Monopoly zAPPed
© 2012 Hasbro, Inc.
Place your iPad or iPhone in the middle of this new type of Monopoloy board, and let it take care of the menial tasks, such as rolling the dice or banking. In the traditional game, if you land on Chance, it used to be that you picked a random instruction card. Now, you might play a hot potato type of game to learn what you need to do. When you land in jail, you can get out by trying your luck at a game that lets you "break" out of jail, by catapulting Mr. Monopoly over a fence and into a getaway car. To buy property or pay the rent, you use the new touch banking cards that use conductive ink that extends your finger into the iPad. By aligning the bottom of the card with the screen glass, you can add or subtract money. The free App, which must be downloaded and installed, also has a memory, keeping track of the up to 20 players, including how many times you've played and how many times you've won. Content includes 20 mini-games in all. The app was produced by the French company Volumique for Hasbro. Coming June 2012. See also Battleship zAPPed (September 2012) and The Game of Life.
$30, iPhone, iPad
Teaches: business, math, logic