University Games Anti-Monopoly Board Game

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Product Features

• The real estate trading game for the 21st Century.
• Revolutionary method of play with multiple set of rules.
• Free market competitors clash with ruthless monopolists.
• Great game fun 2 to 6 players.
• Learn Econ 101 as you play!

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.1 x 10.6 x 15.8 inches ; 2.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0007Q1J9I
• Item model number: 01851
• Our recommended age: 8 - 12 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 8 - 12 years
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• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Anti-Monopoly Board Game, by University Games, is The Real Estate Trading Game for the 21st Century. This game is an update of the "monopoly" folk game invented 100 years ago by Elizabeth Magie. Free-market competitors clash with ruthless monopolist. Competitors charge fair rent, create supply and demand and can end a price war. Monopolists are greedy, charge high rents, restrict supply, but can go to prison for price fixing. The players follow different rules, depending on their status, in their quest for big money and real estate.

Product Description

It's a new spin on an old classic. A featured family game for 2005, Anti-Monopoly is a twist right out of today's headlines: free market competitors clash with ruthless monopolists. Players must choose free enterprise or monopoly, and each group must adhere to different rules. Is the winner the competitor who charges fair market value for rent' Or the monopolist who takes control over entire regions and charges higher fees' For 2-6 players.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Waste Your Time, June 3, 2008

By	LMR (Whitehall, PA) - See all my reviews

Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

Perhaps there is a trick to this game that I am missing, but so far I have found it immensely frustrating. The concept is that you either play as a Monopolist or a Competitor. It is very difficult to win when playing as a competitor, because the rents you charge are much lower, although you pay the same amount as the monopolist for everything. For example, the railroads cost $200, both of you have to pay that amount. The competitor charges $20 rent. If the competitor owns all four railroads, he still only charges $20 rent. However, if the monopolist buys all four railroads, he charges $320 rent. Considering you only receive $100 for passing Go, landing on a railroad could bankrupt you if you are the competitor.

As far as property is concerned, you both still pay the same to own a property, and you pay the same amount for houses and hotels. However, the competitor charges much less rent. For a property with three houses, a competitor may charge $25, while a monopolist will charge $50. As a competitor, you never make back as much money as you spend.

The first four or five times we played this game, the monopolist easily won. The last time we played it, the competitor managed to survive, and the game was "balanced". Then all we did was exchange money back and forth--competitor lands on my property, he pays me. I land on his, I pay him. There was no real way to win the game at that point. The game went on for at least two hours, and I have never been so bored playing a game in my life. We thought if we kept playing the game, we would get better at it and it would become more enjoyable. I think the most enjoyable part of this game would be watching it burn.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A new twist on an old game, January 15, 2007

By	Beth A. Harris - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you are a monopoly collector you know the only thing that changes between sets is the tokens and community chest/chance cards. This game has a lot more to offer. The rules are different for competitors and monopolist. The rent is different, the utilities prices are different and you don't have to own all of one color to build house and hotels. It takes a little getting used to but once you get the hang of this game, you'll love it!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great alternative to monopolist thinking (and its fun)!, January 28, 2009

By	Sista Robin (North Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews

Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

Great game. The instructions are a little complicated at first but it did not take very long to get the hang of it and it was alot of fun! I would highly recommend this game.