Monopoly! ( Taxing your opponent )

[Ultimagamer]

This is a series of cards I thought of based around the board game Monopoly. This archetype focuses around taxing the opponent, maybe not out of their money, but rather, out of their life points! Each time your opponent visits one of your properties, they will not only pay a fine, but the owner might even get something better! From getting a free draw, to destroying one of their opponent's cards, to getting a free add from the grave, to shuffling a card from their opponent's hand away! The Monsters in this archetype focus around swarming and help give the archetype more consistency in how they place their properties. This easy swarm and placements might even allow for Rich Uncle Pennybags himself to make an appearance! With him allowing for total board control and perfect property management, no opponent will be safe from bankruptcy!

 

Any review is always greatly appreciated!

 

 

[spoiler=The Monopoly Properties]

Monopoly Property: Vermont Avenue

Spell - Continuous

 

Each time your opponent Summons or Sets a Monster in this card’s Column, inflict 100 damage to your opponent. Once per turn, if a Monster(s) is Summoned to this card’s Column: You can reveal 1 “Monopoly” card in your hand; draw 1 card. You can only control 1 “Monopoly Property: Vermont Avenue”.

 

Monopoly Property: Tennessee Avenue

Spell - Continuous

 

Each time your opponent Summons or Sets a Monster in this card’s Column, inflict 200 damage to your opponent. Once per turn, if a Monster(s) is Summoned to this card’s Column: You can reveal 1 “Monopoly” card in your hand, then target 1 Spell/Trap card your opponent controls; destroy it. You can only control 1 “Monopoly Property: Tennessee Avenue”.

 

Monopoly Property: Venator Avenue

Spell - Continuous

 

Each time your opponent Summons or Sets a Monster in this card’s Column, inflict 300 damage to your opponent. Once per turn, if a Monster(s) is Summoned to this card’s Column: You can reveal 1 “Monopoly” card in your hand, then target 1 Monster your opponent controls; destroy it. You can only control 1 “Monopoly Property: Venator Avenue”.

 

Monopoly Property: Pennsylvania Avenue

Spell - Continuous

 

Each time your opponent Summons or Sets a Monster in this card’s Column, inflict 400 damage to your opponent. Once per turn, if a Monster(s) is Summoned to this card’s Column: You can reveal 1 “Monopoly” card in your hand, then target 1 card in your GY; add it to your hand. You can only control 1 “Monopoly Property: Pennsylvania Avenue”.

 

Monopoly Property: Boardwalk

Spell - Continuous

 

Each time your opponent Summons or Sets a Monster in this card’s Column, inflict 500 damage to your opponent. Once per turn, if a Monster(s) is Summoned to this card’s Column: You can reveal 1 “Monopoly” card in your hand; look at your opponent’s hand, and shuffle 1 card from it into the Deck. You can only control 1 “Monopoly Property: Boardwalk”.

 

 

[spoiler=The Monopoly Board and Other Monopoly Spaces]

Monopoly

Spell - Field

 

During your Draw Phase, if you control another face-up “Monopoly” card, you can draw 2 cards instead of 1 for your Normal Draw. Your opponent cannot target “Monopoly Property” Continuous Spell cards you control with card effects, also they cannot be destroyed by card effects. During each of your end phases, you must reveal 1 “Monopoly” card in your hand or destroy this card.

 

Monopoly Space: Income Tax

Spell - Continuous

 

( This card is always treated as a “Monopoly Property” card ).

While you control a card whose original name includes “Monopoly Property” in it, your opponent cannot Summon or Set a Monster in this card’s Column. If your opponent Summons a Monster in this card’s Column: Your opponent takes 2000 damage. Your opponent can hand you 1 card from their hand to your hand to take no damage from this effect. You can only control 1 “Monopoly Space: Income Tax”.

 

Monopoly Space: Luxury Tax

Spell - Continuous

 

( This card is always treated as a “Monopoly Property” card ).

While you control a card whose original name includes “Monopoly Property” in it, your opponent cannot Summon or Set a Monster in this card’s Column. If your opponent Summons a Monster in this card’s Column: Your opponent takes 1000 damage. Your opponent can hand you 1 card from their hand to your hand to take no damage from this effect. You can only control 1 “Monopoly Space: Luxury Tax”.

 

Monopoly Space: Free Parking

Spell - Continuous

 

( This card is always treated as a “Monopoly Property” card ).

Each time either your opponent Summons a Monster to this card’s Column or you Summon a “Monopoly” Monster to this card’s Column: You can reveal 1 “Monopoly” card in your hand; place 1 Parking Counter on this card ( Max. 2 ). During your Main Phase: You can remove any number of Parking Counters from this card that were placed on this card by this card’s effect; draw an equal number of cards. You can only control 1 “Monopoly Space: Free Parking”.

 

Monopoly Space: Go to Jail

Spell - Continuous

 

( This card is always treated as a “Monopoly Property” card ).

