What with so many different versions of a classic game, I am always skeptical, but this gamer edition is easily my favorite and not just because I am a Nintendo nerd.

So grab your friends, sit down and start throwing shells as you speed around the board on your way to first place!You can flip the lid around 180 degrees and toss the tray but such considerations shouldn’t even be an issue. I love straight away how the coins have replaced the banknotes, I find myself making that noise, you know the one as you collect the coins.

We only bought this because our son was desparate for it - as a spin off I had low expectations but actually I think as a family game it's better than conventional monopoly. You can earn extra properties, get free power-ups, send people to jail, and even steal properties from people!

You’re not waiting for everyone else to run out of money, you just run races until there are no more. Microsoft / Bing Ads: We use cookie tracking to help us understand how effective our digital marketing campaigns and to tailor ads to you. It’s almost impossible to run out of coins unless you land on Go To Jail three times in a row and skip passing go and you ran out of money to bail yourself out after the first two times and only have one property to your name that nets a total of 1 coin should someone land on it while other players are traversing the board, picking up properties and more or less leaving you in the dust. Each race costs a certain number of coins to enter, with rewards being given for finishing in a variety of positions, as well as the winner getting the card itself.

This sequel to the MONOPOLY gamer board game joins forces with Nintendo Mario Kart characters and elements. Finally, the Coins power-up usually gives you three coins, but Mario can choose to move three extra spaces instead!Also, there's a couple of extra characters available if you want more variety and be able to play more than 4 players. Instead of trying to roll doubles across two turns you’ll need to roll a 6, or you can pay 5 coins for an early departure. We were all so bored and without wheeling and dealing on properties it became pretty much a deadlock.