Hasbro Gaming Monopoly Deal Card Game, Quick-Playing Card Game for 2-5 Players, Game for Families and Kids, Ages 8 and Up (Amazon Exclusive)...

Monopoly Deal is a small card game that I had low expectations for. It was on sale so I decided to give it a try. Gameplay: Each player starts with 5 cards in their hand. At the start of their turn, they must draw 2 cards then play up to 3 cards. They can either play an action card, a property card, or any card into their personal bank. At the end of their turn, they must discard down to 7. Playing cards into your personal bank is valuable, because eventually you'll need to pay rent or some other shenanigans will occur requiring you give money to your opponents. The catch is, you can ONLY play money from your bank/property, never your hand, so you always want to have cash on hand or else you'll have to pay from your properties - and change is not given. The game ends when one player has completed 3 sets of properties. Pros: 1. The game is quick 2. The game doesn't take up much space (box or table play area) 3. There is some strategy 4. Game teaches set-collection, hand management, and math. 5. The game is quick Cons: 1. There is a lot of luck The game plays quickly at least compared to normal Monopoly. I like that it is a minimalist sort of game - it's just a deck of cards so it doesn't take up a lot of space on the bookshelf and the game itself is easy to play on a card table. I like that this is an easy game that we can play on a weeknight. What I don't like is that it is highly dependent on luck. There is some strategy, e.g. don't play cards that can complete your opponents set unless you can complete it yourself, because some cards allow properties to be traded or stolen. You might be out of luck if you don't have a card to cancel those effects. And always have some money available to pay up rent - keep the small change, because no change is given! So in a way, this game can teach the concept of hand management - making good decisions on what cards to keep or play. This game has similar amounts of luck as another Hasbro card game, Life Goals. However, that game has a storytelling element. This game is less humorous and the "take-that" or attacks on other players is more prominent; it's a more vicious game. I did with the last game, but the victory seemed hollow - I just happened to be lucky with my card draws. I didn't do anything to win except follow the rules. Other Monopoly games that we've tried recently include Monopoly Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and Monopoly Chance. Monopoly Chance is the most different from the standard Monopoly formula and I think definitely worth checking out because it has different game mechanics and vibrant plastic skyscrapers. Although both of those games are longer I think they are more fun than Monopoly Deal. Monopoly Deal is easy to play, it's small/travel-size, but I don't think it's one that I will keep. There are a lot of other card games that are small and quick to play that are more fun. If you are interested in small card games that are easy to play with families, I would recommend instead Life Goals, Timeline or Cardline (at least it's educational and has lots of picture), Similo, or Abandon All Artichokes.

Fun game. Goes much faster than regular monopoly!

This is a nice game for all. We've taught it to our grandchildren and they love it. Easier than the board game and much better than screen or phone time.

Maybe it's the years of my life previously spent on learning/playing the board game. This lures players with the feature balloon saying, "Play in 15 minutes!" I think we'll get there, but the first couple times around take at least an hour while you figure out the different end-game and strategies.

This is a great little card game that we play often. Every hand could be as short as 10 minutes and no longer than 20 minutes. It's easy to learn and easy to teach to new people. Everyone we introduce it to, loves it. For that reason, we've kind of made it our calling card when we stay at an Airbnb to leave our set on the game shelf for others to try. Highly recommend.