Even though this only a 2-star review, I still think this game is worth considering. It's an interesting, if not well thought-out, update of the classic Monopoly game.
Glaring problem #1: As the front of the box exclaims, there are 80 3-D buildings included with the game. Those buildings are easily toppled and moved. On one occasion, we had to abandon a game because the board got knocked a couple inches and we couldn't reconstruct where everything was supposed to be. The pieces should snap into the board somehow.
Glaring problem #2: The buildings are in the center of the board in numbered, colored areas. The actual property space on the gameboard has name, color and number. But, the property cards have only the color and name. Evaluating your properties is a multistep process, look at your card, find that space on the board to get the district number, find that district number and color in the center. And the farther you get into the game, the longer this process takes. Do yourself a favor if you get this game - take a Sharpie and write the district numbers on all the cards.
Glaring problem #3: You can build (black) hazards and (red) bonus buildings in your and other players' districts. You can also build a (red) stadium under certain conditions. But, despite being red, the stadium does NOT function as a bonus building. Did they really think that was never going to be confusing? Railroads are also red but they are not supposed to play in the same place on the board as the other pieces. Too expensive to include one more color I guess.
Glaring problem #4: There are red, black, blue and grey pieces plus skyscrapers, property cards and 7 different denominations of currency. However, the plastic insert tray does not give adequate bins and slots to organize everything. If you get appointed the banker, count on it being a real hassle.
We played the game 4 times to discover these problems. Many of the other reviews mention these same problems. It makes me wonder whether Hasbro did any consumer testing and if so why they ignored it.Get more detail about Monopoly City Edition.
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