Hasbro Games Monopoly Free Parking Jackpot Expansion Pack for Classic Monopoly Game

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This was the perfect expansion! It was easy to learn because the instructions were clear, easy to bring on the plane to play during a long haul flight, and durable enough to survive a water spill on the plane. Highly recommend!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This was such a fun addition to a classic game! It helped make the game go a little faster and breathed new life into a well known game! Packaging was solid and easy to add to base game!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The Free Parking Jackpot is a controversial part of Monopoly in our home. Everyone seems to have their own version of what happens! So after introducing the set rules of the free parking jackpot, there’s no confusion. It adds so much more excitement to the game. Landing on Free Parking lets you collect all the money accumulated from taxes and penalties… making the game end abruptly with an underdog taking the win. The Free Parking Jackpot rule can really speed up the game because it gives players a big cash infusion. It can also help someone who's behind catch up quickly. I love that it makes the game have a random streak, since a lucky roll can suddenly give one player a huge advantage, regardless of their strategy or property holdings. So in our house, it added nothing but excitement to the game and avoids so much confusion! We love it!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I have to admit, when I hear “expansion” I immediately think it is going to be something that makes the game more complex and longer. But in the fine print on this box, it reads “makes the game faster” and boy does it. First, it is really going to mess with the banker, you know the one that pockets a few bills each transaction? Well, money from the Free Parking Jackpot now gets dropped directly into a big pile that everyone can see, far less goes through the hands of the banker, so good luck there. And, there are bonus cards to give you free properties or free houses, so no money moving through the banker there, either. That playing field just got a lot more even.  So, let’s talk logistics, set up your Monopoly Board (you will need a full board game in addition to this expansion), and slide “spin” spots over Chance and Community Chess spaces, and slide the Free Parking spinner attachment over the parking spot on the board. You get a pack of Bonus cards in the Free Parking Jackpot kit. These cards are used in place of Chance and Community Chess (sorry beauty pageant queens, you get to sit this one out). You get to spin when you land on a property you own, when you land on a spin space, or when you hand in a spin chip (which you can collect, instead of rent, when someone lands on your property). Spins add up quickly. When you land on Free Parking, you get the Jackpot, a Bonus card, and drive the Deal Mobile (a new shiny piece, also in the expansion kit). Fair warning, the spinner has both good and bad pie slices. Red slices, you pay into the Jackpot, green slices get you the jackpot, a free house, the ability to buy any open property, or the Deal Mobile. When you are driving the Deal Mobile, you can acquire open properties you land on for free and you pay no rent to others. Now you see how this game has turned into a sprint! It is a lot of fun to play. The expansion kit arrived a couple weeks before the holiday, which gave us something fun and new to do during our break. I highly recommend it, especially for those who love to mix things up with “house rules”. The rules were easy to pick up on, and there is a little reminder card for each player, to help out. I plan to look into other expansion kits so we can mix and match game-playing experiences. Get yours, today, and enjoy!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Easily the best unofficial twist in Monopoly. Instead of being a boring rest stop, Free Parking becomes a full-blown jackpot zone, collecting all taxes, fines, and fees. It adds chaos, drama, and keeps broke players in the game. Monopoly just isn’t the same without it. Great addition!