Eurobusiness (1983)

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Theme This game is a Polish version of Monopoly, created and published in Poland in 1983 (during enforced communist period) by Labo Market Sp. z o.o.. Players become investors who buy lands and develop buildings. The cash flow in the game consists of taxes (for players staying on others' possessions) and events from "Chance" cards (fines, taxes, misfortunes). In a difficult situation, players can pledge their properties – otherwise, the player bankrupts and loses the game.

Goal The goal of the game is to be the last player remaining with any money – after everyone else's bankruptcy or after established time os over.

Gameplay Game mechanics is almost exactly the same like in Monopoly.

Each turn, the player rolls two dice, moves around the board and buys properties located in various European countries (from communist period), grouped by their region. 1) If a player lands on an unexploited property, he can buy it or allow the bank to auction it to other players. 2) If he lands on someone's property, he must pay its owner a rent (proportional to the value of the land and its buildings). 3) If the property belongs to the player and he has all the lands in the country, he can build houses or hotels that increase rent for visitors. There are also other places on the board that you can't buy, but they require the player to draw a "Chance" card, pay taxes, collect income, and even go to jail. Each player also has regular income everytime they pass the starting field.

Properties are located in countries listed below (from cheapest to most expensive):

South: Greece (2 properties) – yellow color, Italy (3) – red color. West: Spain (3) – blue color and Great Britain (3) – orange color. North: Benelux (Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg, summary 3 properties) – green color and Sweden (3) – purple color East: RFN /West Germany/ (3) – brown color and Austria (2) – black color.

The game continues until everyone but one player leave the game (bankrupt) or until an established time is over. I the latter case all players sum up they fortune – cash, power plant, railway stations, water supply, properties (not taken to pledge) with the value of buildings, half value of properties taken to pledge.

It is still avaible in shops for around 8$.