Aug 08, 2018 21:00:00

I tried playing Monopoly Game: Cheaters Edition, which recommends cheating and cheating but can really be handcuffed if caught

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Monopoly ' is a popular board game that is popular all over the world and earns assets by rolling dice and moving pieces in a sugoroku manner to buy land and railroads. Banknotes and cards are exchanged many times during the Monopoly game, but it turns out that about half of the players have cheated on Monopoly, which is a problem. Therefore, Hasbro, which manufactures and sells Monopoly, has released 'Monopoly Game: Cheaters Edition' that actively encourages cheating during the game. I bought it and actually played 'Monopoly Game: Cheaters Edition' in the editorial department.

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The package of 'Monopoly Game: Cheaters Edition' looks like this.

From the window opened in the package, you can see a plastic handcuff and an illustration of Mr. Monopoly trying to escape from prison. Under the window, it says 'Get Caught, Get Cuffed!'.

Inside the package were instructions, boards, banknotes, two types of cards, hotel tokens (pieces), handcuffs, and card storage.

I took out the handcuffs that I was most interested in. An illustration of Mr. Monopoly jailbreaking is drawn on a yellow plastic plate, and toy handcuffs are tied with chains. Although it is made of plastic, it plays a role in the production of 'captured'.

The handcuffs case contained a dice and a piece for the player. The maximum number of players is 6.

Of the three types of cards, the Community Chest card and the chance card are familiar to traditional Monopoly. There is also a Heating card in 'Cheaters Edition'.

The board looks like this.

There is a space in the center for placing the Ikasama card.

The land title looks like this. Color-coded by district is the same as in traditional Monopoly, but the Chateauers Edition does not allow you to build multiple homes or hotels, only one hotel. As a result, managing real estate is much simpler and easier in Cheaters Edition than in traditional Monopoly.

Hotel tokens to put on the board

There are five types of banknotes: 10 monopoly dollars, 20 monopoly dollars, 50 monopoly dollars, 100 monopoly dollars, and 500 monopoly dollars.

Banknotes, surplus Ikasama cards, and hotel tokens are lined up in a black 'bank tray.' In conventional Monopoly, a player called a bunker (bank clerk) manages real estate in banknotes and mortgages, but in this 'Cheaters Edition' it is recommended by Ikasama, so the player who is in charge of managing the bank tray is replaced. Will be in charge of.

Each player will get a total of 1500 monopoly dollars from the bank tray, including 3 10 monopoly dollars, 1 20 monopoly dollars, 1 50 monopoly dollars, 4 100 monopoly dollars, and 2 500 monopoly dollars. The instruction manual says, 'I don't have a bank clerk, but let's get as honest as possible when starting the game.' It seems that it has been done.

The game itself is not much different from traditional Monopoly. You can roll the dice to advance the pieces and buy the title if you stop at the land square, but if you stop at the land square already owned by another person, you have to pay the rental fee. ..

The big difference between the traditional Monopoly and the 'Cheaters Edition' is the 'railroad', one on each side of the square board. In the conventional Monopoly, 'Railway' was a square that purchases a title and collects rental fees like other land, but in 'Cheaters Edition', 'When you stop at a railroad square, you are forced to warp to the next railroad square. There is no written right. Also, the 'Cheaters Edition' board does not have 'public company' squares such as water and electricity.

You can be put in jail by stopping in the 'put in jail' box, getting doublet three times in a row, or drawing a 'go to jail' card with a chance card or joint fund card. It is the same as the conventional monopoly. In addition, in 'Cheaters Edition', if cheating is revealed, it may be sent to jail.

When sent to jail, you can put handcuffs on one arm. Handcuffed during play is quite humiliating as well as restricted movement, and the mental damage is clearly higher than in traditional Monopoly.

If you pay 50 Monopoly dollars as bail or roll the dice and get doublet, you will be released from prison. The image below shows an editorial staff member who offered $ 50 to remove the handcuffs, saying, 'If you pay, you will get it.'

