Monopoly Deal

A visit from a friend in the afternoon to borrow tripod prompted an impromptu gathering of old friends later at night.

On impulse I brought along my Monopoly Deal card that I bought a few weeks ago but never got a chance to play.

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Turned out to be a rather fun game, easy to learn, relatively fast to play, probably at most half an hour depending on the number of players. The winner is the first player to collect three full property sets of different colour.

There are ten property sets with various wildcards to fill in. There are also action cards to steal property, force swap property, demand money as rent or birthday present, et cetera.

The game requires a bit of luck, some strategy and planning. Being ruthless helps too. =P

I am going to list a few things we didn't realised since it's the first time for everyone. I just found out after going through the rules carefully after the gathering. I hope my friends read this before we next meet and play again. ^_^

- "Just Say No" can be used to cancel another "Just Say No" card

- can only have one house and one hotel on any full property set

- can only add a hotel after you have added a house

- can swap Property Wildcards around among different sets on your turn

- related to the above, if you acquire the property you need, you can replace the Wildcard and reuse it elsewhere

Can't wait till the next game! =)