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Title: TSC Monopoly!
Post by: yse on July 31, 2005, 12:48:19 am: I don't know why, but we were talking about Monopoly in the chatroom when we decided it might be a good idea to have an online game with TSC members.

If we have enough interest, we should set up a time for said game. (Already confirmed: Myself, SS101, NintenDan, sonicam, time permitting.)

Thoughts?
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Post by: Rolken on July 31, 2005, 01:12:43 am: I like Monopoly :o
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Post by: flyby on July 31, 2005, 01:13:43 am: Oooo I want to play!
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Post by: Taco on July 31, 2005, 01:37:00 am: I'm more or less free for the first 1/2 of August so anytime then is fine for me
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Post by: CosmicFalcon on July 31, 2005, 05:53:42 am: Count me in. All your monies are... etc.
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Post by: Bilan on July 31, 2005, 08:52:04 am: All your properties will be belong to me, I'm in!
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Post by: CosmicFalcon on July 31, 2005, 09:08:23 am: I vote we play using the British version.

Just cuz we're cooler.
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Post by: Spinballwizard on July 31, 2005, 12:27:12 pm: There's a British version?

Well, must be. There's a version for everything else.

I'd potentially be up for it, but have no idea when it would work, and am only available at random time.
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Post by: Shadow Wedge on July 31, 2005, 02:16:10 pm: I would also like to play some Monopoly online (time permitting of course).
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Post by: Bilan on July 31, 2005, 02:24:05 pm: Quote
I vote we play using the British version.

Just cuz we're cooler.
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Too right. >_>
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Post by: SadisticMystic on July 31, 2005, 02:49:55 pm: I'd prefer a game of Nomopoly (http://www.mit.edu/people/tivol/nomopoly/index.html).
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Post by: yse on August 01, 2005, 06:32:51 am: Okay, there's gotta be eight in there somewhere. I'd say that it should be on a first-come-first-served basis, but then I'd miss out. :(

RPG and I have been discussing the idea of making a Sonic-themed Monopoly board, using Sonic levels and themes for the spaces on the board. Currently, we've come up with:

Monopoly #1: (2 of) Emerald Hill, Green Hill, Palmtree Panic ("green" theme)
Monopoly #2: (3 of) Labyrinth, Aquatic Ruin, Hydrocity, Tidal Tempest ("aquatic" theme)
Monopoly #3: (3 of) White Jungle, Green Forest, Jungle, Frog Forest ("jungle" theme)
Monopoly #4: Ice Cap, Twinkle Snow, Diamond Dust ("ice" theme)
Monopoly #5: (3 of) Red Mountain, Hill Top, Sky Canyon, Pumpkin Hill ("mountain" theme)
Monopoly #6: (3 of) Lava Reef, Marble, Lava Powerhouse, Volcano Valley ("fire" theme)
Monopoly #7: (3 of) Scrap Brain, Metropolis, Flying Battery, Wing Fortress, Metallic Madness, Final Egg, The Machine ("metallic" theme)
Monopoly #8: Space Colony ARK, Death Egg ("ending" theme)
Railroads: The initial four levels in Sonic R, I forget what they're called.
Utilities: Chaos Emerald, Super Emerald
Chance/Community Chest: Signposts, Capsules

They're interchangeable, of course, to a certain extent. But I want them to roughly appear in the order they would in a game.

Also SM... just wtf.
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Post by: CosmicFalcon on August 01, 2005, 08:11:26 am: I don't think the utilities should be emeralds. That would imply they gave you the ability to go super fast and be invincible. Which they don't.

As of yet, I have not thought up a better idea though.
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Post by: Taco on August 01, 2005, 11:26:30 am: erm...

don't you guys know how the monopoly set up works?

the shittiest properties go on purple, and the most luxurious (or worth the most $) properties go on blue.

Look around other monopoly boards and see for yourself.

In some editions of monopoly, you've got a nice luxurious building for the blue properties (like Golf monopoly, chicago monopoly, etc) while in other games such as star wars monopoly, you've got the frickin emperor's palace! It is pure evil, yes, but nevertheless worth shitloads I'm sure, otherwise the emperor would not live in his palace :(

so basically, I think you need to swap a few things around.

The first two properties should be the shitties, ugliest, and just plain stupidest (lawl that's not a word silly...is it? :( ) zones ever. Can't really think of one in my head right now...but just very shitty zones. Any abandoned or deserted zones might be good too!

From there, you simply build up, will sticking to an appropriate theme. I have no idea why, but spring yard zone pops up in my head when I think of the third set of properties (light purple) but the other casino zones don't seem to really fit in there...so...ya

I definetly like what you have for the red properties. This is perfect! Do not change this!

