House Rules

[Mirai Gen]

Battle Monopoly.

We made a big conversion chart from Monopoly money to 3.0 DND equipment. Entering the same square as your enemy provoked a DND battle, loser goes to jail.

Fun times.

[Arcanum]

A long while ago, back when I watched the Yu-Gi-Oh anime on saturday mornings (the one with Yugi actually in it, not that shitty GX crap) my friend and I wanted to play Dungeon Dice Monsters (you know, that game in that spin-off/filler arc). The only problem was that we didn't want to buy the actual Dice Monsters game they were selling in the game shop, and this was also after I had gotten rid of most of my Yu-Gi-Oh cards in favor of Magic: The Gathering cards. So we made our own version of the game using MTG cards, and card-protectors as the "paths". I forget all the rules and whatnot, but it actually worked out really well.

[Drownball-Champ]

Originally Posted by Arcanum Darkfire

A long while ago, back when I watched the Yu-Gi-Oh anime on saturday mornings (the one with Yugi actually in it, not that shitty GX crap) my friend and I wanted to play Dungeon Dice Monsters (you know, that game in that spin-off/filler arc). The only problem was that we didn't want to buy the actual Dice Monsters game they were selling in the game shop, and this was also after I had gotten rid of most of my Yu-Gi-Oh cards in favor of Magic: The Gathering cards. So we made our own version of the game using MTG cards, and card-protectors as the "paths". I forget all the rules and whatnot, but it actually worked out really well.

I got the DDM set as a gift from someone, but it came with 6 monsters total i believe. So me and a friend used our decks and digimon toys. We cut the last two digits from the card's attack and defense. We used a chess board as the field placing the paths on top. Modifying monster effects on the go was a pain though.

[Jagos]

Originally Posted by Mirai Gen

Battle Monopoly.

We made a big conversion chart from Monopoly money to 3.0 DND equipment. Entering the same square as your enemy provoked a DND battle, loser goes to jail.

Fun times.

... That has got to be the best idea I've heard in a LONG time for how to improve Monopoly.

[phil_]

Originally Posted by Mirai Gen

Battle Monopoly.

You mean Dokapon Kingdom? I've been wanting to contribute to this thread, but I can't decide which is actually house rules to that game; being able to physically attack other players or not being able to physically attack other players. Those of you with any experience in the game will understand what I mean.

Also, "Cluedo?" We in the states call it by it's real name, Clue. I believe that the rest of the world's inability to call it by its real name speaks to some deficit in your national characters.

[Melfice]

Originally Posted by phil_

Also, "Cluedo?" We in the states call it by it's real name, Clue. I believe that the rest of the world's inability to call it by its real name speaks to some deficit in your national characters.

No, it's just a matter of translation.
Clue translates to "aanwijzing" in Dutch.
Cluedo is simply the nicer sounding alternative, even if it is a made-up word.

In that line of thought, why aren't you guys calling gin "jenever".
That's the original name for the drink.

[Professor Smarmiarty]

Originally Posted by phil_

Also, "Cluedo?" We in the states call it by it's real name, Clue. I believe that the rest of the world's inability to call it by its real name speaks to some deficit in your national characters.

You do realise it was invented in Britain and it's name is actually Cluedo. It was shortened to Clue for Americans because they struggle with two syllable words obviously.

[Mirai Gen]

Originally Posted by phil_

You mean Dokapon Kingdom? I've been wanting to contribute to this thread, but I can't decide which is actually house rules to that game; being able to physically attack other players or not being able to physically attack other players. Those of you with any experience in the game will understand what I mean.

It might be Dokapon Kingdom, but it got pretty awful reviews all over the board despite the fun concept so I never played it.

'Sides it's 90% Monopoly and 10% DND, since there's only battles once you land on the same square.

[phil_]

Originally Posted by Mirai Gen

It might be Dokapon Kingdom, but it got pretty awful reviews all over the board despite the fun concept so I never played it.

Dokapon really doesn't fit the mold of normal video game review schedules, as far as I understand them (a few weeks at most, mostly alone). So this leads to negative reviews because, and I'm assuming here, they were playing against the cheating AI that yells annoying crap before it takes its turn, which is frustrating and robs the game of much of its satisfaction. A "proper" round of Dokapon requires human opponents and days of play, but under those conditions it's a really fun game that requires thought and planning and feels satisfying when you win and only lets you blame yourself for losing.

Honestly, it has to be planned out like pen-and-paper RP sessions to be really fun, but if you can corral enough people to play regularly, then it is really fun. But that's a lot to ask when you just want to play video games.

And, uh, house rules or something.

[The Wandering God]

Originally Posted by Mirai Gen

Battle Monopoly.

We made a big conversion chart from Monopoly money to 3.0 DND equipment. Entering the same square as your enemy provoked a DND battle, loser goes to jail.

Fun times.

If you liked that, you might want to check out Culdcept, a mishmash of Monopoly and Magic: TG.

On topic, I have to say I can't remember ever playing a game of Monopoly where you could not buy property until you go around the board once.