Monopoly Gamer

The 2017 Nintendo edition of Monopoly, with Super Mario characters, coins, power-up dice and boss fights.

Designers: Joe Bradford, Ed Gartin, Austin Rucker
Published by: Hasbro

Monopoly Gamer (2017) is the Monopoly game with a Nintendo twist. Instead of standard tokens you play Super Mario characters, such as Mario, Princess Peach, Yoshi or Donkey Kong, each with their own special power. Coins replace Monopoly money, a power-up die triggers special abilities, and you battle bosses, with Bowser waiting at the end. It is not just about cash: you score points for buying properties, collecting coins and beating bosses, and the highest score wins. If you grew up on Mario and like the Monopoly idea of buying and swapping, this is a friendly, goofy variant built for two to four players, in about an hour. It plays more like a video-game mashup than the classic.

Play as Mario, Peach, Yoshi or Donkey KongCoins and a power-up dieBoss battles up to Bowser

Who it's for

You love Mario and want a goofy, familiar roll-and-move game to play with kids or Nintendo fans.

Not for you if…

You dislike roll-and-move and the luck of Monopoly, because this keeps those foundations.

Vibe's take

Familiar roll-and-move rhythm with a video-game coat of paint. You collect coins, trigger power-ups and gang up on Bowser.