Gaming Notes: Monopoly Deal

I've played Monopoly dozens of times. But Elliott recently introduced me to the game Monopoly Deal. First, I liked the double use of "DEAL" in the name. You DEAL cards but you're also trying to make a DEAL. Neat. It's a card game directly based on the board game -  you're still trying to match property sets and get the greatest total value. It's turn based but fast moving.

It was Elliott, my wife, and I playing. Let's just say that Elliott wiped the floor with us. Elliott completely sunk me pretty quickly and then picked my wife apart until he stole the properties he needed to win.

It's a good game that I'd like to play again.