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I recently picked up Monopoly Deal and while I do have a soft spot in my heart for regular old Monopoly, Deal blows it out of the water. More opportunities for

I recently picked up Monopoly Deal and while I do have a soft spot in my heart for regular old Monopoly, Deal blows it out of the water. More opportunities for hostile actions. Much faster pace making it just more fun.

exhilaration 7y ago
I was looking for this comment and I totally agree. My 7 and 8 year olds love Monopoly Deal as well, highly recommended if you want to introduce kids to board/card games. Another bonus is that games only last for 20-30 minutes.
rudiv 7y ago
Monopoly Deal is great. Back in school we used to play it so much we ended up extending the rules to make it last longer. I think our record was 8 shuffles of the deck. If you want to extend your game, you can tweak the number of sets required to win. E.g. make it 2 sets of 2 and 3 sets of 3 or 4 - that should last at least 30 minutes.
IshKebab 7y ago
Yeah Monopoly Deal is still a terrible game by modern standards but it's far better than monopoly and I've had fun playing it. You should really try some good board games though. Carcassonne, Catan and Ticket to Ride are the classic good modern board games. I'd also suggest Love Letter (great short card game for 3/4 players), Colt Express, Camel Up (light fun for 4-6 players), Cash 'n Guns (good for parties), or if you want to get a bit more cerebral, Azul and Sagrada are great. For two players the best ones IMO are 7 Wonders Duel, Patchwork (this is the lightest one), and Battle Line (a traditional card game but you can't play with a 52 card deck, and way better than any other 2 player card game I've tried). All of those are 10x better than Monopoly Deal, and about 1000x better than Monopoly.
- bmsleight_ 7y ago
  Machi Koro is good for kids of monopoly age. It take 30-40 mins and makes for a great finish. You build different types of properties About 10,000x better than Monopoly. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/143884/machi-koro https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/143884/machi-koro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z20szhLeDSE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z20szhLeDSE Agree with Carcassonne, Catan, Ticket to Ride and Patchwork. I will look at Love Letter.

exhilaration 7y ago

I was looking for this comment and I totally agree. My 7 and 8 year olds love Monopoly Deal as well, highly recommended if you want to introduce kids to board/card games. Another bonus is that games only last for 20-30 minutes.

rudiv 7y ago

Monopoly Deal is great. Back in school we used to play it so much we ended up extending the rules to make it last longer. I think our record was 8 shuffles of the deck. If you want to extend your game, you can tweak the number of sets required to win. E.g. make it 2 sets of 2 and 3 sets of 3 or 4 - that should last at least 30 minutes.

IshKebab 7y ago

Yeah Monopoly Deal is still a terrible game by modern standards but it's far better than monopoly and I've had fun playing it. You should really try some good board games though. Carcassonne, Catan and Ticket to Ride are the classic good modern board games. I'd also suggest Love Letter (great short card game for 3/4 players), Colt Express, Camel Up (light fun for 4-6 players), Cash 'n Guns (good for parties), or if you want to get a bit more cerebral, Azul and Sagrada are great. For two players the best ones IMO are 7 Wonders Duel, Patchwork (this is the lightest one), and Battle Line (a traditional card game but you can't play with a 52 card deck, and way better than any other 2 player card game I've tried). All of those are 10x better than Monopoly Deal, and about 1000x better than Monopoly.

bmsleight_ 7y ago
Machi Koro is good for kids of monopoly age. It take 30-40 mins and makes for a great finish. You build different types of properties About 10,000x better than Monopoly. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/143884/machi-koro https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/143884/machi-koro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z20szhLeDSE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z20szhLeDSE Agree with Carcassonne, Catan, Ticket to Ride and Patchwork. I will look at Love Letter.