CGR Undertow - SUPER MARIO CHESS Board Game Review Part 1

CGR Undertow reviewers Derek and Ray take a closer look at the SUPER MARIO CHESS BOARD GAME. This is Part 1 of a two part review.

Mario Board Games

Super Mario Checkers/Tic Tac Toe Combo
Toy (Super Mario)
(Amazon.com)

List Price: $19.99
Price: $15.99
You Save: $4.00 (20%)

Double sided game board for Checkers and Tic Tac Toe
Included is 2 each Mario and Luigi hats for "Kinging"
24 mario and luigi checker pieces

Super Mario Memory
Toy (USAopoly, Inc.)
(Amazon.com)

List Price: $14.99
Price: $13.99
You Save: $1.00 (7%)

New directive cards create new strategy play
For 1+ players
Recommended for ages 6-99

Jenga Donkey Kong
Toy (USAopoly)
(Amazon.com)

List Price: $19.99
Price: $18.39
You Save: $1.60 (8%)

54 black jenga blocks feature the original donkey kong girders
Four collectible mario playing pieces
Jenga, donkey kong

Mario Party 9
Video Games (Nintendo)
(Amazon.com)

List Price: $49.99
Price: $44.03
You Save: $5.96 (12%)

Each stage culminates in a Boss Battle. Collectively, players must combine their strength to defeat classic foes such as Bowser and King Boo while still playing competitively to boost their own individual scores.
Players ride across stages together in special vehicles. Players take turns as Captain of the vehicle by hitting Dice Blocks to move the party forward, hoping to land on lucky spaces.
In Mario Party 9, each themed stage has a clear destination point but with multiple paths along the way, so no two games will play the same. Every time they play, players can earn Party Points that are used to unlock special items and features.

Yahtzee Super Mario
Toy (USAOPOLY, Inc)
(Amazon.com)

List Price: $19.99
Price: $11.99
You Save: $8.00 (40%)

Collectible travel sized super mario dice cup with lid
Features 5 custom dice decorated with power-ups from the super mario video game
Yahtzee super mario

Boom Street

Nintendo proved that board games can translate well into video games way back in 1999 with the original Mario Party. Now it has teamed up with fellow Japanese publishing giant Square Enix for a brand new dice-rattling hit.

Boom Street is similar to classic board game Monopoly. The object of the game is for players to earn as much money as possible by building a property empire that dwarfs those of their opponents’. 

But this is not just a simple case of buying squares, collecting rent and nabbing £200 for passing Go. The game introduces a surprising amount of depth by allowing gamers to buy and trade stocks. They can even drive up prices to bankrupt rival players, before selling off their shares in order to amass a a stack of cash.

Family fortunes

Property can be made more valuable with careful investments into shops which continually generate money every turn. As with another certain tycoon board game, purchasing all shops in the same region or of the same colour dramatically improves their value. Only those with a shrewd business sense and a keen eye for growing trends will be able to play the stock market like a pro and outmanoeuvre the other tycoons in the game. 

Mario Board Games- News


Boom Street
by James Batchelor Nintendo proved that board games can translate well into video games way back in 1999 with the original Mario Party. Now it has teamed up with fellow Japanese publishing giant Square Enix for a brand new dice-rattling hit.

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