Monopoly Deal – When You Don’t Have 5 Hours To Play the Real Thing

Where would we be if it weren’t for the lessons we learned from playing marathon sessions of the board game Monopoly when we were kids?

Namely the lessons of:

1. When you have a lot of money you can do whatever the fuck you want, and…

2. Cheating

But in the fast-paced, instant gratification world we live in, who has time to sit down for 5 hours to play the board game anymore?

Enter Monopoly Deal

My family and I (and, yes, that includes my teenager who may be the game’s biggest fan in our house) have spent HOURS playing this fast-past card game (you can knock out a game in about 15 minutes).

It quickly became a family favorite (and a welcome alternative to UNO which, I’m sorry, but just became painful to play). We love it so much we’re already on our 2^nd deck cuz we wore out the first one from playing so often.

In this card game, the winner is the first one to accumulate 3 sets of properties.

And, fear not… as with the board game, you can totally screw over your kids along the way.

You can use a “Sly Deal” card to steal a key card from an opponent. The “Deal Breaker” card that lets you swipe a full set of their cards. Plus there are all sorts of other cards to get opponents to pay you a bunch of money… as well as other twists and turns that make this game a blast.

And BONUS… since it’s a card game, there’s no paper money to lose and there are no little pieces for your 5 year old to swallow.

At around $6, this is arguably one of the cheapest sources of fun for your whole family that you’ll find. There’s good reason it’s got a 4.8 out of 5.0 star rating on the internet based on over 6,200 reviews.

Whether you’re looking for a fun, quick game to take on vacation or just something that may actually get your family to put down their phones and do something together in the evenings or on the weekends, give Monopoly Deal a whirl. Yes, it’s THAT good!!