When Kammy got home from school I told him he had a "Package" (he gets so excited when any kind of package comes to the house). He was so happy to see a board game, Monopoly Junior!! We have been building up our game collection over the past few years and in fact, I looked for Monopoly Junior last Xmas but couldn't find it!! I remember having the game as a child.
The game has changed quite a bit since I was a kid but its still made with high quality. Instead of the traditional pieces, they now have fun characters as your game players. They also changed the money system and instead of having several different amounts they only have $1 bills. This makes this game so easy for my kinder gardener to play more independently! The board itself is colorful and bright and is similar to the old version. In the old game you would place your houses on properties you own, in this newer version you place your "sold sign" on your owned properties. They are little cardboard signs with your characters face on them.
I see this game as something that will greatly help my 4 year old to read and count effectively (being in kindergarten he is just starting to use these skills). After we complete a game he wants to play it over and over again. Even my 12 year old who played with us, wants to play the game multiple times. I have a feeling we will enjoy this one for a long LONG time.
Overall i highly recommend Monopoly Junior if you have school aged children. It really is the perfect game if you have children of a wide variety of ages. Not only is it fun but its a learning tool for reading and counting. It also hold nostalgic value! I totally played this with my mother when I was Kamden's age! Had I not received this in my Voxbox I would have been all over buying this at Christmas time!
My only comment for improvement on the game would be to include more "houses" or "sold signs" as they are now called. When I played the game with just my 12 year old, I owned so many properties that I ran out of the ownership signs/sold signs! You get 12 but I think you should be provided with 16 (in the event that you owned all 16 properties).
Packaging 5/5 - came in a sturdy box, bright and colourful
Quality 5/5 - all pieces are built to last, board is thick and sturdy!
Difficulty 5/5 - 5 being best for this age, it was easy enough for a 4 year old to understand
Overall 5/5 - We ALL loved this game!
