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Usaopoly Simpsons Monopoly

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I collect Monopoly board games. This is by far the most beautiful Monopoly game ever. If you are a Simpson fan that's a bonus. The board features almost every place in Springfield from the Kwik-E-Mart to Mr. Burns Manor. You could spend hours looking at every little and totally hilarious details. The game tokens are very nice plus you have the option to purchase other limited edition game tokens which are very cool by the way. The property deeds are a work of art. And on plus side if you have children and want to interest them in math and strategy while having fun you can not go wrong with this one. One more thing; if you do deside to purchase this game and plan on using it you better buy more than one or you will find yourself making your friends wash their hands before they could even think of touching it. Do yourself a favor and buy this game. Have fun.

I aint kidding when I say this is the brightest, most colorful, most well designed Monopoly game out today. I have collected a few over the years but this one really puts a smile on your face. The board has a map of Springfield in the centre, if you look closer you can spot each character walking about the town. The Chance and Community Chest cards have Homer, Bart etc in place of the Monopoly man, the properties go from the tire yard and Cletus' shack (the cheapest) to the Country Club and Burns manor (the dearest) The pewter peices are very finely detailed, and there's an offer to buy four more. Also the property cards have Simpsons artwork on both sides.

If your going to buy a Monopoly game, it really has to be this one.

The Simpson Monopoly gameboard is everything I had hoped for. All of the classic Monopoly sites are now labeled with various places featured in the Simpsons show. However, I was very unhappy to find that the pewter game tokens lack the characters of Marge, Lisa, Maggie, and Mr.Burns. In order to aquire these tokens the company asks that you order them for an extra $10. This is a great piece to have for any Simpsons fan who doesn't mind paying extra for, what I consider, key components to the game or the player who can be content without them. Overall, the gameboard makes up for the lack of main character game tokens.

I received this game last year for Christmas and I enjoy playing this version of monoply more then the orginal. I find it better if your a simpson fan. It's cool how they can do the same rules of play but have a different board design. When you get the game you get the chance to order other characters, which is even better. To me it seems to be a faster pace game, but maybe that's because it catches my attention. I think this game would be better for kids who have a hard time learning, with this game it could hold thier attention and have fun and learn all at once. Its a great game all around.

I got this game as a Christmas gift. When my 4- and 6-year olds bothered me to play it, I was afraid it was too 'old' for them.

I was wrong. They really enjoy playing the game, and get into the fantasy of buying the places. (The bowling alley is a particular favorite.)

And I rediscovered something about playing Monopoly: IT'S A GAME! When I was a kid, I remember being terrified of trading with people; I was sure I'd get the short end of whatever the trade was. So I'd sit on my hands and rarely trade. With my kids, I have a much more free-wheeling approach to trades and it helps a lot: the game goes faster, it's easier to get monopolies and it's just generally more interesting.

They're too young for some of the advanced rules (we don't mortgage), but it's still a fun way to spend an evening.

Simpsons merchandise can sometimes be a bit disappointing (come on, you know I'm right), but this game is definitely one of the best out.

The best thing is that it doesn't look cheap or tacky - they really went to town with the artwork and details. Every single item in this game has been modified for the Simpsons theme, right down to the collectable pewter game pieces. The properties have been substitued for those in Sprinfield - Moe's Bar, The Android's Dungeon, The Sleep Ezy Motel and even Cletus' shack are up for grabs.

This is a really good quality game and is worth every cent. It is probabaly the best quality piece of Simpsons merchandise out at the moment.

This is an extremely great version of what is the greatest board game ever created. The rules are of course exactly the same but the Simpsons properties, money, Chance and Community Chess cards and everything else make it a fresh experience. The fact that the game board and game tokens are monorail themed does date it a little reducing it to a four and a half star rating. I would have preferred it wasn't that way with just the four train stations monorail themed. It is still great though but I would also like to have seen more game tokens of the other family members especially Grandpa and Maggie, and also other characters like Mr Burns in addition or instead of the doughnut. They could have also put Snake in the jail cell on that corner of the board rather than the traditional Monopoly criminal icon and Chief Wigum on the Go to Jail Square but maybe I'm just being picky.

This is an excellent gift idea for anyone who even only occasionally enjoys the Simpsons and a must for anyone who is a fan. Also recommended to enjoy the game even more is Monopoly Companion The Players Guide by Philip Orbanes. This book will refresh the rules and save arguments and even teach you some, such as I never knew the number of houses was limited for a reason so that you could strategise and not buy hotels to stop someone else with a set from building. Just buy the game, you won't be disappointed!

The Simpsons Monopoly is a great board game for the whole family. The characters you get are Homer, Bart in a car, Santa's Little Helper, Kang or Kodos(I can't tell them apart), the statue at Springfield, and a 3-eyed fish. Where is the fish from? You can own a lot of Simpsons locations such as Krustylu Studios, Burns Manor or the Kwik-E-Mart. They do leave out other major places in Springfield such as Lard Lad Donuts or Krusty Burger. Oh well. The rules are basically the same as regular Monopoly, except they call each house a Monorail Stop. Included inside the game is the offer to get 4 more characters, if you feel you don't have enough already. The guys(and girls) you get are Mr. Burns, Otto, Marge with Maggie and Lisa. But, WHY NOT KRUSTY?!?!?!? Krusty is more important than some 3-eyed fish in maybe one episode or Otto. Grandpa would have been cool, but it doesn't matter. The game is long, it's not one of those games you feel like you can win at in 10 minutes.

Educationally, the game does great, too. You have to give people an amount of money, so you're counting. But, education kind of lacks against durability and fun, plus to me education does not matter in a board game. Games aren't supposed to educate you. They are all about if they are fun and that the board doesn't fall apart within 15 minutes. If you look at the board closely, you can see lots of serious happenings such as a car crash or a robbery. The board is very detailed, you must have a little of math skills(when I was playing against my brother, he gave me an extra 10 bucks, but I didn't tell him) and it's fun.

The board doesn't break, the characters don't shatter, what else could you ask for? Sure, the location cards and money do rip, but that's life. The game isn't too big, so you can carry it around on road trips or something. You shouldn't play it in the car, or a surface that shakes a lot, because even a roll of the dice can move the houses(monorail stops) onto some other location. The game might be hard for young people, maybe 5 years or under, but their mom or dad can always count out the money for them. So, all in all, this is a great game based on a great TV show. I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to have a great time.

Without going on too long, it's Monopoly. The cards are changed only enough so that the characters from the show are depicted, but the chance and community chest cards' text/instructions are no different than the classic game. That was a disappointment.

However, the board and tokens are enough to get a true Simpsons fan to love this edition. The richly drawn board takes you all over Springfield, with amusing little goings-on on the surface. Overall, it's little different from the regular game, once you take out the incredible richness of being involved in the Simpsons'crazy world.

If you are a monopoly or Simpsons collector, or both, then you MUST have this game.

I am both and I collect versions of Monopoly, and I must say this has become my favorite edition by far, even better than the Treehouse of Horror edition. The pieces are fun, the cards are fun, the money is fun, this entire package is just amazing as both a Simpsons toy and a great board game.