If your opponent Summons a Monster to this card’s Column: You can reveal 1 “Monopoly” card in your hand; banish that Monster until the end of the next turn. If there already is a Monster currently banished by this effect, return that Monster to your opponent’s field after banishing your opponent’s Monster. Your opponent can hand you one card from their hand to your hand to negate this effect. You can only control 1 “Monopoly Space: Go to Jail”.

 

 

[spoiler=The Monopoly Players]

Monopoly Player: The Thimble

Level 4 / Earth / Machine / Effect

1450 attack / 1200 defense

 

If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can place 1 “Monopoly Property” Continuous Spell card from your Deck or GY face-up in your Spell/Trap card zones. During your opponent’s turn: You can target 1 “Monolopy Property” Continuous Spell card you control; return it to the Deck, then you can activate 1 “Monopoly Property” Continuous Spell card with a different original name from the returned card from your Deck. You can only use one effect of “Monopoly Player: The Thimble” per turn, and only once that turn.

 

Monopoly Player: The Sack of Money

Level 4 / Earth / Machine / Effect

0 attack / 1650 defense

 

If this card is revealed in your hand by the effect of a “Monopoly Property” Continuous Spell card: You can Special Summon this card from your hand. You can send 1 “Monopoly” card you control to the GY; Special Summon 1 “Monopoly Player” Monster from your hand or Deck, except “Monopoly Player: The Sack of Money”. You can only use one effect of “Monopoly Player: The Sack of Money” per turn, and only once that turn.

 

Monopoly Player: The Racecar

Level 4 / Earth / Machine / Effect

1850 attack / 200 defense

 

If this card is Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 “Monopoly Player” Monster from your hand, except “Monopoly Player: The Racecar”. During your opponent’s turn: You can reveal 1 “Monopoly Property” Continuous Spell card in your hand and shuffle this card you control into the Deck; Special Summon 1 “Monopoly Player” Monster from your Deck, except “Monopoly Player: The Racecar”. You can only use one effect of “Monopoly Player: The Racecar” per turn, and only once that turn.

 

Monopoly Player: The Battleship

Level 4 / Earth / Machine / Effect

800 attack / 1800 defense

 

If you control a “Monopoly Player” Monster: You can Special Summon this card from your GY. If this card is Summoned: You can discard 1 “Monopoly” card, then target 1 “Monopoly Player” Monster in your GY, except “Monopoly Player: The Battleship”; either Special Summon it or add it to your hand. You can only use one effect of “Monopoly Player: The Battleship” per turn, and only once that turn.

 

Monopoly Player: The Scottie Dog

Level 4 / Earth / Machine / Effect

1500 attack / 1000 defense

 

If you Summon a “Monopoly Player” Monster, except “Monolopy Player: The Scottie Dog”, while this card is in your hand: You can Special Summon this card from your hand. If this card is sent to your GY while you control a “Monopoly Property” Continuous Spell card: You can add this card from your GY to your hand. You can only use one effect of “Monopoly Player: The Scottie Dog” per turn, and only once that turn.

 

Monopoly Player: The Top Hat

Level 4 / Earth / Machine / Effect

0 attack / 0 defense

 

If you control “Monopoly Player: Rich Uncle Pennybags”: You can Special Summon this card from your GY. If this card is sent to your GY while you control a “Monopoly Property” Continuous Spell card; you can target 1 “Monopoly Player” Monster in your GY, except “Monopoly Player: The Top Hat”; Special Summon it. You can only use one effect of “Monopoly Player: The Top Hat” per turn, and only once that turn.

 

Monopoly Player: The Cop

Level 4 / Earth / Machine / Effect

1950 attack / 1950 defense

 

 

If this card battles a Link 3 Monster, it gains 1000 ATK/DEF during the damage step only. You can only use each of the following effects of “Monopoly Player: The Cop” once per turn. During either players turn, when your opponent activates a card or effect while you control both a “Monopoly Player” Monster and a “Monopoly Property” Continuous Spell card: You can send this card from your hand or face-up from your field to the GY; negate that effect.  If you Summon a “Monopoly Player” Monster while this card is in your GY: You can add this card from your GY to your hand.

[spoiler=Rich Uncle Pennybags Himself!]

Monopoly Player: Rich Uncle Pennybags

Link 3 / Earth / Machine / Link / Effect

Link Materials: 3 “Monopoly Player” Monsters

Link Markers: Left, Bottom, Right

2850 attack

 

While you control 3 or more “Monopoly Property” Continuous Spell cards, this card cannot be targeted by card effects, also it cannot be destroyed by card effects. During either players turn, if your either player Summons a Monster to a column that a “Monopoly Property” Continuous Spell card is in, while you control more than 1 “Monopoly” Property” card, you can choose which “Monopoly Property” Continuous Spell card you want to activate ( even if your opponent did not Summon a Monster to that column ).

[Ultimagamer]

+ Bump

 

Someone review plz

[Ultimagamer]

+Bump

 

Would really like a review if anyone has the time

[The Nyx Avatar]

So kind of like Trickstars in Spell/Trap form?

