Card game
Monopoly Deal (Hindi edition)
Monopoly Deal's quick property card game, with cards printed in Hindi
- Set-up
- About 2 min
- Reading
- Some
The quick verdict
Full verdict ↓Great for Families where Dadi, Nana or a younger child reads Hindi more comfortably than English
Think twice if Everyone in your group reads English easily: the English pack has Hasbro's own online rules and far more how-to videos
How we rate it
Learning curve. Laying property sets is simple, but about a dozen kinds of action card, banking, paying with property and the no-change rule take a game to settle in. That puts it with Ticket to Ride and Codenames at 2 on our scale.
Luck & skill. The draw matters, and a single Deal Breaker can settle a game. Deciding what to bank, whom to charge and when to hold back a Just Say No is the skill.
Interaction. Most action cards are aimed at someone else: rent, steals, swaps and cancellations fly around the table every turn.
Set-up. Shuffle the 110 cards, deal five to each player and stack the rest face down. If someone at the table doesn't read Hindi, keep the reference cards or Hasbro's English rules nearby.
Reading. Money and property cards need almost no reading. Each action card has a short instruction, printed in Hindi in this pack.
Learning curve: 1 = UNO or Connect 4; 3 = Catan; 5 = a heavy strategy game. These describe the experience, not an overall score.
Is Monopoly Deal (Hindi edition) right for you?
Great if
- Families where Dadi, Nana or a younger child reads Hindi more comfortably than English
- Children in Hindi-medium schools who want a game they can read and run themselves
- Train journeys, summer holidays and Diwali evenings with cousins, since it is one small deck
- Mixed-language tables: money and property cards work the same whatever you read
Skip it if
- Everyone in your group reads English easily: the English pack has Hasbro's own online rules and far more how-to videos
- Someone at the table can't read Hindi and won't want the action cards explained for the first few games
- Your group gets upset when a finished set is taken away, because Deal Breaker cards do exactly that
How Monopoly Deal (Hindi edition) plays
Shuffle the deck and deal five cards to everyone; the rest becomes the draw pile. Your goal is to be first to lay down three complete property sets, each in a different colour. The cards in this pack are the same as in the English game, only the words on them are in Hindi.
- Time to teach: about 10 minutes.
- Reading and language: Everything you read in this pack is in Hindi: the box, and the names and instructions on the action cards (Deal Breaker, for example, is printed as डील ब्रेकर with its instruction in Hindi). Money and property cards work by numbers and colours, so they need almost no reading in any language. For English cards, see our Monopoly Deal page.
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A turn, step by step
- 1Draw
Pick up two cards from the pile, or five if your hand is empty.
- 2Play
Play up to three cards: bank money, lay down properties, or use action cards to charge rent and take properties from others.
- 3Pay
When charged, pay from your bank or your properties on the table, never from your hand, and expect no change.
- 4Win
The first player with three complete property sets in different colours wins at once.
The full explanation: how a game of Monopoly Deal (Hindi edition) goes
On your turn, draw two cards (five if your hand is empty), then play up to three. A money card, or an action card you don't need, goes face up into your bank. A property card goes into your collection on the table. An action card can instead be played for its effect: collect rent, take another player's property, swap one, or make everyone pay you on your birthday. At the end of your turn you may hold no more than seven cards.
When someone charges you, you pay from your bank or from the properties on the table, never from your hand, and nobody gives change. A Just Say No card cancels an action aimed at you, and a Deal Breaker takes a whole finished set, so the player who looks closest to winning is always the one under attack.
In a family where some people read Hindi and others prefer English, let a Hindi reader call out each action card as it is played for the first game or two. After that most players know the cards by their pictures and colours. Keeping a little money in the bank and saving a Just Say No for the right moment is how most comebacks happen.
What's in the box
- 28Property cards
ten colour groups - 11Wild property cards
2 for any colour and 9 for one of two colours - 34Action cards
including 3 House and 2 Hotel cards; names and instructions in Hindi - 13Rent cards
3 any-colour and 10 two-colour rent cards - 20Money cards
values from 1M to 10M - 4Quick reference cards
- 1Game rules
Box: 0.14 kg. Handy to know for gifting and travel.
Hasbro's E3113 record and the Hindi pack's listings give 110 cards and game rules. The split by card type follows Geeky Hobbies' card list for the English deck; the totals match, but we haven't counted a Hindi pack ourselves. The box and the action cards are printed in Hindi; money and property cards work by numbers and colours.
