Game Follow Up

The game has ended, and we drift back into the daily grind, Hasbro may come back with this game in some form, but it won't be the same as this first round. It was an adventure, never certain where it was headed.  We built up streets after searching them out tirelesly, saw them attacked, then sadly sold them off,or rebuilt them as we could. This game was fun, searching for streets was an unexpected adventure.

The art on this blog

The pictures above are some of the 3d schematics of buildings from the Columbian Exposition of 1893. All were created in the Lightwave 3d program which I use as a freelance artist and teacher. My interest in the Columbian Exposition started after reading the book Devil in the White City, which I highly recommend, its a great read. I undertook the building of the "Court of Honor" a small section of the massive fair, and its taken me many years to work it to its present state. It is still quite unfinished and will probably take several more years before its complete. I decided to use the art for this blog because the fair so clearly represented the era of growing monopolies and big buisness. Many of the big tycoons were represented at the fair, Carnegie, Edison, McCormick, Krupps, and many others. So the setting fit the monopoly theme.

Closing Day

"MONOPOLY City Streets has officially ended! Thank you to everyone - all 5 million of you from across the world - who played during the past three months. It has been absolutely amazing.

We're currently collecting all the data from the game so that we can share with you a few results. Please check back in a few days." Hasbro Statement
Well here we are at the end, Sometime today it all comes to a close, the streets will be swept, the leaderboards cleared. It was an interesting experience, and we've all met people along the way.
 Our precious hard won streets reside empty and alone in data land. For all the various problems we've found this game fun, captivating, and sometimes exciting. Most gamers would say it was lame, perhaps it was, but it allowed you to set your own pace,when building, selling, and trading. We will likely see this game again soon, hopefully in a more enhanced form, with heartier street search, tighter rules and less taxes and penalties. Thank you all for visiting our blog, we hope you had fun visiting, playing games and discussing game play. Good luck to all hope you've reached your goals.

The End Is Near

  

Well now we know, the game ends on Dec 9th , 6 days from today. Suddenly we are faced with the inevitable. Let us know how you feel now that the end has been announced.

And now this, streets unaccesible, game barely functional. The last days were not supposed to be like this . Never thought We'd see cones on a blue street. Theres a first for everything

 

Magic Street

Magic Streets

A player showed up in MP chat yesterday with this street. He said that he could build one specific building endlessly, something he found by accident. The cone doesn't seem to go away after building, so they just pile up. We'd heard about this earlier in the game, but here's the proof.  This road is priceless and I've kept the owners identity secret. 6000+ buildings on a 34 mil street, over 4 bil in rent. We wonder how the street handles hazards/bonuses. If he could bury the bonus bldgs on the same spot, would attackers not be able to get him. Could this be a un-attackable street too?

"Monopoly Wives"

"Monopoly Wives"

For the last months MCS has dominated our lives. As we build, bargain, and buy our way to glory and global domination,our poor spouses/partners/families have had to hear all about it. Our family, and friends are all sick of hearing about what streets we own, what our standings are, etc...We invite you all, to share your views, if you can get away from building for a second.  How has this has effected / impacted your lives.