't cry...
Ops.. I haven't touched a monopoly for ages!
ReplyDeleteneo
ReplyDeleteI only played with kids recently...
It's been awhile sinceI last play such game! =(
ReplyDeleteAiya I played Monopoly before... minus the credit card. -_-
ReplyDeletetekkaus
ReplyDeleteHaha... actually I played with kids.
day-dreamer
I see...
When I was a kid, we used to play with banknotes. It was a good excuse to learn to calculate fast...
ReplyDeleteI think this is just brainwashing for credit card. Bad timing with the crisis...
zhu
ReplyDeleteLearn to calculate fast? That's another advantage of the Old Monopoly...