First Buzz: The Monopoly Prizm NBA Edition game

What: The Monopoly Prizm NBA Edition game
Arrives: April 16 via Target ... Aug. 1 elsewhere
Box basics: Six four-card packs per box
Order: Click here (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: Panini Prizm NBA cards are branching out into the gaming realm with an edition of the Monopoly board game and booster packs of cards will be found as part of the project revealed today.

Keep reading for more info.

The Basics: The Monopoly Prizm: NBA Edition board game will be available from Hasbro via Target stores initially before a wider release. The card set will be 90 cards with "Special" and "Rare" inserts as well as Boardwalk parallels.

How does it work?

"In this Panini NBA trading card version of the classic Monopoly game, players act as their favorite NBA basketball coach to recruit superstars and top rookies for the ultimate roster. As players take their team across country to compete against the best of the best, they’ll be challenged to make savvy trades to turn up the heat on competition and even their own team’s abilities on the court," read a Panini release. "Players will DRAFT their squad featuring their favorite NBA players, TRADE cards to build and change their team throughout the game and lastly – and unique to Monopoly – COMPETE in one-on-one matches to win All-Star Cards as they pass go. Instead of buying properties, players try to take control of NBA games and collect bonus points when opponents land on them. To earn more points, players compare the stats on their Panini NBA cards when they compete in Playmaker Challenges and All-Star Contests. In the end, the player with the most points wins."

Exact details were not released but it looks like the game arrives with one starter pack and two Prizm packs and then boxes will have six four-card packs per box.

“The global popularity of our Prizm trading card brand was the perfect match for such an iconic brand like Monopoly to introduce an NBA trading card board game that captures all the elements of Monopoly and introduces special parallels and rare inserts to enhance gameplay that have made our NBA trading cards so popular and collectible,” said Jason Howarth, Panini VP of Marketing. “After nearly two years of development and collaboration, we are excited to bring the Monopoly Prizm: NBA game to market.”

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