So you thought the World Cup football mania was over, didn't you? Well, think again.
The excitement and unpredictability of the Greatest Show on Earth is going to stay with us - for the time being at least - in the form of a classic board game. Monopoly World Cup France 98 Edition, with all its new variations, may be your dream come true.
Net a few good teams, corner the market and stash your cash as you make a bid for soccer supremacy.
You won't find the money-making businesses and residential areas on the gameboard this time - there will be 22 all-time favourite football teams from the history of the World Cup. Take full control of them and pit your wits against up to six human or computer opponents.
Instead of green houses and red hotels, you build red terraces and blue stadiums to increase the value of your properties. There are 32 terraces and 12 stadiums in all.
The Community Chest and chance cards are replaced by home and away cards, but they are all used in the same way. You will move your token, pay taxes, receive money, go to jail or get out of it free.
Every time you land on or pass 'GO', triggering match play and penalty shoot-outs, it will further enhance your position. In match play, the computer will select two teams and simulate a game between them. The result will lead to either their promotion or relegation.
