tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30237026625251422382011-07-07T14:31:01.391-07:00Thunder Pignoreply@blogger.comBlogger151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023702662525142238.post-78203268524545931662009-10-06T02:29:00.000-07:002009-10-06T04:04:22.402-07:00

Sorry that it has been a while since I've posted. I am keeping detailed logs of my play, but just haven't had the time to post them. Maybe I can get to that this weekend. Day 19 Beginning Status Screenshot: What is sad is that is about this is the rent amount I would have received two Sundays ago if the idiots who are running this game hadn't changed the game mechanics unannounced.

Thunder Pignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023702662525142238.post-65015655476458661502009-09-23T06:15:00.000-07:002009-09-23T06:15:29.860-07:00

Here is an insightful comment posted on the Monopoly City Streets Blog... Rob said... Ah, seriously though - When this game started I was a big proponent - I would hazard to say "brand advocate." Thing is, I've worked for digital agencies before, and so I know how this all went down. See, Hasbro's earnings are down, so they want people thinking "Monopoly" during the holiday season. See,

Thunder Pignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023702662525142238.post-84803975599536566412009-09-22T20:22:00.000-07:002009-09-22T20:30:05.592-07:00

From Dictionary.com: ca⋅pri⋅cious [kuh-prish-uhs, -pree-shuhs]  –adjective 1. subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim; erratic: I have had it up to here with the idiots at Tribal DDB, Hasbro and whatever team of 4th graders they let loose on developing the game of Monopoly City Streets. Here is what set me off, in full, below: Deflation Hits the Streets As

Thunder Pignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023702662525142238.post-58084301397712266942009-09-20T05:54:00.000-07:002009-09-20T07:55:07.914-07:00

Day 3 I spent most of this game day demolishing Green Houses and City Centre Cottages and replacing them with Grid Buildings. I drew two chance cards, one of them a M$ 500,000 Entrepreneur Award and a Demolition Permit. I discarded the Demolition Permit because I do not need enemies at this point, and no one has used one on me. (Should anyone use one on me, I will dedicate my Game Play to

Thunder Pignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023702662525142238.post-49490018949350790522009-09-19T07:29:00.000-07:002009-09-19T07:42:29.464-07:00

The game being discussed here is Monopoly City Streets, a free online game that you can play in your web browser that is loosely based on the board game Monopoly and is intended to be part of a brilliant marketing campaign strategy by Tribal DDB, a digital marketing agency. You can play the game here, and read the rules here, and read a few FAQs here if you are interested. I also have other

Thunder Pignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023702662525142238.post-45145508471199492442009-09-18T19:33:00.000-07:002009-09-18T19:36:07.506-07:00

I found a comment on the Monopoly Blog, and have excerpted part of it here: ============================================== ======== To the MCS Developement Team ======== ============================================== I just wanted to start off by saying that, despite all of the complaints you guys read here on the blog, there are still some of us that will enjoy the game. I think it's a great

Thunder Pignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023702662525142238.post-6391897335822506672009-09-18T18:13:00.000-07:002009-09-18T18:13:07.922-07:00

The above screen grab is the result of my second day of play in the game, with my identifying characteristics removed to protect me from Hazard Gangs.  According to my game strategy (revised to deal with the draconian communist-style tax system), I am currently about M800,000 ahead od where I forecast. Of course, I have had no negative chance cards...they have all been positive, and I have

Thunder Pignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023702662525142238.post-13188357120143415702009-09-18T07:36:00.000-07:002009-09-18T07:36:51.361-07:00

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Under Assault US Capitol Under Assault I noticed that people seem to get a kick out of placing Hazards in famous places. Multiple Hazards were placed within minutes near the White House (where the President lives and works) and the US Capitol Building, where the US House of Representatives (Congress) meets. I checked the Supreme Court Building, and

Thunder Pignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023702662525142238.post-91719122778586232262009-09-18T03:52:00.000-07:002009-09-18T03:52:53.065-07:00

Get ready, On Your Mark, GO!!!! Monopoly City Streets is now live again after a bit of tweaking. I'll be back later and offer a few observations about game play and some reporting on the progress of the game in western North Carolina.  Check it out.

Thunder Pignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023702662525142238.post-16704169144569015612009-09-17T21:33:00.000-07:002009-09-17T21:34:09.898-07:00

Monopoly City Streets was supposed to be a breakthrough in social media and gaming, one of the first truly mainstream massive multiplayer social media games; the game was supposed to change how companies with established brands (like Hasbro and Monopoly) look at social media and online gaming; it was supposed to revolutionize the way that companies market themselves on the internet and aggregate

Thunder Pignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023702662525142238.post-48568710224647809692009-09-17T17:22:00.000-07:002009-09-17T17:22:59.499-07:00

With the new changes that have just been announced...the mechanics of the game have been completely re-arranged.  The taxes are the most important change. Here is what it means...  Players will not be able to amass vast geographic empires. Here's why (from the Game Guidelines): Tax There is only one certainty in MONOPOLY City Streets. Tax. Just like in real life, tax now plays an

Thunder Pignoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023702662525142238.post-9904633974426081192009-09-17T16:55:00.000-07:002009-09-17T16:55:00.492-07:00

The time for Re-Launch of the game is getting closer!!! The MCS Blog has been updated... Streets can only change hands ONCE per dayIn other words, no street can be bought or sold more than once per day. So, be wise about your street selection. Bidding Cap RemovedFor level 3 players and above, we have removed the bidding cap of M1.5 million on streets. Have fun. . TaxThere is only one

Thunder Pignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023702662525142238.post-76209885820102776812009-09-17T12:28:00.000-07:002009-09-17T12:31:09.637-07:00

My strategy after the game resets is to start my empire in the boondocks to avoid unnecessary conflict for the first week or so as I try to work my way past my first 100 million in assets. Day One I think the best strategy is to focus on buying streets worth 1 million and putting as many of the 50K Green Houses on one street as I can afford so I can recoup the investment on the very next day.

Thunder Pignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023702662525142238.post-32437915339893107842009-09-17T10:54:00.000-07:002009-09-17T10:54:12.323-07:00

At 11.00 am EDT, the Monopoly City Streets Game went into reset and will be rebooted within 12 to 24 hours of that time. If you were playing the game before the reset, what will you do differently this time?

Thunder Pignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023702662525142238.post-4318093665054642402009-09-16T05:40:00.000-07:002009-09-17T11:10:09.844-07:00

This blog will be active during the Monopooly City Streets period of free play to track game play in selected areas of western North Carolina. Game play will be logged after the reset of the game that is currently scheduled for 15.00 GMT on September 17, 2009...which translates to about 11.00 am EDT.

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