Monopoly Builder Board Game, Strategy Game, Family Game
Monopoly Builder Board Game, Strategy Game, Family Game, Games for Children, Fun Game to Play, Family Board Games
Diamond Penthouse
Aim high! Players aim to build the coveted Diamond Penthouse. There’s only one, so once it’s built, the game’s over. The player with the most points wins.
| Dimensions: | 6.3 x 27.9 x 27.9 cm; 1.18 Kilograms |
| Model: | F1696 |
| Material: | Paper |
| Colour: | Multicolor |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Age: | 8 years and up |
| Assembly: | No |
| Dimensions: | 6.3 x 27.9 x 27.9 cm; 1.18 Kilograms |
| Material: | Paper |
A lot of hole punching on 1st set up, with 60 just on the board for the tower blocks.
When you’re playing the game with 2 players, it has the potential to be a really quick game because you can focus your attention on just building one tower. This can be a positive or negative depending on the speed of game you want.
You can be strategic about when to place the penthouse; as when you start to learn how many points each of the colours of properties will give at the end of the game, you take note of which properties your opponent buys, obviously you can see their buildings on the board, their cash, and whether they’ll get the community builder bonus points, you can work out how many points they’ll have and then decide whether to place the penthouse. Competitive edge or cheating?
I still believe that no monopoly game compares to monopoly deal, I know deal is a card game and not a board game, but, under the monopoly brand, monopoly deal can’t be matched.
I love the original game so was keen to try this new spin on my favourite game of all time.
Monopoly builder is just like regular monopoly but they have added the concept of resources. If you own a particular property, when players throw specific dice you get resources. You use resources to build buildings in the middle of the board.
There is only one penthouse (that goes at the top of the building). When it gets built, the game ends but the person with the penthouse isnt necessarily the winner. You get points based on a variety of things (like who has the most money, who has the most buildings, the properties you have) and the points tally determines who actually wins.
Its a spin that takes the emphasis from building property to collecting resources which you use to build buildings and it feels like there is a healthy swathe of luck attached to the outcome, especially when you throw in curve balls like Chance cards that let you steal resources. Personally, it wasnt for me and I prefer the original but thats personal preference so iv given this 4 stars.
Excellent variation on the old board game that gives a new slant on the game, whereby you have to construct buildings as normal – but, rather than the old houses and hotels, these can be multi-storey buildings, with the ultimate aim to own a block of flats with a penthouse. There is an incentive to carry on playing as the game is decided by a points total at the end. It makes for a different game experience, but still a good one. Four stars.
Yet, when we tried this builder version, they seemed to be more willing to play along.
This is ideal if you really want to get everyone involved in the game, but struggle to keep the younger players attention.
A great variation on the original game, this has been well-received in our house, particularly with the 11 and 12 year old!
This is a cool twist on the original game. Sadly it causes no less arguments amongst players haha
Instructions are clear and if you have played the original or any of the branded spin offs then you will have no trouble with this.
With this edition, you will still argue, laugh, cry and probably cheat your way to victory. That is what Monopoly is all about!
The kids like the product very much and they play at least once a week