Appeal will be available on most major retailers in the United States and Europe from August this year
Yes, it will be harder to cheat – at the same time, the game is no longer a way of staying away from the screens. Anyway, it turns out to be a company’s strategy of attracting the younger audience.
In addition, the board will be updated with new addresses and iconic properties will be replaced by playful spaces such as a chocolate factory, a VR roller coaster and a dinosaur park. Park Place and Boardwalk – more valuable real estate so far – will make room for a rocket launching platform and the moon, According to The Verge.
The Monopoly App Banking will be available on most major retailers from the United States and Europe from August this year. There is no launch forecast in Brazil. The starting price of the new version will be $ 24.99, but the application will not have extra cost.
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How will it work?
- All players will select a token and corresponding bank card;
- Property cards are scanned for application recognition;
- Transactions such as purchase of property securities or rent payment will be automated;
- Hasbro will also include mini games to hold users’ attention in the app.
The news did not please everyone, especially parents and educators who use the game to teach mathematics to children and adolescents. Hasbro says the update will accelerate what can often be a long game of playing.
In January, the company already had announced A package of monopoly extensions, including a new board look, with a more compact box for storage, clearer notes, larger chips and modern graphics.