The green properties, I believe, should be stuff like green hill/emerald hill zone. Basically, the green properties would be good for really beautiful zones.

The blue properties. Like starwars monopoly, we've got the evil shit for last! :D so that's fine I guess.

Overall, I think we need to change alot. If it helps, I have the National Parks Edition of monopoly. It may seem useless, but think about it, it's the National Parks Edition!!! That means parks from all over the country, in various climates and regions! ZOMG don't sonic games take place in various climates and regions? I mean I've got parks here that take place in mountains, snowy terrains, lava areas, green forests, etc. I think it might be a good idea to take some of the properties from this national parks board and apply it to some (not necessarily all, we'll see which ones seem weird) of the sonic zones for our monoply. For example, in the national parks version, they've got the red zone for mountainous parks, and well, we've got the mountain theme for our zone too, so that works out just fine!

I'll try and get pics or drawings of the board later though!

and maybe I'll go out and actually buy the "make your own monopoly game" kit later :D
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Post by: sonicam on August 01, 2005, 03:23:46 pm: Awesome Ninty. :D

As for the shittiest Zones every, I vote Labyrinth and Sandopolis Zones for the Purple. :o
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Post by: Marth on August 01, 2005, 04:17:56 pm: No, get some levels from really bad Sonic games.
How about some levels from Sonic Blast?
(the water one and the final level)
Labyrinth and Sandopolis can't compare with those for awfulness.
(I wonder how many hours I've spent in that water stage.)
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Post by: sonicam on August 01, 2005, 05:16:31 pm: No, the levels don't have to be that bad. Just use levels that everyone knows and hates. Labyrinth and Sandopolis are the best examples I can think of. Using levels from games no one plays is pretty ridiculous.
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Post by: Bilan on August 01, 2005, 06:36:32 pm: Quote
Awesome Ninty. :D

As for the shittiest Zones every, I vote Labyrinth and Sandopolis Zones for the Purple. :o
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Labyrinth is an AWESOME level, and Sandopolis Act 1 is great :o

Its Act 2 thats a complete bitch. >_>
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Post by: yse on August 01, 2005, 06:44:24 pm: Anyone OTHER THAN ARRPEEGEE who has any reason why Labyrinth and Sandopolis should not be on the purple squares, speak now or forever hold your peace.
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Post by: Marth on August 01, 2005, 07:24:26 pm: I already said that there are worse levels.
Labyrinth and Sandopolis aren't that bad.
I wonder if there are any worse levels in popular games.
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Post by: Taco on August 01, 2005, 07:59:29 pm: It doesn't have to be the worst level in your opinion

I mean...just how clean is the level, etc

Rolk said Oil Ocean for the purple ones, and at first I thought it was a really good idea. You have an old abandoned oil factory that's shitty and what not,

but then again, doesn't Oil make alot of money? :(

Just think of stuff like that! Try to think of a dull zone that has scrapped shreds of metal and is abandoned and just plain ugly and dead!
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Post by: yse on August 01, 2005, 08:27:34 pm: Spring Yard always seemed abandoned to me...

Other than that, Chemical Plant and Oil Ocean seem like good candidates.
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Post by: sonicam on August 01, 2005, 08:36:23 pm: Ok, well the Labyrinth and Sandopolis Zones thing is all a matter of opinion. Marth and RPG, I think they are the worst and so do many other people. Guess you two don't and there aren't going to be avenues named "Green Hill Zone Act 2" or to that affect, so no Acts. The abandoned idea seems ok. How about maybe Aquatic Mine of an abandoned mine? :o
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Post by: magnum12 on August 01, 2005, 09:48:23 pm: I won't have any time to play, but I'd gladly help in the game's construction with ideas. First things first, someone needs to make a photoshop picture of this whole idea. The Monopoly guy should be replaced with Sonic, the pieces should be of gray Sonic characters, and each property space should have a screenshot of the represented level on it.
-Purple (worst stages): These stages should have their screen shots in black and white and covered in cobwebs. I nominate Mad Space and Meteor Herd for this section.
-Light Blue (Ice): Ice Cap.
-Magenta (Urban): Radical Highway, City Escape, Route 99 (SAdv3).
-Color I can't remember (Aerial, including sky and space themed stages): Windy Valley, Sky Deck, Final Rush.
-Red (Fire/mountain): Red Mountain, Lava Reef, Sky Rail.
-Yellow (Coastal/water): Emerald Coast, Hydro City.
-Green (Forest/Jungle/Plains): Green Hill, White Jungle.
-Blue (Metallic): Final Egg, Death Egg (S3).
-Rail Roads: The places from Sonic R.
-Utilities: Twinkle Park, Casinopolis.
-Jail: Prison Island.
-Money: Rings.
Free Parking: Sonic Center.
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Post by: sonicam on August 01, 2005, 11:45:00 pm: Nice magnum. Well that color you forgot was Orange.