Where to buy
How to make sure you get a genuine copyEditions and the details worth checking.
What reviewers and players say
We found no reviews of the Hindi pack itself, so this reflects what reviewers say about Monopoly Deal, which is the same game. Reviewers like that it keeps Monopoly's colour sets, rent and deal-making but finishes in about 15 to 20 minutes with no dice or board, and that there is plenty happening between players on every turn. An Indian blogger calls it the only Monopoly edition he enjoys, but, like many players, he finds the Deal Breaker card too strong, since it can swipe a finished set and end the game in one play. Commenters on a long-running discussion thread describe it as a quick, portable family game that is light on strategy.
What people love
- A full game takes about 15 to 20 minutes, with no dice and no hours-long endgame
- Lots of interaction: rent, steals and Just Say No cards keep everyone involved
- Familiar Monopoly money and properties make it easy to pick up
- A small deck that travels well, and tactics change with the number of players
Common complaints
- The Deal Breaker card can win a game in one play, so players hoard it and their Just Say No cards
- The draw matters a lot, and some players find it light on strategy
Based on 4 reviews and discussions
- Review Monopoly Deal (Bernie DeKoven, July 2009) · Major Fun
- Review The game breaking Deal Breaker card (Nemo, June 2020) · Nemo's Home (captnemo.in)
- Players Why we still love board games (comment thread, December 2012) · Hacker News
- Reference Monopoly Deal Card Game: Rules for How to Play (Eric Mortensen, August 2023) · Geeky Hobbies
Summarised in our own words from the sources above. We don't use Amazon reviews or ratings.
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| Players | 2–5 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 2–5 |
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| Play time | 15–30 min | 15–30 min | 15–30 min | 10–20 min |
| Age | 8+ | 8+ | 8+ | 7+ |
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Questions people ask about Monopoly Deal (Hindi edition)
Is Monopoly Deal available in Hindi?
Yes. Hasbro India sells a Hindi pack of Monopoly Deal, and our Amazon.in link goes to it. The box and the action cards are printed in Hindi, and the game plays exactly like the English version.
Are the Hindi Monopoly Deal rules the same as the English game?
Yes. It is the same 110-card game: draw two, play up to three cards, and be first to complete three property sets in different colours. Only the language on the cards and the box changes, so Hasbro's English rules and English how-to videos still apply.
Can someone who doesn't read Hindi play with the Hindi pack?
Mostly. Money and property cards work by numbers and colours, so anyone can use them. The action cards carry Hindi instructions, so a non-Hindi reader will need them explained for the first game or two, or can learn them from Hasbro's English rules.
Is the Hindi Monopoly Deal made in India?
Yes. The back of the Hindi box says Made in India, and Indian listings name Hasbro India Toys Pvt. Ltd. in Mumbai as the company behind it.
Do the property cards in the Hindi pack use Indian city names?
Indian store listings say the Hindi pack's properties are named after Indian cities rather than the usual Monopoly streets. We haven't checked the full card list, but colours and set sizes decide the game, so it plays the same either way.
Game facts
- Publisher
- Hasbro (Hasbro Gaming)
- In India
- Hasbro India Toys Pvt. Ltd. (Mumbai)
- First published
- 2008
- Players
- 2–5
- Barcode
- 195166134796
- Language
- Little reading – Everything you read in this pack is in Hindi: the box, and the names and instructions on the action cards (Deal Breaker, for example, is printed as डील ब्रेकर with its instruction in Hindi). Money and property cards work by numbers and colours, so they need almost no reading in any language. For English cards, see our Monopoly Deal page.
- Box size and weight
- 0.14 kg
Sources & photo creditsThe references behind this guide.
Facts on this page come from the publisher, the Indian maker or distributor, and the sources below. Photos are credited under each one.
- Hasbro Consumer Care - Monopoly Deal Card Game (E3113)
- Hasbro India - Monopoly Deal Card Game instructions page (G0351, English)
- Hasbro - Monopoly Deal Card Game (E3113) instructions page (Malaysia, English)
- Hamleys India - Monopoly Deal Card Game in Hindi
- Crossword - Monopoly Deal Card Game in Hindi
- Geeky Hobbies - Monopoly Deal Card Game: Rules for How to Play