Monopoly Go is a mobile phone adaptation of the famous Monopoly board game and a darn good adaptation. The graphics are the first thing that reel you in straight away, the design of the game is spectacular and it is as easy to play as the board game is.
So, are the features of Monopoly Go the same as Monopoly board games? How do events transpire in the game? And how does the gameplay work? Well, we have it covered, let’s dive straight into it.
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Monopoly Go – Gameplay
The game throws you straight into New York City, you have some funds to develop certain areas as a tutorial. It asks you to build five areas of New York, you have to fund those moves by playing Monopoly Go.
You are given 40 default rounds of rolling dice. Over the course of time and with added bonuses and achievements, the dice count will increase but the default at the start of the game will remain at 40 rounds.
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As you go around the Monopoly Go board, the usual features appear where you buy properties, go to jail, do a heist, go around, and more. Additional features include x2 or x3 bonus for earnings as you progress in the game.
Once you finish upgrading New York, you will then move on to London and then Venice and then Paris, and so on. The game will become more expensive but the rewards will double and triple as well.
Features
Dice
The features are the same as the board game and exceptionally well done. You move with the roll of dice. You can even put the dice roll on automatically if you do not want to tap on the roll dice button every single time.
In Monopoly Go, You can build properties and then collect rent by putting little green houses on them like in the board game. The more houses the more rent you collect. The game is all about collecting enough cash to upgrade the City that you are playing for.
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Cash
Talking about cash collection, you can collect cash from various modes. Going around the board or lapping the board will give you a “go around” bonus every time.
Additionally, there is renting the property, there is also destroying properties of other players that give you cash, also the bank heist feature where you complete a puzzle to gain easy cash.
Building Cities
As you progress through Monopoly Go, the upgrades become more expensive. Chances are you might run out of rolling dice and then either wait for a certain amount of time to get your default 40 chances back or buy more chances by paying money(Real money).
The point is, as you get better in the game, the game will get tougher and the money will also be a bit hard to come by. You have to use all the tactics you know of the game to extract as much moolah as possible with each round.
Building cities will also eventually level up you as a player and with leveling up a player, you will get rewards.
Shields
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Gaining shields in Monopoly Go will help you protect your properties from other players. You can destroy other player’s property with the Shutdown card same way other players can use the same card to destroy your property but the shield feature protects your properties from getting destroyed.
Rewards
The game offers lots of rewards as has been the case with the board game.
Additional Dice and Cash
Keep playing, keep winning. The more you level up, the more you win. With every passing level, you get additional dice to roll around and cash to fill your kitty. You will also get random additional dice rounds in the game after successfully coming out of the jail.
You also get additional dice rounds and cash with every victory. If you complete upgrading a city, you will automatically be handed a certain amount of cash and dice rolls.
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Daily Rewards and Offers
Keep an eye out for daily offers and rewards on the screen. Daily rewards will include cash, dice rolls, or stickers. It is a default reward system for every game but it is still an effective way to boost your kitty.
Community Chest
You will need to add five friends to unlock this feature but once unlocked you can hit the jackpot through this feature. Community chest cards are another way to gain more cash and jackpot means jackpot baby!
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Miscellaneous Rewards
There are seasonal rewards such as Thanksgiving Partners where you can invite other players from the game to team up and then create Thanksgiving dishes to win rewards. The rewards can be either cash prizes, stickers, or more.
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Stickers
Collect stickers from within the game to gain massive rewards. Stickers usually come after you level up, you have to complete a set of stickers to gain rewards.
The rewards for collecting stickers are huge as you can finish off upgrading half of your city by collecting the massive prize, on top of that you will also get additional dice rolls.
Stickers can also be acquired from daily offers and rewards. There is no comparison when it comes to rewards with stickers, they are the most generous source of rewards in the game so do keep collecting those stickers.
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Conclusion
The game is a certified banger even on the mobile phone and the developers have done a stellar job in keeping the game as it is.
You don’t have to carry the board game all around with you anymore, you and your family/friends can invite each other and just play the game online!
Check out our other Monopoly Go guides like clearing a board on Monopoly Go or getting rich in Monopoly Go!
