Monopoly Deal Mini Game Update: Double The Rent Card added

Still remember the game Monopoly Deal Mini? It has been a while since i last updated it. Recently a new card has been added - Double The Rent.

What does the Double The Rent card do? And most importantly, how to use it?
Here, it is intuitive to say that, the card would raise the rent amount for 2 times. To use it, there are 2 conditions to be fulfilled here:

a) Use any Rent Card
b) Two or more action points left.

Since "Double The Rent" card is itself an action, it is only feasible if you have sufficient action points left (you own 3 action points for every new turn). Hence, when you use the rent card, it will automatically pop up to ask whether you want to double your rent amount, as shown in the picture below.

Note, you need not drag the Double The Rent card to the center table. Just perform the rent action as normal, it would alert you if you have sufficient action points left.

Monopoly Deal Card Game VS Monopoly Millionaire Deal Card Game

Recently i have published the game Monopoly Millionaire Deal Mini, a game mimicking the original Monopoly Millionaire Deal Card Game.

The thing is, i am taking for granted that most of the players know this game well, including the cards and the rules, until i receive 1-star ratings these few days... Ouch...

Alright, this post is to tell what are the differences between this 2 card games: Monopoly Deal VS Monopoly Millionaire Deal. And to emphasize, these 2 card games are different from the original 'Monopoly Millionaire' (without a 'deal') in which you are playing with dice.


Here's the table: *Images are obtained from search engine

	Monopoly Deal Card Game	Monopoly Millionaire Deal Card Game
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How to Win?	Own 3 sets of property cards on the table	Own $1 Million of cash on the table
Total Cards	106 + 4 rule cards	106 + 4 rule cards
Card differences	Has House + Hotel Action cards Has Cash Values on Action cards Cash cards range from 1M to 10M No Gold Properties No Race Ahead Action card	No House + Hotel Action cards No Cash Values on Action cards Cash cards are either $50k or $100k Has Gold Properties + Rent Has Race Ahead Action cards

Basically, the rules of these 2 card games are almost the same - Request the Rents from your opponents, perform Actions (eg: swap, sly, deal breaker, birthday, etc) on your opponents. Just that, the prerequisite to win is different. One is owning properties and another one is accumulating sufficient cash.

With this understanding, hope you won't mess up with the original Monopoly Millionaire game.

I have published both the card games. You may try it out and give some feedback.

Monopoly Deal Card Game - VS 2 Computers Mode

In my last update of the Monopoly Deal Mini Card Game (Minipoly Deal), i have added a new mode: VS 2 Computers.

Undoubtedly, the original Monopoly Deal Card Game is meant for 2-5 players. So, basically, the more merrier, as it adds more variations into the game play. For example, there are some Action cards designed to request money from all the other opponents (eg: Birthday card, dual-color Rent cards). It is more effective to use those cards when playing with multiple players.

However, as mentioned last time, it is challenging to accommodate too much players within the small mobile devices. Here, i only added 2 computer bots in the latest Minipoly Deal, which i think it can be considered 'multi-player mode' to some extent.

From the picture shown, the P2 and P3 are the computers. The game play is still the same as the 'VS 1 computer' mode. One thing to note is that, the attack-single-player Action cards, such as Debt Collector, Sly Deal, Deal Breaker, Rainbow Rent Card are ONLY VALID if they are dragged on the computers' region.

Overall, the game play is slightly tougher compared to the VS 1 computer mode. The thing is, the computers are 'NOT' conspiring to attack the player. They follow some 'trends' when using the Action Cards. :)

Kindly drop some feedback to improve the game. Your suggestions are highly appreciated.

How to create the Monopoly Deal Card Game?

Yesterday, I published the Monopoly Deal Mini Minipoly Deal, a lite version of the Monopoly Deal Card Game.

Frankly, i was surprised to find that that isn't an official Monopoly Deal Card Game published in the Google Play Store. Furthermore, the information of the Monopoly Deal's algorithm is very limited from the search engines. A brief search of "How to create the Monopoly Deal Card Game" would return a dismayed result. Hence, curiosity makes me create this similar card game. And only after several weeks of efforts, I came to know the complexity and the challenges behind. To make the explanation clearer, i summarize the difficulties into several points:

a) Too many cards to fit into the screen

Apart from the 4 rule cards, there are a total of 106 cards comprising CASH, PROPERTY, and ACTION. To be more specific, there are around 10 different colors of property cards which may be placed on the table. How to design the graphic user interface (GUI) to accommodate so much spaces for different players? In my Monopoly Deal Mini, i have reduced the card numbers and the card sizes to compromise this issue. But i know it isn't a perfect solution.

b) Too hard to make a great computer Artificial Intelligence (AI)

There are too much variations in the game play. How to tell the computer to decide placing property first before an action, or vice versa? How to know a Sly action first before a Rent action could impact more to the opponents? What kind of payments are the most advantageous to his own? When to become more offensive or defensive? It seriously depends on how much cards on his own hands, tables and those from the opponents' table. Here i have to say my AI is relatively a dumb one... -.-

c) Exception cases are everywhere

There is no general algorithm for this Monopoly Deal Card Game. We have property wild cards that are movable and adjustable at any time. We have Rent actions, Sly Deal, Deal Breaker, Double the Rent, House, Hotel, Pass and Go, Just Say No, and etc which are to be handled differently, and are not categorize-able. Not every property set can own a house or a hotel. How to compute the highest potential Rent? etc etc

In short, only after creating the Monopoly Deal Card Game myself, i realize how complicated this Card Game is. I used to playing this game with lots of fun, but making this to appear as a successful Android game is still to far to achieve....

Minipoly Deal is in the Google Play Store now

Rejoiced! The long awaiting Monopoly Deal Card Game now has a lite version in the Google Play Store - Monopoly Deal Mini Minipoly Deal (Updated app name)

First, I admit i am just a fan of this card game. :)

Be honest, this game is created out of curiosity, as i am one of the Monopoly Deal Card Game fans as well. However, compared to the original Card Game, my Minipoly Deal (the mini version of the Monopoly Deal) is relatively having lesser cards. Also, to fit into the mobile devices, i have made the CASH and ACTION cards spherical, while the PROPERTY cards are in squares instead of rectangles.

The game rules are still remained: You will win the game if you collect three or more property sets. During the game play, you can perform actions to steal/request the cash and the properties from your opponent. At the current version, the Minipoly Deal only has a 1 vs 1 mode, which is player versus computer. To have better understanding of how to play the game, kindly go to the Help section.

Here's the home page of the game:

Don't you think the top red logo is familiar? There you go, i was trying to imitate the back side of the original Monopoly Deal Card.

So, what are you still waiting? Let's download the game and drop some feedback. Your suggestions will be appreciated :)