Bear Necessities Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Saw this today and was really really tempted. Not. Looks like a riot, should have bought it to play over Christmas! (Strangely no mention of property snakes, just lots of focus on the ladder and mentions Ms Beeny but doesn't have a photo of her assets!) For added humour, the game was in a charity shop (perhaps it was no longer wanted in an age where the "ladder" has had all the rungs removed and chopped up for firewood!) The cherry on top was that it was made for M&S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybong Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Number 3 looks like money going up in smoke. (Smoke = London nickname but I doubt she was thinking that at the time?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 UK shoe shine boy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drunkincharge Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 OMFG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diver Dan Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 It would do for an office secret Santa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilham Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Please tell me that's a photoshop?. I notice the ladder doesn't have a bottom rung. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Self Employed Youth Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 A spin-off from British TV series "Property Ladder", this game sees players navigate around the board trying to acquire, renovate, and sell prime residential property.A bit like a far simpler and more modern 'Monopoly'. Players must first land on a 'buy' square to purchase up their first property: then increase its value with by spending money on 'developments' and 'advice cards'. Once the kitchen, bathroom and garden are renovated, the player can sell - if they land on the right square. A renovated property means a profitable sale: the extra cash can then be spent buying, and improving, a more expensive property. The winner is the first player to buy, renovate and then sell three properties in succession.Landing on 'repairs' or 'council tax' squares can cost the player money; if you run out of money in hand, you have to 're-mortgage' your property, meaning you can't develop until you get more cash by passing Go. And if you're out of cash and have no un-mortgaged property, you're out of the game. There's a balance to be struck between cash now and cash later: buying an expensive property early on, or investing a lot in the optional (but profitable) 'advice cards', pays higher dividends - but it can leave you stuck for ready cash and hold up your progress by re-mortgaging. This amusing game was exclusively available at Marks & Spencer in Q4 2007. http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/33966/sarah-beenys-property-ladder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
200p Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 This amusing game was exclusively available at Marks & Spencer in Q4 2007. Couldn't have timed that better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thombleached Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 [/font] http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/33966/sarah-beenys-property-ladder Considering when it came out I'm surprised there isn't a rule that says you can win the game by simply dragging your heels on every round and let rampant HPI do it's thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interestrateripoff Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 So it's not been reissued then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stainless Sam Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 I notice the ladder doesn't have a bottom rung. Just think of all the middle class kids who will have been indoctrinated, playing this game XMAS 2007 when they could have been watching our Majesty's speech instead. The poor dears will have been scarred for life. It's like Monopoly on acid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RufflesTheGuineaPig Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Just think of all the middle class kids who will have been indoctrinated, playing this game XMAS 2007 when they could have been watching our Majesty's speech instead. The poor dears will have been scarred for life. It's like Monopoly on acid. Monopoly was created to teach kids that if you have a society where people collect rent, even if you earn enough each year to put a reasonable house, the landlords end up with all the money and everyone else is bankrupt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Loo Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 (edited) Monopoly was created to teach kids that if you have a society where people collect rent, even if you earn enough each year to put a reasonable house, the landlords end up with all the money and everyone else is bankrupt. well yah! it is called MONOPOLY after all. and dont forget, 5 of the 6 Possible LANDLORDS also end up BANKRUPT. Oddly though, no-one ever goes on to notice who always wins and never loses...and if he runs out of cash, you can even write IOUs...I guess they would use an HP in todays banking world. Edited December 20, 2012 by Bloo Loo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stop The Ride Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 OK folks, we need to re-work the game into 'Twigs and Vases'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diver Dan Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 OK folks, we need to re-work the game into 'Twigs and Vases'. Twigs and vases is an actual game. It's a bit like a backwards version of Kerplunk, except instead of taking out the sticks, you have to put the twigs into the vase to stop the marbles (or properteh value) from dropping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone baby gone Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 I notice the ladder doesn't have a bottom rung. Good spot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southeast Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Someone bought us that game, not long after our house sale fell through (I guess Christmas 2007). We have never bothered to open it. In fact we may have binned it when we moved in to rented! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beccles Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 I notice the ladder doesn't have a bottom rung. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southeast Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Someone bought us that game, not long after our house sale fell through (I guess Christmas 2007). We have never bothered to open it. In fact we may have binned it when we moved in to rented! Apparently mrs southeast informs me that it was not binned but donated to a work gift amnesty, lucky people!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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