Back in the day, Hasbro made a game that took the world by storm. A business-oriented fun family board game called Monopoly. Monopoly quickly became a household name as sales skyrocketed, and every family weekend, a game of Monopoly was included.
Unfortunately, with the advent of the digital age, board games saw a drastic decline in sales. But as they say, it’s better late than never. To restore the immense popularity of its classic game, Hasbro collaborated with Scopely to bring its audience a new game Monopoly GO with the old charm.
Monopoly Go offers a vibrant interface where you can play by yourself or with friends. Even though the game features the classic theme, various new features have also been added for the users. You can participate in tournaments, go on heists against your friends, and buy Monopoly Go stickers from LootBar to earn more money.
Gameplay
Much like its classic board game version, Monopoly Go features a circular board layout. You roll the dice and move through the board, where every block allows you to purchase property. Once you own a property set i.e. all properties of the same color, you have the option to build houses and hotels.
Building houses and hotels increase the rent value of these properties and significantly boosts your income. Every time one of the other players lands on your property, they will need to pay the rent. The rent will keep on increasing, depending upon the number of hotels and houses on that property.
Landing on Chance or Community Chest will lead to random events. These events could provide you with rewards such as cash, dice rolls or stickers. They could also trigger penalties, which would include paying rent or moving to a particular place. In the game, these cards always keep unpredictability on the rise.
The end goal here is to own it all and earn the maximum revenue from rent and taxes.
Connecting with friends
While Monopoly Go happens to be mainly a single-player game, there are many ways through which you can interact with your friends and have a wholesome experience.
One of the ways through which you can connect with your friends is through your contacts list. The game will require permission to access your contacts. Once you grant the permission, it will display all your contacts who have a Monopoly Go account registered with the number stored on your phone. You can then send invites to all these people.
Another way of adding your friends is through Facebook. Similar to the previous method, the app will ask you for access to your Facebook account. Once granted, it will display a list of all your Facebook friends, whom you can send invites to.
You can also invite people who are not in your friends list, through a link or a generated code.
To manage all of your friends, there’s a friend list within the game that displays each of your in-game friends.
Connecting with your friends not only provides social interaction but also helps to keep the nostalgia of the game alive. Also, it helps to grow a feeling of community, as you trade Monopoly Go Stickers and help your friends to complete their collection while they help you to complete yours.
Events and Tournaments
There are numerous activities in Monopoly Go, through which you can involve your friends in the game.
Co-op events are perfect for collaborative gameplay. In co-op events, you coordinate with your teammates to achieve the given goals. The goals might vary with time. From collecting resources to upgrading buildings, it could be anything. This kind of event focuses on strategizing, resource pooling, and task allocation among teammates. The in-game chat feature plays a crucial role in these events as you constantly use it to communicate with your team.
If you are someone who is into side-quests, mini-games are just the thing for you. Mini-games appear when you land on special board spaces or appear as part of limited-time events. You can have some really fun interactions with your friends through mini-games. Land on a Bank Heist space and you could steal money from one of your friends. Or land on the shutdown space, attack your opponent’s landmark, reduce their earnings, and earn big rewards.
When it comes to competitiveness, all the heists and shutdowns you do earn you points. These points are tracked through the Monopoly Go leaderboard. The leaderboard keeps track of every objective and action you perform and ranks you accordingly. You can accomplish a variety of tasks to move up. They may include landing on certain board spaces or participating in mini-games. Compete with your friends to secure your place at the top.
Tips and Strategies while playing with friends
While competing with friends, you can always employ certain tips and tricks to give you an extra edge over others. Some of the tricks include-
Use multipliers: Always use dice multipliers wisely to optimize your earnings without running out too quickly.
Upgrading properties: Always prioritize upgrading full-color sets and landmarks to boost your earnings significantly.
Sticker Trading: Trade stickers with friends and help them complete their collection while asking them to help you complete yours.
Time Heists and shutdowns: Make sure to attack wealthy players in Bank Heists to obtain huge rewards. For lockdowns, use multipliers to increase tournament points.
Conclusion
After all these years, Monopoly Go still maintains the nostalgic and family theme of its predecessor. Times have changed and so have people, but even today, one can always make time to rewind with their loved ones over a game of Monopoly. This new game aims to provide something unique while preserving something old. Which is not just the game, but the joy it brings.
