Monkey Palace is an enjoyable, relatively quick Lego board game once you get past the rules.

If that sounds a bit complicated, well, yes.

(If you’re a fan of thebest Lego sets, you’ll feel right at home.)

The Lego Monkey Palace board game board, pieces, and cards laid out on a green surface

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Adding more players to the mix also increases the impact of all of your decisions.

A view of the Lego Monkey Palace board, cards, and pieces laid out on a green surface

Should you buy Monkey Palace?

You like light-hearted competitive board gamesIt’s not co-op, but neither is it cutthroat.

How we tested Monkey Palace

This review was conducted using a sample provided by the publisher.

Lego C-3PO holding up his arm against a brick wall

We played Monkey Palace several times with the different maps and optional rules.

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Monkey Palace cards laid out in a row on a green surface

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