That sounds like it would be a nice version of Monopoly to play. I wonder if the game might still be available from somewhere that still has some old stock.
Gene... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nicol via groups.io" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:49:55 +0200 Subject: [blind-gamers] monopoly 2002 > HI all > My sighted cousin gave me a freeware monopoly game he got somewhere years > ago. Its only called monopoly 2002. > The game is in cd image form so he uses virtual clone drive to run it. > The read me states that the latest windows it can run on is xp, but my > cousin is able to run it in windows 7 on his computer. > I also have windows7. > He installed the game for me to try out. > I am unable to launch the game with jaws running; I have jaws13. > I click on the icon that says monopoly 2002, then the program compatibility > assistant comes up and I find the run button and press space. > I get the following message and a close button. > Monopoly dialog Monopoly has stopped working > A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close > the program and notify you if a solution is available. > I am able to launch the game with the latest NVDA. But I cannot operate the > game at all. The human voice in the game says choose to play over a network > or on this machine. NVDA is completely silent. There is no speech if I press > tab, the arrows, space or enter. > After my cousin installed the game there is 3 icons on my desktop: one that > only says monopoly, one that says monopoly 2002. Pressing enter on both > gives the same result. Then there is an icon called virtual clone drive > which brings up a multi page dialogue. > Me and my cousin played this game a couple of times at his home. > This is such a nice version of monopoly. It has human voices in; and for > each token there is a voice that says something. If I choose the dog token > and if I land on one of my own properties, a voice says: smells like home to > me. > I have jim kitchen's monopoly game to play, but it would be nice to play a > version with human voices and a vvoice that talks for each token. > Has anybody played this version of monopoly on windows7 and how did you set > it up? > Is there may be something in that virtual clone drive multi page dialogue I > must adjust? I have never used a virtual clone drive before. > Many thanks for any help > Bfn > Nicol > South africa > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > protection is active. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#128782): https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/message/128782 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/117535836/21656 Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/leave/607459/21656/1071380848/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
