Monopoly - The King of All Games
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The Classic Monopoly Board Game
Monopoly is a board game by Parker Brothers and is named after the economic concept of monopoly, the domination of a market by a single entity. That is the official explanation.
To me, myself, and I, Monopoly is a chance to kick another person's butt and rule the board! This game is only fun if you have a good chance of winning...which means you need to get off to a good start and grab the good properties. What are the best properties to own, you say?
The best properties to have:
* All 4 railroads
* The orange color group
* The red color group
Having all 4 railroads is an easy $200 every time someone lands on it. Plus, there are 3 cards which will send others to your railroads:
* One chance card sending the player to Reading Railroad
* One chance and one community chest card sending the player to the nearest railroad for DOUBLE the rent.
The orange color group is highly rated because they are the most-hit properties coming out of jail - and everyone goes to jail.
The red color group because there is a chance card sending the player to Illinois Avenue, plus Illinois is the 3rd highest hit property on the board.
Interesting Facts
Short Line is believed to refer to the Shore Fast Line, a streetcar line that served Atlantic City. A booklet included with the reprinted 1935 edition states that the four railroads that served Atlantic City in the mid 1930s were the Jersey Central, the Seashore Lines, the Reading Railroad, and the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The actual "Electric Company" and "Water Works" serving the city are respectively Atlantic City Electric Company and the Atlantic City Municipal Utilities Authority.
Under the Boardwalk
Various Versions of Monopoly
More Interesting Facts
In 1978, retailer Neiman Marcus manufactured and sold an all-chocolate edition of Monopoly through its "Christmas Wish Book" for that year. The entire set was edible, including the money, dice, hotels, properties, tokens and playing board. The set retailed for $600.In 2000, the FAO Schwarz store in New York City sold a custom version called One-Of-A-Kind Monopoly for $100,000. This special edition comes in a locking attaché case made with Napolino leather and lined in suede, and features include:
* 18-carat (75%) gold tokens, houses, and hotels
* Rosewood board
* Street names written in gold leaf
* Emeralds around the Chance icon
* Sapphires around the Community Chest
* Rubies in the brake lights of the car on the Free Parking Space
* The money is real, negotiable United States currency
Still More Interesting Facts
* Mr. Monopoly is the name of the Monopoly man* World records are maintained for the longest game in a treehouse (286) hours, underground (100 hours), in a bathtub (99 hours) and upside-down (36 hours)
* The longest Monopoly game ever played was 1,680 hours long - or 70 straight days
* Escape maps, compasses and files were inserted into Monopoly game boards smuggled into POW camps inside Germany during World War II. Real money for escapees was slipped into the packs of Monopoly money
* The three most-landed-on properties are Illinois Avenue. "GO" and the B&O Railroad
* The character locked behind the bars is called Jake the Jailbird. Officer Edgar Mallory sent him to jail
Sexy Strip Monopoly
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poddys
Dec 23, 2011 @ 4:59 pm | delete
- I have my copy of the original Monopoly from the UK which dates back to the 1960's. It seemed weird playing it in the USA with different properties having grown up with a different version that had places in London on the board.
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Wbisbill Dec 12, 2011 @ 10:09 am | delete
- Thumbs up. Love this game.
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pawpaw911
Nov 30, 2011 @ 5:16 pm | delete
- I have many fond memories of playing monopoly.
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WriterJanis
Nov 26, 2011 @ 2:55 am | delete
- Personally, I like having Park Place and Boardwalk. :-)
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dreamry Nov 26, 2011 @ 3:15 am | delete
- I kill to get the orange ones - pure money-makers!
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