Family game

Monopoly Ultimate Banking

Tap-card Monopoly where rents climb and Event cards crash the market

2–4players · best with 3-4
30–60 minplaying time
8+recommended age
Learning curve
Easy2 / 5
EasyDemanding
Luck & skill
More luck than skill
LuckSkill
Interaction
High
Set-up
About 3 min
Reading
Some

The quick verdict

Full verdict ↓

Great for Monopoly fans who want the familiar board and two dice in a game that's over in about an hour

Think twice if You want children to practise handling money and making change

How we rate it

Learning curve. The roll-buy-pay loop is the classic one and the unit does the sums, but rent levels, Event cards and Location spaces are new rules to learn. That puts it with Ticket to Ride at 2 on our scale.

Luck & skill. Two dice and 23 Event cards drive much of the game, and one card can boost or crash a whole colour group. Buying, auctions and when to use a Location space give you some control.

Interaction. Everyone bids in auctions, rents rise each time someone lands, and Event cards can target any player's properties.

Set-up. Fit three AAA batteries the first time. Then sort the Title Deeds, shuffle the Event cards and tap each Bank card on the unit to load the starting money. There are no notes to count out.

Reading. Event cards and Title Deeds have short English text that is read aloud. The unit shows only numbers.

Learning curve: 1 = UNO or Connect 4; 3 = Catan; 5 = a heavy strategy game. These describe the experience, not an overall score.

Is Monopoly Ultimate Banking right for you?

Great if

  • Monopoly fans who want the familiar board and two dice in a game that's over in about an hour
  • Families where nobody wants to be banker or count out notes
  • Children who like tapping their own card and hearing the unit's sounds
  • Groups who enjoy surprises, since Event cards can raise or crash rents at any moment

Skip it if

  • You want children to practise handling money and making change
  • You prefer planning to luck: one Event card can undo a strong position
  • You need a game for more than four players

How Monopoly Ultimate Banking plays

Everyone picks a token and its matching Bank card and taps the card on the Ultimate Banking unit, which loads 1,500 for each player. The unit needs three AAA batteries, not included. Sort the Title Deeds by colour, keep the houses beside the board and shuffle the Event cards.

  • Time to teach: about 10-15 minutes.
  • Reading and language: The 23 Event cards and the Title Deeds carry short English text that is read aloud. The banking unit shows numbers only. We found no Hindi or regional-language edition of Ultimate Banking.
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A turn, step by step

  1. 1
    Roll

    Roll both dice and move. Doubles give you another turn, and passing GO adds 200 to your card.

  2. 2
    Buy

    Buy an unowned property by tapping its Title Deed and your Bank card, or auction it. Landing on any owned property raises its rent level, and you pay the owner first.

  3. 3
    Event

    On an Event space, tap the card on the unit: rents may rise or crash, money may change hands, or someone goes to Jail. Location spaces let you pay 100 to jump to any property.

  4. 4
    Win

    The game ends when one player goes bankrupt. The richest player, counting cash plus property prices, wins.

Read the official rules (PDF)Monopoly Game: Ultimate Banking Edition - instructions (Hasbro item B6677) · English
The full explanation: how a game of Monopoly Ultimate Banking goes

On your turn you roll two dice and move. An unowned property can be bought at its printed price or auctioned: tap the Title Deed, then your Bank card. Each property has one house on its board space to mark the rent level, and every time anyone lands on that property its rent moves up a level, up to level five. The rent is paid first if someone else owns it. Completing a colour set pushes those rents up too.

Event spaces replace Chance and Community Chest. You tap the Event card on the unit, and it can raise or lower rents for a whole colour group, hand out or take money, or send someone to Jail. Location spaces let you pay 100 to jump to any property and buy it or pay its rent. There are no railroads or utilities.

If your cash cannot cover a debt, use properties at their printed purchase values to settle it. When you owe another player, tap the chosen Title Deed cards and give them to that player, leaving the houses at their current rent levels. When you owe the bank, return the deeds and remove those houses; the properties become unowned. If your cash and properties still cannot cover the debt, you are bankrupt and the game ends. The unit totals everyone's cash and property values, and the richest player wins.

Tip: landing on your own property also raises its rent level, so a Location space can be used to jump onto your best property and push its rent up before your rivals pass by.

What's in the box

What comes in the box · Photo: Toycra
  • 1Gameboard
  • 1Ultimate Banking unit
    tap technology; needs 3 x 1.5V AAA batteries, not included
  • 4Plastic tokens
  • 22Houses
    one per owned property, placed on its board space to mark its rent level
  • 4Bank cards
  • 22Title Deed cards
  • 23Event cards
  • 2Dice
  • 1Game guide

Box: 1 kg. Handy to know for gifting and travel.

