Monopoly for Switch - Almost like the real board game

Every board game fan knows Monopoly. We have been dragging with dogs, hats, cars and barrows for years to get the best streets. And since 1995 we also do that digitally on the consoles. The disadvantage of these versions is that you can not take Monopoly with you. But with Monopoly for Switch comes to an end!

Monopoly can almost be called the founder of the board games. The popular board game already has countless physical versions and is available in no less than 26 languages. In addition, the popular board game also appears for years for the consoles and handhelds. The most recent version is now out for the Nintendo Switch and let you fight for only 35 euros to your heart's content around the Kalverstraat, the stations and Neude Utrecht.

Everywhere and nowhere on streets!

With this release, Monopoly may have done the best move that could be done. The hybrid console lends itself particularly well to party games, and Monopoly is, of course, pre-eminently. Where you normally have to unfold a board and distribute all the money, you now swing your Switch on and then you're almost ready to play.

You can play Monopoly in TV mode, but also in Tabletop mode, so that the game can be picked up literally anywhere and anytime. So if you're visiting somewhere and you want to play a game of Monopoly, throw your Switch on the table and start using the Joy Con controllers. And that way it's like you're playing the real board game, except that this version is completely digital.

Apart from the fact that there is no physical sign, Monopoly plays something different than the board game for the Switch. The basis is the same so everyone chooses his pawn (where there are countless of his free to play) and then goes on the road to become the boss of the landlords. But you can do that now by shaking the Joy Con controllers (or pressing a button on the Pro Controller). Your pawn then moves automatically.

Furthermore, in Monopoly you can choose two different types of game board: the classic version and the Living Boards. The latter has all kinds of extras such as sounds and animations. Think of sirens and flashing lights if you have to go to jail and in that same scene also an actual cell on the game board. These live signs in the themes ghost town, amusement park and city are by far the most fun to play, because there is always something to see.

Slightly different

It all looks very slick in every style that the Switch offers you. On the other hand, taking turns if your game board 'lives' takes a lot longer than on the normal board. And that is not the only thing that can make a pot longer. The game is just a bit different in a lot of areas than its traditional cardboard brother.

The money is automatically distributed at the beginning and no one is the bank. That is fine in itself, because then nobody is stuck with that task. As soon as someone enters a street, the person gets the opportunity to buy for the asking price or to start an auction. The street is then sold by auction and can therefore become a lot cheaper for a player. This pinging can take a considerable amount of time.

And if you have a street and somebody comes up, you miss that wonderful feeling of that fake money that suddenly ends up on your side of the board. Let alone the payer's gaze if you take up part of his money. A digital Monopoly can never win the charm that kei hard (fake) cash entails.

Developer Engine Software can of course do nothing about the lack of 'real' bills, but a different challenge compared to the physical version of Monopoly has been tackled. Everyone plays with own Monopoly rules and the official rules are often hard to find. And that would mean that with only official rules no one could take this game. Fortunately, the game is set up quite extensively here.

Only fun when you play against each other

With this digital variant Monopoly you can change almost all rules. You choose a possible end goal, for example the first to collect 500 euros rent wins, the first to build a hotel wins or of course the first to apply for bankruptcy. You can also completely customize the rules and even use auxiliary cards.

These give each player certain advantages or the ability to harm another player. Think of taking away a street from an opponent or moving it once to a random spot on the game board. You have a maximum of three of these cards per game

No matter how many features you have in this version, Monopoly is the most fun when you play with others. The game is therefore up to six players offline and online play. And where the offline part works fine, the game does its job very well online! The only drawback when you play online is that it sometimes takes a long time before it's your turn again, without being really entertained by interaction with other players.

And it is precisely that interaction with others in one room that makes Monopoly so nice. This also applies to a game against the AI, you also miss the interaction that the game so desperately needs and sometimes have to wait a very long time for your turn. The computer players are very predictable and very simple to beat, even if you put them on difficult.

Monopoly for Switch Review - The best version so far!

Monopoly should not have the Al, but certainly the possibilities that the game offers on the Switch. You have several plates, the live plates are very entertaining and well designed and there are countless pawns to unlock. You can also completely customize the rules.

Yet Monopoly is really only fun when you are all sitting on the couch. The online function is fun, but lacks the dynamics that are so important in a board game. This version of Monopoly is the closest to the real game and can go straight to the start!

The plus and minus points

✔ Best approach to the board game so far
✔ Almost all rules to adjust
✔ Free to play pawns
✔ Live signs are very nice
✖ You're missing that paper money
✖ Waiting for your turn can take a long time
✖ Playing against AI does not stop

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