Comment by prawn
9 hours ago
I taught our youngest Monopoly Deal with similar simplification: removed all but properties, birthday and debt collector/etc. Then added property stealing/swapping. Then rent. It was very effective in getting her quickly up to speed.
So hang on, you play with just properties and simple cards; so in this simplified version of the game, you're mainly just trying to collect sets?
Yes, first step is teaching set collection. Then teach tactics that involve the other players’ sets. Then the full disaster. Easier than explaining rent to 4-5yo from the start.
I mean, especially rent that occurs on random times and random properties that you have no way of avoiding. :-D
After my kids fell in love Uno (in all it's versions) - I got them Monopoly Deal and Monopoly Bid - and I have to say they are both brilliant and fun games in their own right and very different to each other.
We then got the Cludo card games and were equally impressed.