Monopoly Game Collection - Onyx Edition

Being the Uncoolest Dude in Hollywood, I of course have the Uncoolest of collections. The fact that I collect things is fairly Uncool in these green days of recycling and repurposing. I love these Monopoly games! I got this set for Christmas a couple of years ago and like most of the sets I collect, I never play with it. I've got some ratty 'gamer' sets that I actually play with.

This Onyx Edition game is supposed to be a classier, more sophisticated version of the game. While the rules are always the same, there are some differences with this set...

The board is one piece of solid wood on raised feet. The wood is painted black to go with the onyx theme. You'll also notice that the spaces are much smaller and the center of the board is a recessed pit to keep the dice on the board at all times.

Below is a look at the inside of the box. The entire set is roughly double in size. Typically, Monopoly comes in that oblong box. This set is a little shorter but double-wide and square.

This set comes with the usual: money, property cards, dice, houses/hotels and tokens. The additional pieces are a nifty little holder for the money and a carousel for the unsold propertys. The houses/hotels are a plastic, made to look like jewels and come with felt jewel bags.

Below is a close-up of the carousel with a custom picture of Mr. Monopoly aka Rich Uncle Pennybags.

The money and the property cards about 1/3 smaller than their standard counter parts. Above is the package of property cards and no, my hand isn't that huge. Below you can see how much smaller the money is. The top $1 is from a standard set and you can clearly see the size difference.

As opposed to everything else, the dice are actually a bit bigger than a standard pair. No, my hand is not that small!

Even the game instructions get a kick. Printed on glossy paper with a silver edge and a classier font and look. Nothing unique about the copy, but the look is classy.