All of the games are more or less true to their board game counterpart, usually having some added mini games or interactive parts not found in the originals. All games can be played in either the Original version or a game mode called Remix, which adds new rules, switches gameplay mechanics, or simply makes it into more or less a new game entirely. There is also the option of playing a full game or a quick game for each of the five games (which either is made up of a much simplified board or fewer rounds than the full version).
The game hub is an amusement park, where all the games are seen as rides or buildings and where the players pick which game they want to play. There is also the option of changing outfits for Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head (who can be seen wandering around the park). After a certain number of rounds, the player with the most money wins.
The five games in the collection are:
Yahtzee Hands Down: This game is more or less a card game version of the classic game yahtzee. Instead of rolling dice, the players draw cards to make pairs, straights, full house etc. In this mode, the game is real-time and while everyone still gets their turn, there is a ticking clock and anyone can show a hand at any time. There is also only one point card at the time in the middle of the table and all hands are visible to all players.
Mouse Trap: Just like the board game, the goal of Mouse Trap is to gather as much cheese as possible while assembling a Rube Goldberg-like mouse trap to catch the other players in before being caught yourself.
The Remix mode has the players competing to get a certain number of pieces of cheese first. This version is very different from the Original mode game in that the game takes place on a totally different game board. The players also get to place traps in specific trap slots along the road to hinder other players.
The Game of Life: The aim of this game is much like the board game. Live a successful life, get a good job, raise a family, retire with the most accumulated wealth.
In the Remix version of the game the player earns extra steps by landing on money making spaces or minus steps if landing on money losing spaces. In this version it's a race to the finish , and the player to cross the finish line first, wins.
Yahtzee Hands Down: This game is more or less a card game version of the classic game yahtzee. Instead of rolling dice, the players draw cards to make pairs, straights, full house etc. The twist here is that all cards also have to be of the same color.
In this mode, however, the game is real-time and while everyone still gets their turn, there is a ticking clock and anyone can show a hand at any time. There is also only one point card at the time in the middle of the table and all hands are visible to all players.
Mouse Trap: Just like the board game, the goal of Mouse Trap is to gather as much cheese as possible while assembling a Rube Goldberg-like mouse trap to catch the other players in before being caught yourself. In this digital version you are required to play a mini game in order to see how many pieces of the trap you can add.
The Remix mode has the players competing to get a certain number of pieces of cheese first. This version is very different from the Original mode game in that the game takes place on a totally different game board. The players also get to place traps in specific trap slots along the road to hinder other players.
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