I’ve always wanted to share about one of my obsessions these days. As a newly married couple we were thinking of board games to play when we have nothing to watch on Netflix (or sometimes we just don’t know how to choose one, haha)
We tried Monopoly (Australia Edition), and because it’s just the two of us, eventually we got bored! Of course. Then we tried Monopoly Deal, but it was very easy for either one of us to end the game too. I think the number of players, which in my case it’s just two of us, somewhat took away the excitement of element of surprise to the game itself.
So one random night, we were joking about mixing Monopoly Board Game and Monopoly Deal. Then we thought, wait a minute. Why not?? Sounds fun! And we did. Since then, it was interesting to play the new Monopoly (or as I call it: Monopoly Hybrid) and I’d share the excitement with you guys. Of course, you’re free to adapt how to play according to your own house rules. Anything that works to make monopoly great again for you, really!
To understand how to play, you will need both Monopoly Board Game and Monopoly Deal.
ACTION CARDS, JUST SAY NO, AND CURSED CARD
- Forced Deal
Swap any one of your Properties with any one of your opponents’ Properties. You may not take a Property that’s part of a complete set. - Sly Deal
Steal one Property from any player, and place it in front of you. You may not steal a Property that’s part of a complete set. - Deal Breaker
Steal a complete Property Set, including any buildings, from any player. - Wild Property
You can use this card as any Action Card, it’s up to you! - Just Say No
Cancel an Action Card that is played against you. - The Cursed Card
You opponent can use this card on you as any Action Card, it’s up to him/her! This is basically like the reverse card of Wild Property. We use the ‘money card’ as the cursed card.
HOW TO PLAY?
1. Insert some Monopoly Deal cards into Chances & Community Chest deck on the Monopoly Board Game!
2. Also put a few Monopoly Cards in the middle of the board, so when you land in Free Parking you also get to pick 1 card randomly.
3. When you pay tax or fines, put in in the middle of the board, and if can get the money when you land in Free Parking.
4. Start the first round by getting the properties you landed for free. By doing this, it’s fun because both players suddenly have lots of properties but also still lots of money.
The rest of the game is played the same way with classic Monopoly Board Game. By putting the action cards into the board game, there will be unexpected surprises happening along the way of the game.
When you get Deal Breaker, for example, you can steal one whole set (with the hotels, even) that your opponent has built by spending lots of money! But on the other hand, he can always get the Cursed Card, and steal them back (or steal something yours that is even better!).
Anyway, hope you have fun playing the DIY Monopoly Hybrid that we accidentally invented. Cheers!!
THE PETITE WIFEY 