Five Ikasama cards are placed in the center of the board. For example, in the image below, the top three are 'sneaking money from the bank,' 'grabbing rental fees that other players should receive,' and 'stealing other players' money,' and the bottom two are 'others. Secretly exchange the title of the land you have or mortgage for your own. '' When you go through the GO mass and receive $ 200, you secretly receive $ 300. '

It is OK if other players do not point out the squid by the time the player on the next turn of the turn who performed the squid rolls the dice. You can get a reward by coming out saying 'I actually did a squid'. In the case of the image below, I tried to secretly take three 100 dollar bills from the bank when I passed through the GO mass. However, because I placed it in a hurry with a suspicious appearance, it was instantly revealed and pointed out.

Turn over the applicable Ikasama card 'Extra Allowance'. If it succeeds, it says 'Well done! The extra money is yours!', But if the squid is revealed, 'Return all the money and tell all the other players.' I will pay 50 Monopoly dollars. ' Of course, Ikasama always carries risks. However, even if you point out Ikasama, if the other party can prove innocence, you will have to pay $ 100 to the other party, so pointing out Ikasama is not risk-free.

There was a chance card that said, 'If you get caught by squid, you can use this card to negate the squid penalty and send one person to jail.' If you are lucky enough to draw this chance card and use it, you can do the trick of avoiding penalties while doing crazy.

Since it is a rule that everyone can play crazy, everyone tends to suspiciously monitor the other player's hand, saying, 'I think they will play crazy.' Therefore, in order to make a squid, it is necessary to look away from everyone from the moment you make a squid. The image below shows the money possessed by an editorial staff member who had at most a few 100 Monopoly dollar banknotes. When this editorial staff rolled the dice on his turn, one of the two fell to the floor.

Everyone was distracted under the desk to pick up the dice that had fallen to the floor, and when the dice were discovered, a wad of 100 monopoly dollars was insanely thick, but no one noticed at this stage. ..

However, before the next player rolls the dice, he shouts, 'The money in the bank is messed up!' And Ikasama is discovered.

Checking the wad of 100 Monopoly dollars revealed that it was a bold crime of stealing not only 100 Monopoly dollar bills but also many 500 Monopoly dollar bills.

This is a fraudulent act called 'Bank Heist'.

The penalty was 'Shame on you! Pay each player 100 Monopoly dollars and go to jail' ...

The editorial staff, who had withdrawn a generous amount of money from the bank, was arrested after being fined.

Regardless of success or failure, the Ikasama card will be removed from the center of the field and replenished with a new Ikasama card when pointed out.

Another editorial staff member was sent to jail and was handcuffed, but he had removed the handcuffs from his wrist, but he was pointed out by haste.

It is a fraudulent act called 'Escape Artist' to remove the handcuffs without permission even though you are in jail.

Pay 100 Monopoly dollars to the editorial staff who did not miss the jailbreak ...

I was bound by handcuffs again.

According to the official rules of Monopoly, the outcome of the game is determined by 'the state in which all other players go bankrupt and only one survives'. On the other hand, in 'Cheaters Edition', the end condition is not stricter than the conventional Monopoly because 'the game ends in that turn when all the properties are purchased', but it still took about 2 hours per play. rice field. The highest player wins by combining the amount of money he has with the price of the title he owns.

I felt that 'Cheaters Edition' has simpler rules and is easier to play than Monopoly. Rather than aiming for victory seriously, playing while riding badly can enjoy the essential part of 'sneaking a squid or seeing the opponent's squid', so it is a perfect game to play with a friend who is not careful to some extent It can be said. There was also an opinion from the editorial staff who played with me, 'Not only will you actively aim for Ikasama, but you may be able to make the game more exciting by pointing out the Ikasama of other players more and more with your own preparedness.' In addition, if you play in a crowded environment on a narrow table, you can create an environment where you can easily make fun of it, which makes the game more flashy.

However, if I was too conscious of Ikasama, I had a stronger impression that I was playing as a completely different game rather than enjoying Monopoly itself in order to devote resources to exploration and vigilance. In particular, it is very difficult to prove innocence for 'money cheating' type Ikasama, and it is easy to win what you point out, so be prepared not only for Ikasama but also for proving innocence when you are pointed out as Ikasama. It's important to think.

Also, if you haven't played Monopoly itself, you will be distracted by the basic rules of Monopoly, such as negotiations and management of land titles, and you will not be distracted by the essential squid. , When Monopoly beginners play, it is also an ant to ignore the squid part and play.

'Monopoly Game: Cheaters Edition' can be purchased from the following Amazon.co.jp for 6191 yen including tax at the time of article creation.

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