Contents follow Hasbro India's B6677 product page (49 cards in all: 4 Bank, 22 Title Deed and 23 Event). There is no paper money and there are no hotels. The banking unit needs three AAA batteries, not included.

How to make sure you get a genuine copyEditions and the details worth checking.

About the editions

Hasbro sells Ultimate Banking in India: its Indian consumer-care and instructions pages list item B6677 with an English rules leaflet, using the same box photo as Hasbro's US and South-East Asian pages. Our Amazon.in link goes to Hasbro's Ultimate Banking Edition from the Hasbro Gaming brand store. Hasbro doesn't say where the box is made, so we haven't marked it as made in India. Indian stores also show a box marked 'India Edition', with instructions in Hindi and English inside; we couldn't confirm which box the Amazon.in listing sends.

Before you choose

  • The box should say Monopoly Ultimate Banking Edition and carry the Hasbro Gaming logo; Hasbro's item number is B6677.
  • Count the contents: 22 Title Deeds, 23 Event cards and 4 Bank cards, plus 22 small houses, two dice and 4 tokens. There are no hotels and no paper money.
  • The banking unit has no number keypad: cards are tapped on top of it.
  • The board has Event and Location spaces where classic Monopoly has Chance, Community Chest and railroads.
  • Electronic banking and 'business' games from other brands look similar but are separate games, so check that the brand on the box and listing is Monopoly or Hasbro.

What reviewers and players say

Reviewers like Ultimate Banking as a faster, tidier Monopoly that still looks and feels like the classic. A UK family found it quick to set up, easy for anyone who knows Monopoly, and short enough to play on a school night, usually in about an hour or less. Another reviewer's traditional parents ended up preferring the card reader to paper money, and a Monopoly fan site rates it the best of Hasbro's electronic editions. The main complaints are that Event cards swing rents a lot, making it more a game of luck, and that house rules such as a Free Parking jackpot no longer work.

What people love

  • Quick set-up and no banker: the unit handles every payment, auction and rent
  • Games fit into half an hour to an hour, short enough for a weeknight
  • It keeps the familiar Monopoly board and feel, so anyone who knows the classic can play
  • Event cards and the unit's sound effects keep the table lively

Common complaints

  • Event cards can change rents a lot, so luck often matters more than planning
  • House rules such as a Free Parking jackpot or lending money to a struggling player no longer work
  • Batteries aren't included
Based on 5 reviews and discussions

Summarised in our own words from the sources above. We don't use Amazon reviews or ratings.

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Questions people ask about Monopoly Ultimate Banking

What is the difference between Monopoly Ultimate Banking and classic Monopoly?

Ultimate Banking has no paper money: an electronic unit and tap bank cards handle every payment. Rents rise each time someone lands on a property, Event cards replace Chance and Community Chest, and there are no hotels or railroads. It is for 2 to 4 players and usually ends within an hour, when the first player goes bankrupt.

Is Monopoly Ultimate Banking the same as Monopoly Super Electronic Banking?

No. Both use tap cards instead of cash, but Ultimate Banking (2016) has two dice, 22 properties with rent levels and Event cards that move the market, and it ends when one player goes bankrupt. Super Electronic Banking (2020) has one die, a shorter board, Flight and Forced Trade spaces and token rewards, and it ends when every property is sold.

What batteries does Monopoly Ultimate Banking need?

Three 1.5V AAA batteries, which are not included. Keep spares at hand for long holidays, because the unit holds everyone's money and the game can't go on without it.

How does a game of Monopoly Ultimate Banking end?

The game ends as soon as one player goes bankrupt. The unit adds up each player's cash and the printed prices of their properties, and the richest player wins. If you stop early, the unit can't pick a winner, so total each player's cash plus property prices yourselves.

Is Monopoly Ultimate Banking good for young children?

Hasbro rates it for ages 8 and up. A UK parent reviewer found her six-year-old could join in with some help, because the unit does the sums, but the Event cards need a confident reader.

Game facts

Publisher
Hasbro (Hasbro Gaming)
In India
Hasbro India
First published
2016
Players
2–4
Barcode
195166158426
Language
Some English – The 23 Event cards and the Title Deeds carry short English text that is read aloud. The banking unit shows numbers only. We found no Hindi or regional-language edition of Ultimate Banking.
Box size and weight
1 kg
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