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One of my Favorite Games

In the middle of all the Christmas gift buying craze... We were able to squeeze in a trip to the toy store for my nephew's gifts. And because he is a very picky boy, we opted to bring him along and made him choose the toys he wanted.

He went around the toystore and we did the same too. I was amazed at how many kinds of toys kids can choose from today. AMAZING! I wanted to be a kid again.. :) It was extra special for me to see that my nephew wanted this toy...



This is one of my ultimate favorite games!!! And it was nice to see that it now has a Philippine Edition. Look! ->


How cool is that?! And the most coveted property (aka. most expensive lot/house) is....


Ayala Ave! LOL.

I'm glad that in this time of technology-boosted toys... Good old boardgames still live on. Fun fun fun times! :)

CARPE DIEM!
I'm out.

Comments

Kai Cruz said…
what's the cheapest property?
December 28, 2009 at 1:34 PM
HalfCrazy said…
Wow! I so love this game! I was not very good at it but I really wanna try my hands on it right now, haha! So cool, how much? I really wanna get this so me and my friends can play! This is like the best boardgame ever!
December 28, 2009 at 3:54 PM
princess_dyanie said…
ay may phil edition pala?
December 28, 2009 at 11:43 PM
Calv said…
i have the philippine edition too but haven't used it ever since. won it sa contest pero wala na akong kalaro hehehe. dunno what to do with it :P
December 28, 2009 at 11:45 PM
kg said…
that's a classic game! favorite din namin yan nung bata kami! :)

at these times, kids have SOOOO many choices when it comes to toys!
December 29, 2009 at 9:03 AM
Cza said…
@Goomba Face - Claro M. Recto. :P
December 29, 2009 at 7:34 PM
Cza said…
@HalfCrazy - Around 700 ata sya. :) And yes, it is the best boardgame ever!
December 29, 2009 at 7:35 PM
Cza said…
@dyanie - yupyupyup! bili na! magugustuhan ng pamangkin mo yan. ;D

@Calvin - Ooooh.. sell it to Dyanie! :D

@kg - Naku, I agree! Ang sarap maging bata. :D
December 29, 2009 at 7:35 PM
Axel said…
wow!! i missed playing this game, it used to take us half a day to a whole day just playing this game... Its a nice practice for future businessman's...
January 2, 2010 at 3:04 PM
Cza said…
Hi Axel! Thanks for visiting.. ;D Yeah, you get to handle fake money. And buy places! Sana nga ganon lang kadali ang totoong buhay. :))
January 3, 2010 at 2:02 PM
Axel said…
oo nga eh, sana ganun lang kadali ang lahat...
January 3, 2010 at 3:50 PM
caryn said…
I'm still a great big fan of board games ;-) coolness! may philippine edition pala!
January 12, 2010 at 2:13 PM
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