Monopoly

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Monopoly is a commercial boardgame produced by Hasbro under its Parker Brothers board games imprint. It is a turn-based game "simulating" the real estate market, where two to six players vie for dominance, and is one of the best methods of starting a huge family fight.

It was originally created in 1903 by Lizzy Magie and called The Landlord's Game, designed as a criticism of the whole "rent" thing and the economic imbalances it fed. In 1935 Charles Darrow more or less took the game from some people who taught it to him and patented it as Monopoly[1], and from there, approximately eleven jillion variations both official and unofficial have cluttered store shelves.


Merchandise

Transformers Monopoly (2007)

Transformers Monopoly is a fairly straightforward, mostly-cosmetic variation on the traditional Monopoly game, using "Generation 1" characters, locations, and etc. The only difference in gameplay besides the name changes is that, upon rolling doubles, one can choose to use a 'special power' instead of moving again. What the power is depends on the allegiance of the character and which number was rolled.
It comes with six character tokens: Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Jazz, Megatron, Starscream, and Soundwave. Houses are now Energon cubes, and Hotels Antimatter.
In 2009, the game was updated and slightly altered with a special collector's edition; inexplicably, Dreamwave art features heavily in this set. It also replaces the Bumblebee, Jazz, Starscream and Soundwave tokens with Grimlock, Ironhide, Shockwave, and Ravage.

Game Squares

Properties in the traditional Monopoly game are now locations in the Transformers multiverse. Utilities are computers, and Railroads are now forms of transportation. Community Chest cards are now Autobot cards, while Chance cards are Decepticon cards. The four corners - GO, Jail, Free Parking, and Go To Jail - remain unchanged for legal reasons (which is a bummer, because you know the GO! from the original Optimus Prime toy's trailer would be perfect for the starting GO space).
Purple properties Light blue properties Magenta properties Orange properties
We don't care how you've played all your life, you're NOT SUPPOSED TO GET ANY MONEY FOR FREE PARKING!
Red properties Yellow properties Green properties Blue properties
Railroads Utilities Taxes
  • Cover Detected (Income Tax)
  • Replenish Energon (Luxury Tax)

The money features pictures of various Transformers along with their Tech Spec mottos:

  • $1 - Bumblebee
  • $5 - Soundwave
  • $50 - Prowl
  • $100 - Megatron
  • $500 - Optimus Prime


Transformers Monopoly (2021)

In 2021, a newer and simpler version of Transformers Monopoly was released, this iteration using a wide range of artwork including "Generation 1" and evergreen designs.
It came with six character tokens: Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Grimlock, Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave. Houses are once again energon cubes, but Hotels are now "energon bunkers". Money now simply features Autobot and Decepticon symbols with "Monopoly" written in Cybertronian beneath them.

Game Squares

Unlike the preivous game, which was more or less a 1:1 replacement of traditional Monopoly spaces, each colored area of the board only features two properties. Utilities are now Titans, and railroads are now space bridges. The four corners - GO, Jail, Free Parking, and Go To Jail - remain unchanged for the same reasons as before, and the Community Chest/Autobot Chance/Decepticon cards/spaces remain.
Purple properties Light blue properties
  • Rocket Base
  • Antimatter Lab
 Magenta properties Orange properties
Also, YOU DO NOT GET $400 FOR LANDING ON GO.
Red properties Yellow properties Green properties Blue properties
Railroads Utilities Taxes


Beast Wars Monopoly (2022)

All these years of us warning against house rules and this edition just shirks our efforts with its own unique rules.
Beast Wars Monopoly is a variation on the traditional Monopoly game. This iteration of the board game primarily uses artwork from the toy packaging as well as stills from the show .

Gameplay

Properties in the traditional Monopoly game are now locations from Beast Wars. There are no Utilities or taxes, now being replaced by a space allowing a player to Maximize or Terrorize. Rent can now be affected by which mode you are in, with Beast Mode being able to pay less. Community Chest cards are now Maximal cards, while Chance cards are Predacon cards, and their individual flavor texts reference different episodes of the original Beast Wars cartoon. The four corners—go, jail, free parking, and go to jail—remain unchanged for legal reasons. Instead of houses and hotels players can now place Stasis Pods on their properties. A Golden Disk is also included.

Characters

This version of the game had seven characters available, each with a token for both Beast mode and Robot mode:

Game Squares

Unlike traditional Monopoly each colored area of the board only features two properties and don't match up 1:1 with an ordinary Monopoly board.

Brown

  • Rock Bridge
  • Box Canyon

Light Blue

Magenta

Orange

Red

Yellow

Green

Blue

  • Predacon Base
  • Maximal Base


Transportation

Money

Instead of traditional money, this version of the game uses Energon Cubes and Energon Crystals.

References

  1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Monopoly
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