Monopoly: X-Men (2000)

About this game

Pit yourself against your opponents as you collect your team of mutants, each with their own extraordinary powers and abilities. Make deals and build X-Men Training Bases to increase your dominance of the board until you - as Mutant leader - are the only player remaining. Game features include: X-Men & Villain Training Bases and Headquarters, Good & Evil Mutant cards, Deed Cards with character biographies on the back, Custom Playing board, 8 Custom Pewter Game Tokens, Custom Money and Banker's Tray, and 2 Dice. A variant on the Monopoly theme, here players choose a mutant leader (such as Mystique, Storm, Professor X, Cyclops or Magneto) and recruit other X-Men and villains from the Marvel universe for their team.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 6.
• Rules load. At 2.0/5 this is a mid-weight game — expect a proper rules explanation before you start.
• Age. The publisher suggests 8 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.