- 8 Star Wars tokens - Anakin Skywalker, Jar Jar Binks, Qui-Gon Jinn, Queen Amidala, Darth Sidious, Ba
- A monopoly board like no other! Slide in the Title Deed cards and collect them as you buy properties
- Black dice to fuel your moves around the board.
- Collector edition with 3-D gameboard
- For age 8 to adult
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Collectors Edition Picture on front of box has ankain and darth maul but is of Anakin older and of Darth maul with double blade saber.
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48 of 49 people found the following review helpful
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I like this edition! The theme of Star Wars is tied into the board layout quite well. The board is advertised as "3-D", which means that the playing surface for the characters is raised. This creates a "well" that contains the "Jedi" and "Sith" cards (the version's names for "Community Chest" and "Chance"). I like the well -- it keeps the dice from leaving the board if someone should throw them too hard. Another nice point about the board, are little slots that hold the buildings in place; that means if the board is nudged, the buildings don't go flying off their repective property lots. The makers changed the names of the buildings from houses and hotels to apartments and towers. The last touch is, that the buildings STACK. The effect is quite appealing.
I use the term characters instead of pieces for a good reason; the players use sculpted characters from the movie to travel around the board. There are four from the "light" side and four from the "dark" side. I was impressed by the sculpting; considering how small the pieces were, they were quite recognizable. The four light side pieces are; Queen Amidala, Qui-Gon Jin, Anakin Skywalker and Jar-Jar Binks. The four dark side pieces are: Darth Sidious, Darth Maul, Sebulba and a battle droid. While I understand that the makers were attempting to please both adults and children, I thought they could have included Obi-Wan instead of Jar-Jar. I hope that the company will consider adding a "supplemental" set of characters, to allow the players a larger choice of pieces (and to please the Obi-Wan fans!).
A nice touch for the banker, is the money "rack" -- it keeps all of the bills sorted and easily visable for quick transactions. For all of those who were Banker and had to use a flat surface will appreciate this touch.
I do have a few quibbles, though. The "Free Parking" and "Jail" squares were not altered to fit the theme; I found it annoying to have the 30's vintage illustrations amongst the Star Wars' squares. Also, the blue backgrounds on the Generator Plant and Moisture Farm (the game's version of Electric Company and Water Works) are practically the same shade of blue as some of the other property pieces. The banker (or whomever sets up the board) MUST pay attention to the names of the property cards during game setup. Finally, I noticed a couple of printing errors in the game's rules and regretfully, the company didn't change the terms to fit the version -- the terms still refer to the game format of the original.
All in all, despite my "nits", this is a nice themed version of the venerable game that should be a hit with Star Wars and Monopoly enthusists.
33 of 33 people found the following review helpful
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Physically, this has got to be the best version of Monopoly available. Each title/deed card is placed in a slot on the actual game board. This makes is very easy to see which properties have been purchased. It also makes it very easy to find the title/deed card when you purchase a property. Like Monopoly 2000, the apartments stack on top of each other. Episode I Monopoly goes a step further and actually has holes where the apartments and hotels secure themselves to the board.
The biggest disadvantage that we found were the names of the properties. On occasion, we would get confused as to which properties we landed on, etc.
If you are a Star Wars fan, this is a must-have game. If you are not a Star Wars fan, the physical features of the game alone make it a valuable upgrade from other versions of Monopoly, including Monopoly 2000.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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As an owner of the original trilogy Monopoly, I was delighted to see the world's greatest game combine with the world's greatest movie series, but I found it to be little more than a run-of-the-mill game of Monopoly with only a few special extras. When the Episode I edition came out, I received it for Christmas and have loved it ever since. It is so amazingly cool!!! The property deeds attach to the board. The hoses and hotels (or as they are referred to here, apartments and towers) are stackable and also attach to the board, so there is no bothersome vandalism of property improvements. I love it so much that I even combined the money from the original Star Wars Monopoly with the new so the bank lasts longer. After these two editions came out, the world has been subjected to needless editions of the game that don't hold a candle to the fun, excitement, and beauty of this masterpiece. I even take it out just to look at the game.
As an owner of the original trilogy Monopoly, I was delighted to see the world's greatest game combine with the world's greatest movie series, but I found it to be little more than a run-of-the-mill game of Monopoly with only a few special extras. When the Episode I edition came out, I received it for Christmas and have loved it ever since. It is so amazingly cool!!! The property deeds attach to the board. The hoses and hotels (or as they are referred to here, apartments and towers) are stackable and also attach to the board, so there is no bothersome vandalism of property improvements. I love it so much that I even combined the money from the original Star Wars Monopoly with the new so the bank lasts longer. After these two editions came out, the world has been subjected to needless editions of the game that don't hold a candle to the fun, excitement, and beauty of this masterpiece. I even take it out just to look at the game.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great game
This game is a big hit for any StarWars fan that like monopoly. The pieces are well designed and fun to use.
Published 8 months ago by Jason Barcelo
Tom's Mom
My family loves playing this game! Until now, I had never thought of Monopoly as being educational; but my six year old son's ability to add in his head has improved tremendously. Read more
Published on February 10, 2010 by L. Powell
A MUST HAVE FOR ANY STAR WARS FAN!
GREAT FAMILY FUN!!! MY SON AND I PLAY THIS WHILE WATCHING THE MOVIE AND IT'S SO MUCH FUN WHEN WE END UP WHERE THEY ARE IN THE STORYLINE. Read more
Published on November 11, 2002 by krisgsunflower
Star Wars Is Cool!
I have the classic kind of Monopoly and it's soo fun! This is just soo awesome that they made a Star Wars one! Read more
Published on August 29, 2002
Star Wars Freak
I play the game with my friends about once a week and the only dissapoinment is the fact that Obi-Wan is not one of the game pieces. Read more
Published on July 22, 2002
Howy Cwap this is cool!!!!!!!!
This game is really cool, i like how you put the deed cards in the board so you don't have to find them, and it is easier to see if that one is owned or not. Read more
Published on July 4, 2002 by Chesty Larue
It's Still Good! It's Still Good!
Star Wars Episode I Monopoly is still good despite the release of Star Wars Deuce (II). You get eight awesome characters. Read more
Published on June 27, 2002 by jesse
Buy this game here!
You would not believe that I saw this game at a local comic book store ... This is a great game at a bargain price. My 4 & 7 year old sons love this game too. Read more
Published on June 24, 2002 by A. Edwards
Monopolize On Star Wars
Star Wars Episode I Monopoly is a beautiful example of a variation on a theme. The game plays like the original property purchasing game, but uses new graphics and story line. Read more
Published on June 20, 2002 by Jon Kreisler
Vwry Cool Version if the Classic Game
Prior to the introduction of Episode I, I got the Classic Trilogy version for Christmas. While the Classic version is fine, it is nothing more than a stylized version of the... Read more
Published on May 30, 2002 by Jamy Shaffer
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