Hasbro 4919XXXX Monopoly Junior, Price/each

Let's face it, Monopoly can get very long and is certainly not fast paced enough for a younger child nor is it simple enough for one. Monopoly Jr. is the perfect way to take a great adult game and make it pleasing for the younger crowd. It is based on a theme park with ticket booths, rides, and vendor stands.There are still properties, actually, ticket booths (although you don't have a choice to buy them, if you land on it you must purchase it). There is money and chance cards. Everything is much more simple and yet moves at a fast enough pace to keep even a 5 year old engaged. If you land on a ticket booth that is not yours, you must pay. And like regular Monopoly, if you own all the colors in that set, rent is doubled. So children need to understand how much it costs for one and for two. They also need to pay attention to their properties to make sure other players aren't passing by without forking over the dough.We have found nothing yet that would improve on this version of Monopoly and I have purchased a number of them as birthday presents.I would recommend this for ages 5-10. As a parent, I don't mind playing this one over and over. The game changes each time and the thrill of getting the dark blue properties just before GO is still there.

Our grandkids love Monopoly Jr. and so do we. It's fun and educational for the kids. All the grandkids thru age 10 enjoy playing the game. It's a must have for every household.

This was a Christmas present for our 5 1/2 yr old Grandson and we played it on Christmas Eve after he opened itWe all had fun. It's easier than regular Monopoly and he loved being the Banker.Board games are fun for children of all ages and teaches them how to take turns, count money,learn patience and have fun at the same time. It's fun for the whole family... much better than a child playing video games alone.I would recommend this game to parents or grandparents of children in the 4-6 age group.

My seven year old son loves this game. He usually has a short attention span with board games, but he maintains interest and concentration for the duration with this. It's a fantastic family game and can easily be played with just two players. I played regular Monopoly as an older child and was concerned this might be boring or too childish, but the game retains the basic principles, just slightly simplified. Definitely recommended. Great game.

My seven year old son loves this game. He usually has a short attention span with board games, but he maintains interest and concentration for the duration with this. It's a fantastic family game and can easily be played with just two players. I played regular Monopoly as an older child and was concerned this might be boring or too childish, but the game retains the basic principles, just slightly simplified. Definitely recommended. Great game.

One of the best games, if not the best, non computer game I bought for our little daughter (4 and a half years old). She wants to play all the time, and actually I don't mind, since I love playing it too. Its fun, (and she can learn some maths and such) but I changed some of the rules to make it a bit more interesting strategic wise, and a little bit less harsh for young players. My alternative rules are:#1 Don't start off with handing out free ticket booth cards, like the official rules suggest, but put all these cards into the chance card pile. (shuffle)#2 There is no need that you MUST buy a ticket booth while landing on available ticket booth square. Let the child decide whether or not to buy a ticket booth. (an interesting strategic element comes into play now) The child can decide to buy only cheap ticket booths (save money, especially when running low on money) or to buy only expensive ones (more risky, "big" investments) or simply buy everything. It's all up to the child; this makes it a more strategic orientated. Following the official rules however, will result in a pure chance/luck/no skill based game, which is not so interesting and educational.#3 When drawing a colored `free ticket booth' card from the chance card pile (see #1), don't use the card to occupy a free ticket booth square, or to take over the opponent's ticket booth. Use the card instead as a free ride. So when the child lands on an occupied ticket booth square which is, for example, green, and the child has a, for example, green free ticket booth card, the child can decide to use this card to get a free ride or not. So no money is lost. The spend card is put out of play. This is less harsh than simply taking over somebody else's booth square. Furthermore it's again a more strategic approach, since the child can decide not to use the free ride (when the child has lots of money to spend), but use the card when it's really needed, when running low on money, or when not having money at all... providing another chance to get `lucky', instead of simply loosing the game.Hope the above alternative rules may offer a more interesting approach to this fine game.Enjoy!