 

I can't say for certain how fair the Property cards are as they're all based on what Zone your opponent Summons in. And they'll usually get to choose.

 

Field Spell should have some sort of maintenance cost or condition, because as is, it doesn't seem possible for your opponent to remove it or other Monopoly cards. A complete blanket of protection. For comparison, look at Golden Castle of Stromberg. Destroys opponent's stuff and lets you Summon, but you have to live with the fact that you have to pay a hefty 10 cards from your Deck. Melodius Aria and Elegy both being Special Summoned. Both need to be Special Summoned somehow to achieve this blanket, and even then, there are other ways to remove either (non-targeting removal).

 

Income Tax is okay. It can hurt, but it is conditional enough not to be too much of an issue.

 

Luxury Tax: Same story, but half the damage.

 

Free Parking: This one should have a max of how many Counters it can have or how many cards you can draw.

 

Go To Jail: I personally like this one. But that's probably because I like banishing and playing with banished cards. Personally prefer it over Interdimensional Matter Transporter.

 

Thimble: Should have a "once per turn" clause on its effects(s). Given how you can do the first one when it's Special Summoned as well.

 

Sack: Should have a cost or condition for its first effect. Second effect would be more fair if you send it to the GY. Returning to the hand is a nothing cost.

 

Racecar...okay. I'm just going to skip. These monsters don't have sufficient costs, and much less with those ATK and DEF. Life Points, banishing, Tributing. Almost anything would be better costs than what most of these monsters have. They're just not fair. Too much reward with too little consequence.

 

Pennybags: ATK is not appropriate for this Link 3. And while Kaiju and such exist, that blanket protection is not warranted just for playing these Spell/Trap Cards. If it was just targeting or something like that, then I could understand. But as is, no.

 

Overall: Good premise, but there's A LOT of room for improvement. Mainly being balance. Giving some of these cards actual costs and conditions to even out their swarming and protection. And different ATK and DEF. I can understant the Main Deck monsters having the same ATK and DEF. Like playing pieces, granting no advantage over the other. But at the same time no, since they all have different effects. So having them all sport the same ATK and DEF comes off as lazy. 

[Ultimagamer]

Thanks for the feedback! I think you will like these new changes I've made. I've toned down the effects quite a bit, and balanced them in a way that they can still be very playable, but are not over the top. 

 

[spoiler=Changes]

- Field Spell 

Removed negation effect, and replaced it with a maintenance cost 

Changed protection effect from "Unaffected by" to "Cannot be targeted / destroyed by card effects" 

 

- Free Parking

Counters are now capped at 3

 

- Thimble

Effects are now a hard once per turn 

 

- Money 

The first effect is now split into 2 effects ( the new second effect carries a cost ) 

Protection effect removed 

All effects are now a hard once per turn 

 

- Racecar 

First effect now no longer searches 

Second effect now shuffles into the deck for a cost 

All effects are now a hard once per turn 

 

- Battleship 

First effect now no longer adds a card from GY to hand after special summoning himself 

Second effect now requires a discard cost 

All effects are now a hard once per turn 

 

- Scottie Dog 

First effect now only specials itself from hand 

All effects are now a hard once per turn 

 

- Top Hat 

First effect now only specials itself from the GY 

Restriction on link material usage removed 

All effects are now a hard once per turn 

 

- Cop 

Negation effect no longer adds the negated card to your hand 

All effects are now a hard once per turn 

 

- Uncle Pennybags 

Protection effect is no longer "Unaffected by" and is now "Cannot be targeted / destroyed by card effects"

No longer allows monopoly property effects to be used more than once per turn 

Changed attack value to 3000 ( down from 3850 )

 

 

[The Nyx Avatar]

Ah. That's better. Granted, there are some areas that could use improvement, but it's still more balanced than before.

 

Field Spell's condition still isn't very substantial. And no. That's no maintenance cost. It's a condition. Paying Life Points (1000 at least) would be more substantial. Especially since it's at least a +2.

 

Free Parking: A cap of 2 is more fair.

 

The Main Deck monsters: Effects should be "You can only activate 1 of the effects" instead. Given how something like Money or Battleship shouldn't be able to use both effects.

 

Pennybags: ATK is pushing it, as most Link 3s don't have 3000 ATK. The few that do have very specific Summoning conditions/Materials.

 

Overall: There is still room for improvement, but it is still a big improvement compared to the original post.

[Ultimagamer]

Thanks again for the feedback! I can make a few minor ( but good ) changes here. 

 

Changes 

- Free Parking counters now capped at 2 instead of 3 

 

Players 

- Effects are now "only 1 per turn, and only once that turn" ( with the exception of the cop ) 

- New ATK/DEF values ( change things up a little bit ) 

 

The Cop 

- Now gains 1000 ATK/DEF when he battles a link 3 monster 

- Now sends itself as a cost for it's negation effect 

- Now can send itself from the field in addition to the hand

 

Uncle Pennybags 

- Now has 2850 ATK ( down from 3000 ATK )