WS Game Company Monopoly Vintage Bookshelf Edition Board Game, 2-6 Players | Classic Family Strategy Game

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WS Game Company Monopoly Vintage Bookshelf Edition: What to Know

This is the one to buy if the contents matter as much as the case. The tokens are die-cast pewter rather than the stamped metal or plastic of current retail sets, and WS names three of the six specifically, the Scottie Dog, Top Hat and Race Car, which are the ones people care about. The houses are green wood rather than plastic. Those two substitutions are what justify the price difference from a supermarket Monopoly, and they are immediately obvious when the box is opened, which makes this the strongest gift in the line.

The graphics are drawn from the 1935 edition, so the board, cards and money carry the original period design rather than a modern refresh. For a game whose appeal is substantially nostalgic, that is the right decision.

Player count is 2 to 6, the widest in this line, and the stated age is 8 and up. Six players also means six tokens, which is why the pewter matters: a set of six die-cast pieces is the single most tactile thing in the box.

The case is the line standard: a fabric book case measuring 10.6 by 8.4 by 2.6 inches, designed to resemble an elegant hardcover volume for upright shelf display.

Two honest notes, both about the game rather than the edition. Monopoly is a long game with a well-known reputation for outlasting everyone's patience, and a premium edition does not change the rules; if your household does not already enjoy it, nothing here will fix that. And at 2 to 6 players the game is genuinely better at the higher counts, because with two players there is too little competition for properties for the trading to matter, which is the same structural point we noted about CATAN.

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