Monopoly City Streets, an Online Game Powered by Google Maps
If you like to play the Monopoly, you will love this new online game by Hasbro, called Monopoly City Streets, an online version of the popular board game powered by Google Map.
The game, launched yesterday, 09/09/09, is “an immersive experience that gives players a chance to experience the thrill of negotiating and building first hand. Players can personalize that experience and share it with their friends”
I haven’t really played the game yet, but it looks quite interesting just from a quick peek. To play the online game, you will need to register first and once you register (the game itself is free though), you will get $3 million as your initial fund to play the game.
Players will be invited to register and will be given $3 million Monopoly dollars to start play. You can search for a street, purchase it and then decide if you want to start building immediately or if you want to purchase another street. You can select streets from virtually every city in the world — whether it’s the street where you live or a street in Paris, London or New York. The more you build, the more rent you earn — and if someone owns a street you want, you can contact them and negotiate for that street. The person who accumulates the most money and property wins the game.
Plus, each day you log in and play the game, you will receive another $1 million. In addition, you will also receive rental incomes generated from properties you own, just like the board game.
If you want to try the game, you have to act quickly before the streets you want to buy are taken by others. Besides, the game won’t be live on the internet forever. It is scheduled to be closed on January 31, 2010. For more information about Monopoly City Streets, check out the game’s FAQ page and official blog.
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I’ve been playing Monopoly City Streets for 5 days. It’s actually great after you spend all your beginning money, you really just have to check in once a day and build a few more buildings.
Strategies that I use:
1. I like snagging up as many streets as possible in the beginning. This gives you more room to build on later.
2. Also, I think building more smaller buildings rather than 1 large building is usually safer. People like to sabotage the huge, expensive buildings they see. Also, it seems that in general, building more buildings gives you more chances to get Chance cards.
Note: This game is actually similar to a mobile game that I’ve been playing on my iPhone for a few months now. It’s called Parallel Kingdom and you play on a Google Map and claim territory. It’s more of an RPG though and it is actually way more addicting. Check it out and if you’re in Madison, WI look me up!