Customer Reviews:
 She Loves You, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!! November 12, 2008
A match made in heaven; Monopoly and The Beatles. It had to happen eventually, with there being so many different editions of the game.
The board, cards, playing pieces, die, houses and hotels (in this edition known as Listening Parties and Concerts) are of the same exceptional standard you will know Hasbro and Monopoly for.
The cover is a famous picture from the Live At The BBC cover photoshoot session, and has the same famous red Monopoly logo on it.
The 6 pewter playing pieces are shaped as a Strawberry, Walrus, Hammer, Sun, Octopus and Raccoon (you'll know whicb song titles these are inspired by!!)
The game itself is played in the same way as a standard game of Monopoly, with instant forfeits and rewards, and with Beatles LP titles and other relevant points of interest making up what would be place names in most other editions of the game.
A lot of fun, and a collector's item of the future. A must for fans of The Beatles and Monopoly, and suitable for ages 8 and up.
 Apple and Hasbro, go directly to jail. Do not pass Go!..... September 11, 2008
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
How many versions of Monopoly are there? Apart from the obvious city based boards, there is a plethora based on a variety of subjects: local regional ones, Star Wars, The Simpsons; football, Disney, Elvis Presley, fishing, and even a DIY version. Added to this list is the one we've been waiting for, so may I introduce to you.....Monopoly:The Beatles Edition.
Having wondered for years whether a set would ever be released, Beatle fans can now get their fix. Roads are replaced by the group's LP's (ask your parents) from Please Please Me through to Let It Be, with eight USA specific releases added and Abbey Road Studios and Apple Studios taking the final top value bracket spaces. Chance and Community Chest is replaced by The Fab Four and Beatlemania cards - with song titles on the reverse - whilst Shea Stadium, Candlestick Park, Ticket To Ride and Taxman take over the spaces where Electric Company, etc used to be found. Money becomes 'love' but the denominations remain the same. All very wonderful you may think. However, Hasbro and Apple have made a complete mess of things when it comes to the four stations and the way 'property' is built.
The question is why weren't John, Paul, George and Ringo used for the stations? I would have thought that was a no-brainer. Instead of the blindingly obvious, concert tickets have replaced these and in doing so, Candlestick Park gets itself on the board a second time! In place of the traditional houses and hotels are 'listening parties' (whatever they are) and 'concerts'. What was wrong with using something like 'silver discs' and 'gold discs'? I wouldn't expect Yoko, Paul, Olivia or Ringo to make suggestions or even be that interested, but whoever at Apple approved this should hang their head in shame.
Apart from the dozen squares represented by UK LP's (though only six are UK only, the others are the same as the American version), and barring the last two 'properties', it all adds up to the board being very much USA orientated. At least the six pewter tokens are unusual, and the infamous 'butcher cover' is on show.
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