Alright, so here we go. Picture this: it’s summertime, and folks are buzzing about this movie that’s been in the ether—Marvel’s Fantastic Four: First Steps. I mean, why do I care? No idea. Maybe it’s the childhood nostalgia of super-stretchy powers, or maybe the fact that Monopoly Go—yeah, the board game on your phone—is doing this wild team-up with Marvel. Totally unexpected, like finding pizza crust in your pocket.
So, this big Marvel hullabaloo kicks off on Sunday, July 13. Feels almost like they’re trying to outdo whatever happened in the last Marvel event last September. Gosh, was it that long ago? Anyway, this is when the Monopoly world gets slammed with the Fantastic Four. Imagine a comic book crashing into a board game… or maybe water meeting oil? Whatever, things get exciting.
They’re bringing in a bunch of stuff. Imagine: The Fantastic Four waltzes into Monopoly Go, waving their capes—or whatever it is they wear—bringing along all sorts of in-game madness. Like, there’s gonna be special goodies, new mini-games, and whatnot. And okay—I totally stopped reading the fine print after the mention of collectibles. I get distracted like that.
Trying to wrap my head around “Fantastic Racers”—dear lord, they’re steering Fantasti-Cars (yup, that’s a thing). I’m picturing Herbie, this robot assistant dude, yelling encouragements from the sidelines, and—get this—Dr. Doom throwing his energy disruptors around, as he does. Sounds like utter chaos, and part of me is here for it.
Then you’ve got this Fantastic Partners Event, where it’s all about collecting these coins. What were they called? Fantasticoins or something. Teeming up with other players to revive the heroes—like Invisible Woman and Human Torch, who I personally mixed up with the blue guy from that other movie for years. My bad.
And speaking of fantastics, there’s Reed Richards’s lab. They’re calling it Fantastic Treasures. I half think you’re supposed to dig up Marvel stuff. Silver Surfer’s board? Ultimate Nullifier? Fancy words for comic collectors, I guess.
They’re even rolling out—wait, what was it? A Deluxe Drop. Which means more Fantastic Four themes all over your game like confetti at a surprise party. We’re talking tokens, emojis, and shields. You get the drip.
Oh, and hey—if you’re catching all this before the 13th, there’s still an Aqua Partners Event going on right now. I think it wraps just in time for the Fantastic Four chaos to start.
I might glance at their Monopoly Go Dice Links guide, cause lord knows, any boost in this game is precious. I’m not saying I’ve stayed up late playing, but… well, I have. Here’s to the madness.