Also everyone for got about the infamous Luxuary Tax. What should that be. I'm thinking an upgrade, perhaps the Crystal Ring from SADX?
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Post by: magnum12 on August 02, 2005, 12:42:48 am: Here's some of my ideas for Luxuary Tax (which I forgot and am embarased about).
1. If its an upgrade, perhaps the Crystal Ring or Ancient Light attack.
2. If it comes from something bad, perhaps it should be an ambush by either Eggman's robots or by the Black Arms.
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Post by: Rolken on August 02, 2005, 12:43:02 am: I'll just chime in and say that I'm a fan of magnum's setup. Maybe the light blue should be water and yellow desert/beach or somesuch.

edit: also Chemical Plant / Oil Ocean for purple is hot.

edit2: Actually, I'll just follow suit and put my dream setup and then people can choose or something.

-Purple (Sewer/sludgy): Chemical Plant, Oil Ocean.
-Light Blue (Water/Ice): Tidal Tempest, HydroCity, Ice Cap.
-Magenta (Urban+Aerial): Launch Base, Flying Battery, Wing Fortress
-Orange (Aerial): Windy Valley, Sky Sanctuary, Sky Chase
-Red (Fire/mountain): Red Mountain, Mystic Cave, Lava Reef.
-Yellow (Coastal/Desert): Emerald Coast, Sandopolis, Pyramid Cave.
-Green (Forest/Jungle): Angel Island (S3), Marble Garden, White Jungle.
-Blue (Ultimate): ARK, Death Egg.
-Rail Roads (Highway): Stardust Speedway, Radical Highway, Route 101, Speed Highway
-Utilities (Factory): Eternal Engine, Wacky Workbench
-Jail: Prison Island.
-Money: Rings.
Free Parking: Sonic Center.

Obviously I'm biased towards Sonic 2-&K. :x
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Post by: Rolken on August 02, 2005, 03:45:32 am: Tentative consensus for tonight (as far as I ascertain) :o

-Purple (Sewer/sludgy): Chemical Plant, Oil Ocean.
-Light Blue (Water/Ice): Tidal Tempest, HydroCity, Ice Cap.
-Magenta (Urban+Aerial): Launch Base, Flying Battery, Wing Fortress
-Orange (Aerial): Sky Rail, Sky Deck, Sky Sanctuary
-Red (Fire/mountain): Marble, Red Mountain, Lava Reef.
-Yellow (Coastal/Desert): Emerald Coast, Sandopolis, Pyramid Cave.
-Green (Forest/Jungle): Green Hill, Marble Garden, Angel Island (S3)
-Blue (Ultimate): ARK, Death Egg.
-Rail Roads (Sonic R): First 4 Sonic R tracks or SA fields
-Utilities (Factory): Eternal Engine, Metropolis or Wacky Workbench
-Jail: Prison Lane.
-Money: Rings.
Free Parking: Sonic Center.
Houses / Hotels: Emeralds / Super Emeralds
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Post by: CosmicFalcon on August 02, 2005, 02:43:29 pm: First of all: What the crap. You yanks. Your colours are all broken. The first properties are brown goshdarnit!

Brown, Blue, Pink, Orange, Red, Yellow, Green, DarkBlue/Purpley.

That's how it goes. D:

Also, there's then ordering each of them within the monopolies in value order.

Brown: Hmm... Toughy. I would value Oil Ocean as higher, due to the oil content I guess.
Blue: TT least, Hydrocity most. Don't ask me why, that's just the way it is.
At this corner we have the IRON GATE keeping in prisoners, and the METAL HARBOUR surrounding.
Pink: Toughy. Launch Base comes out top methinks. FB is bigger perhaps, so put Wing Fortress at the lower end.
Orange: Rail -> Sanctury -> Deck.
At this corner we have The Sonic Center~.
Red: Marble -> Reef -> Mountain
Yellow: Sandopolis -> Cave -> Emerald Coast
And here we have PRISON LANE, leading to jail!
Green: Hill, Garden, Island.
Dark Blue: For this... hmm.... ARK is arguably bigger perhaps. It's also damn older. But the Death Egg is arguably more evil. I dunno.
And at this first/final corner, we have a boost plate!

Yay.

I think the utilities should be some pair of levels or something... Something that goes in a pair. I'm tempted to say Sky Chase/Wing Fortress, but that's already taken. Perhaps they could be things like Tails's Lab and the Emerald Shrine, or something.

