Ubisoft has dropped Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs Villains, out now on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 1 and 2, PC and GeForce NOW. It's made by Behaviour Interactive, and it's more than Monopoly with a Star Wars coat of paint. They've gone and changed how you win.

The board pulls in 22 locations from across the Star Wars eras, and there's a roster of 28 heroes and villains, each with one of 14 abilities. The big shift is that cash isn't king anymore. You win on Influence Points, earned by buying and upgrading properties, and there are GO Events that can hand you a stack of them or wipe them out in one turn. Land on the same tile as someone else and it kicks off a dice battle for control of the spot.

Here's why it's on my radar. It runs 2v2 and 3v3, online but also couch co-op on the one screen. That's the bit that matters in this house. A board game night the kids can actually sit down and play with you, on the couch, without everyone needing their own console, is worth a lot. Star Wars does the rest of the heavy lifting.

I haven't had hands on it yet, so this isn't a review, it's a heads up that it's here. If I can get it in front of the kids I'll come back with whether it holds up past the first game or wears thin, which is always the question with these party ones.