When Mike and I were staying with Judy near Palmerston North for a croquet tournament Judy introduced us to a card game called Monopoly Deal. To be honest I find Monopoly a little tedious because it goes on for so long and, if you are playing it with children, they tend to get impatient and fractious. I played a lot of card games with my Mum and Dad and Grandmother when I was young but the only card game I have ever truly loved is Bridge. So to have a card game of Monopoly did not sound inviiting. How wrong I was. Monopoly Deal is quite a different kettle of fish. It's fast and serious whilst being light-hearted and full of fun (if played in the correct spirit).
So when we went to stay at Sandra's bach for the weekend a few weeks ago I took along Monopoly Deal. Just as well because the poor weather curtailed our walks a bit. Jayne wasn't too enthusiastic because she doesn't like cards. Like me, though, she was soon converted!
I decided that a few friends were going to get it as presents but couldn't find it in the UK over the internet. So I bought up the New Zealand supply! Now it's available on Amazon UK! Bum. I could have avoided all those games in my case. But they will still be getting it and in the $ version anyway!
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