Monopoly is the granddaddy of all modern board games. It has been played (and sometimes even finished!) by millions of people all over the world. Surely there is no way to top it, right?
Wrong!
In 1974 Milton Bradley came out with Prize Property! The goal of the game is much the same as Monopoly (build as big of a real estate empire as possible) but in this game you're building a resort. And you don't actually crush your opponents. The one that completes all of their buildings first wins. Note that there is no track or pawns to move. Everything is done through business deals.
This is a fairly large game in a fairly large box (companies typically made games big to dominate shelf space in the game aisle). Let't take a look, shall we?
As you can see, there is a lot of stuff in the box. Stuff in boxes is good, of course, and as kids the more stuff and the more gimmicky stuff the better! This box contains whole buildings! And that gavel is very important (and clever). But more on that later...
This is the board opened up. As you can see, it has shaped where the building are to be built. But you don't start here...
You start here! You see, you have to develop the land first. Each player's section has three parts that must be cleared and prepped before building can occur.
At the end of the game, if everyone built everything (which is impossible) the board would look like this.
Now, let's look at the rules!
And all those cards and the gavel that decides court cases that they were talking about? Here they are! You know you're playing a high stakes game when the lowest amount on any bill is a cool million!
So, is this game fun? Absolutely! You can even pretend you're building a Disney resort if you want! (Disney really should bring out their own version). I picked this game up at a thrift store many years ago and my daughter and I played it quite a bit. Always good times!
So, there you have it. An improved Monopoly game! I'm glad I could help!
Until next time, keep searching for treasure!
This game DOES sound like fun! I don't think I ever saw it in stores at the time ('74 ish), nor have I ever heard of it before. I love how the prices reflect a more realistic amount (millions!) I also like that the board doesn't have a 'track' (of properties) that you must land on (or avoid), like Monopoly. And the gavel with the marbles is rather clever.
ReplyDeleteA nice find, Stu. Thanks.
Sure! It's my job! Well...not really.
DeleteAnyway, after messing with it, I feel like playing it again, lol!
This definitely looks like more fun than Monopoly. (I haven't played Monopoly in years, and probably NEVER will, again.). But I'd try this game. Maybe, Stu, you should add this one to our group game night.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!
Did and done, Sue!
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