Family Friendly Gaming 53 in PDF Format

Players become familiar charactersfrom the Nintendo andDRAGON QUEST universesin a board game that challengesthem to play the real estate andstock markets wisely to win.Players race around the boardtrying to accumulate wealthand hit a target value whilebuying, selling and tradingproperty with friends and familyto see who can be the first tocash out. What appears at firstto be a simple property-buyingboard game offers multiplelevels of money-maximizingopportunity.Players move around one ofmore than 15 boards, buyingshops to build their portfoliosand collecting symbols theycan cash in at the bank to earnmore gold to invest. It takesmoney to make money, so racingaround the board may notbe the best strategy.To capitalize on their monetarygains, players can make investments,play the stock market,purchase shops and collectshopping fees. When playersbuy multiple shops adjacent toone another, the property valuegrows and both shops level up. Other players who land on those squares have to pay an increasedshopping fee.Players can choose to play as a variety of Mushroom Kingdom characters, as DRAGON QUESTcharacters or even as their own Mii characters.More than 15 game boards with different shapes and layouts are available to provide endlessreplay value. The beginner setting called “easy rules” helps newcomers learn the basics, whilethe more advanced, “standard rules” introduces more challenges, deeper strategy options and theability to play the virtual stock market.Play against friends with the Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection.The franchise has been a hit in Japan, and this marks its first appearance in North America.Family Friendly Gaming 56