Celebrate the Six Nations and aim for the Shield as Monopoly Go hosts weekend event

I quite enjoy sports, with a few exceptions. One of these is rugby. It seems that sometimes you can steal the ball from an opponent on the floor and sometimes not. I appreciate there are probably rules but I'm not about to learn them. Personal thoughts aside, it is a huge activity, with the Six Nations tournament in full swing. To celebrate, Monopoly Go! is hosting a special event.

This is quite monumental, as this crossover over Scopely marks the Six Nations Championships' first-ever mobile gaming partnership. If you play well enough you can walk away with the Six Nations Shield, and all with nary a scrum in sight. There are also a host of rewards to collect.

The Super Saturday Tournament will kick off today at 17:00 and will last through the 16th March, again at 17:00. Importantly, this is only open to players in the UK, France, and Italy. If you are outside of those countries, then you are out of luck, and you’ll have to spend your weekend elsewhere. Maybe try out DC: Dark Legion.

For those in these rugby-loving countries, here is how to play. You know that urge you get to flip the board and tackle the person who builds yet another hotel on the same stretch? Well, now you can! Landing on a railroad tile will trigger a Shutdown or Bank Heist against another player, a great way to vent frustration.

As you go through a standard game, you will find yourself collecting mini rugby balls. This will fill up your progress bar, resulting in your advancing through the leaderboard. Climb higher and higher and you will start unlocking those rewards, and perhaps claim the Shield. Don’t forget, the event will only be available this weekend, so I hope you don’t have a social life planned.

Monopoly Go! is available to download from the App Store and Google Play.