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one hundred years, a gnome known as Gaia Master and his floating
kingdom appear in the sky. This entity regards man as mere pawns to
be used in a board game akin to Parker Bros' Monopoly. Apparently,
medieval monopoly machinations make for much mirth. As a willing
participant in the game, a player chooses a hero from eight
different characters including Jiggar the Treasure Hunter, who hunts
for gems or Princess Tiara, she of the privileged class whose luck
factor in the game awards her with bonus parcels of land. There's
also a witch avatar named Agathe who bears a passing resemblance to
Morrigan of Vampire fame. Upon the throw of the dice, a player moves
the allotted spaces on an expansive board broken up into squares.
Landing on a property square opens up the option of purchasing it.
Essentially, you're joining the landlord class and may eventually
build stores on your plots of land which doubles the rent other
players have to pay you if they land on it. Hoarding adjacent
properties eventually helps to build up a mini fiefdom which exacts
payment from hapless opponents to build up your treasury. Battles
and events are also triggered when players land on certain squares
or when cards are thrown to ignite a fight. Capcom's monetary
denomination is called the zenny, and it's present in games from
Forgotten Worlds (circa 1988) to Megaman Legends (1998). It also
pays the rent in Gaia Master. At the end of the day, the player with
the most zenny wins. |
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