Stations... I guess those Sonic R levels would be fine. Can't think of anything better.
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Post by: Taco on August 02, 2005, 03:53:12 pm: wtf?

there is no brown cf :(

maybe in that crazy land of europe there is...

anyway, I've got the pics finally, so I'll put em here later
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Post by: magnum12 on August 02, 2005, 05:33:19 pm: We forgot about the income tax space. I guess we can call it Chaotix Detective Agency. In regards to the characters that replace normal pieces, the ten I'm thinking of are Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, E-102 Gamma, Shadow, Rouge, Cream, Egg Man, and Metal Sonic.
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Post by: Bilan on August 02, 2005, 05:43:42 pm: Quote
In regards to the characters that replace normal pieces, the ten I'm thinking of are Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, E-102 Gamma, Shadow, Rouge, Cream, Egg Man, and Metal Sonic.
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Thank GOD you did not nominate Big.

Actually, in the Tax Income space, 'Eggman Empire Tax'?
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Post by: CosmicFalcon on August 03, 2005, 08:30:36 am: ...

There are two tax spaces. Income Tax and Luxury Tax.

Also, zing (http://www.shef.ac.uk/~tsc/Monopoly.JPG).

No brown my ass.

EDIT: ZOMG! I just realise what it said on that monopoly board I linked to. XD
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Post by: Taco on August 03, 2005, 10:31:25 am: no, tis purple. The pic is of like...some old skool version

they probably changed it to purple
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Post by: Bilan on August 03, 2005, 03:18:23 pm: Quote
no, tis purple. The pic is of like...some old skool version

they probably changed it to purple
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The first two properties are always brown on all the British Monopoly boards I've seen :o
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Post by: SadisticMystic on August 03, 2005, 03:27:42 pm: My mom went to England once and brought back a Monopoly game from there, and the first two properties are indeed brown on that one.

However, on the box, it says "ESTABLISHED IN 1936" whereas the American (Atlantic City) version was created in 1935, so I say purple takes precedence.
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Post by: Bilan on August 03, 2005, 03:39:09 pm: Quote
My mom went to England once and brought back a Monopoly game from there, and the first two properties are indeed brown on that one.

However, on the box, it says "ESTABLISHED IN 1936" whereas the American (Atlantic City) version was created in 1935, so I say purple takes precedence.
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But...

Brown=Shitty colour
Purple=Awesome colour

The shitty Zones should be brown, not purple :(
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Post by: CosmicFalcon on August 03, 2005, 03:59:31 pm: The original Monopoly board was in fact American, and I assume it was purple on that. Dunno why they changed it to brown for the Brit version though. I was just bringing it up because to me, having always played British monopoly, Old Kent Road and... er...that other... thingy... place... will always be brown. Besides, if you say purple to me it makes me think Park Lane and Mayfair, although they are a bluey-purple.
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Post by: flyby on August 04, 2005, 11:44:47 am: Them kuhrazy Brits.
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Post by: Taco on August 04, 2005, 01:21:13 pm: lawl

indeed teh ol chapstick
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Post by: Shadow Wedge on August 04, 2005, 01:54:37 pm: Quote
We forgot about the income tax space. I guess we can call it Chaotix Detective Agency. In regards to the characters that replace normal pieces, the ten I'm thinking of are Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, E-102 Gamma, Shadow, Rouge, Cream, Egg Man, and Metal Sonic.

:x I want Tails Doll in there somewhere... Or Fang... I mean, why would Eggman be running around? "I must test my bases' security by blowing them up!" Or possibly "I must buy everything I already own! I love to repeat purchases and lose money!"
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Post by: Bilan on August 04, 2005, 02:20:34 pm: ^^Now you mention it, Eggman as "The Monopoly Guy"?
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Post by: Taco on August 04, 2005, 11:47:41 pm: we could get the old skool version of him and put a top hat on him

the sonic 1 art version...i tried getting it from cult, but apparently the site is down...AGAIN!!!
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Post by: magnum12 on August 08, 2005, 01:55:37 pm: Since Eggman is going to be the Monopoly guy, I suggest that his piece be replaced with Tikal or the Chaotix.
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Post by: Bilan on August 08, 2005, 05:54:05 pm: ^^Why not Chaos 0? Or Metal Sonic?
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Post by: magnum12 on August 08, 2005, 07:42:52 pm: Quote
^^Why not Chaos 0? Or Metal Sonic?
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I thought I mentioned Metal Sonic somewhere in one of my posts. About Chaos 0, that was an oversight and is a much better idea than the Chaotix and Tikal.