Because of the addition of boss fights, the length of Gamer is defined. Depending on player count you will have a certain amount of bosses added to the game. When someone passes go they will have the choice to fight this boss or let others attempt it. Once all the bosses are defeated the game is over, and the player with the most coins wins. Rent is still in play with the rent being increased if the player who’s property you land on owns multiple properties of the same colour. The special dice is primarily used for take that effects, gaining coins or the chance to grab more coins. It's always an excellent service with brilliant products at a very competitive price - will use again! Components wise, in the most readily available version, the coins are cardboard but of a decent quality. If you manage to get the Deluxe Version, these are plastic. The painted Nintendo characters are decent, and you can get more of them in separate boosters if you wish. While the card quality is pretty bad, most of them won’t be shuffled which is a good job.

When you first open the box, Monopoly Gamer does little to separate itself from the standard game. The board and property cards seem very similar and the player minis are, of course, characters from the world of Mario. But what are these punchboard coins? And where are the community chest cards? And the little dog? Lending the family favourite board game a Nintendo twist, Monopoly Gamer is perfect for your little one that loves all things Super Mario. Replacing traditional tokens with the beloved Mario, Princess Peach, Yoshi and Donkey Kong characters, coins from the game are swapped in for Monopoly money along with battling legendary bosses along the way. Us gamers can get quite snobby on occasion. Monopoly is one of those games that brings out the worst in us, yet it remains on of the best known board games ever. Of course, that doesn’t make it a good game, but it does show the incredibly power of the name. Hasbro have been very active in commercialising the Monopoly brand with various versions based on various cities and IPs. Many of these don’t mess to greatly with the ‘Monopoly’ formula, but how does Monopoly Gamer approach the franchise? Can it capture board game fans with more than it’s moniker? Monopoly Gamer