Monopoly Speed Board Game, Play Monopoly in Under 10 Minutes, Fast-Playing Monopoly Board Game for Ages 8 and up, Game for 2-4 Players 4.5 out of 5 stars 584 £12.00 £ 12. 00 £22.99 £22.99. Mcdonalds Co Uk Monopoly Game The locations on the standard British version of the board game Monopoly are set in London and were selected in 1935 by Victor Watson, managing director of John Waddington Limited. The game of Monopoly set in the city of London, England, UK. In the separate sections of the game tray. Separate the Chance and Community Chest cards, shuffle them and put them face down in the relevant spaces on the gameboard. Each player selects a playing token and places it on 'GO'. 1 Monopoly GB Instructions 5/10/00 10:24 am Page 1. Starting with the Banker, each player in turn throws the dice. The player with the highest total starts the play. Place your token on the corner marked 'GO', then throw the dice and move your token (in the direction of the arrow) the number of spaces indicated by the dice. After you have completed your play, the turn passes to the left.

A little knowledge can go a long way on family game night.

This year marks the 80th anniversary for the classic board game, Monopoly. For decades, people have passed 'Go' and collected $200, all the way back to when your grandparents were little kids.

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Those little red plastic houses may have taught us about fast-dealing property trading, but there's more to Monopoly than what's on the board.

1. The Monopoly game is based on Atlantic City, New Jersey.

2. Charles Darrow first developed the Monopoly game in 1933.

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3. Charles Darrow is from Philadelphia.

4. The original game was made from materials from Darrow’s own home. A piece of oilcloth covered the board and the cards were handwritten.

5. The original houses and hotels were made from wooden molding scraps.

6. The original Monopoly die-cast tokens were inspired by Darrow’s nieces who recommended metal charms from charm bracelets be used.

7. The original game included 10 metal tokens including iron, purse, lantern, race car, thimble, shoe, top hat, battleship, cannon and a rocking horse.

8. The Monopoly 80th Anniversary Edition game features one iconic token from each of its eight decades including the bathtub, locomotive, money bag, cat, cannon, cavalry, and MONOPOLY World Championships trophy.

9. Darrow attempted to sell the Monopoly game to Parker Brothers, but was initially rejected for “52 fundamental errors” that included the game’s length, theme and complexity.

10. Darrow first manufactured and sold the Monopoly game in local Philadelphia department stores.

11. Following the local success of the Monopoly game, Parker Brothers reconsidered their initial rejection and negotiated the rights to market the game.

12. Monopoly was first manufactured and sold in 1935 by Parkers Brothers in the U.S. and Waddington’s in the UK.

13. The Monopoly brand’s official birthday is March 19, 1935, when Parker Brothers acquired the rights for the game from Charles Darrow.

14. The longest game played upside down lasted 36 hours.

15. The Monopoly game is currently published in 47 languages and sold in 114 countries.

16. More than 1 billion people have played the Monopoly game worldwide.

17. The city of London was the first licensed Monopoly game.

18. To make the game relevant to British consumers, the names of the properties were changed to well known streets in London. This is a practice that continues today whenever the Monopoly game is introduced to a new country.

19. Within a year of the Monopoly game’s release in the U.S., 35,000 copies of the game were being made each week.

20. The original Monopoly game sold for about $2.

21. The Monopoly game is subtitled “The Fast-Dealing Property Trading Game.”

22. The current standard Monopoly game includes eight tokens: Battleship, top hat, Scottie dog, race car, thimble, boot, cat, and wheelbarrow.

23. More than 20 different tokens have made their way into the game, including an elephant, purse, and a bag of money.

24. There are 40 spaces on the Monopoly board and 28 properties (22 colored streets, four railroads, and two utility spaces).

25. There are three chance spaces, three community chest spaces, a luxury tax space, and an income tax space on the Monopoly board.

26. There are four corner spaces on a standard Monopoly board: 'Go,' jail/just visiting, free parking, and go to jail.

27. There are 32 houses and 12 hotels in the standard Monopoly game.

28. The standard Monopoly game has 28 title deed cards, 16 chance cards, and 16 community chest cards.

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29. Some of the chance and community chest cards have been updated throughout time. The “Grand Opera Opening” card no longer exists.

30. Of the 16community chest cards in the Monopoly game, 10 will give players cash.

31. Of the 16 chance cards, 10 will move you onto another space on the Monopoly board.

32. To keep games shorter, a speed die was introduced into the standard Monopoly game in 2008.

33. There are three ways to get out of jail in the Monopoly game: Pay $50 on your next turn, use a 'get out of jail free' card, or roll a double.

34. If you aren’t in jail and you roll a double, watch out! You must roll again and three times a double roll means you go to jail.

35. You cannot build on a street in the Monopoly game if any street in its color set is mortgaged.

36. There are three of each colored property on a standard Monopoly game board, except for the brown and dark blue properties which only have two each.

37. The three most-landed-on properties in the standard Monopoly game are Illinois Avenue, “Go” and B&O Railroad.

38. Iconic characters in the Monopoly game include the tycoon Mr. Monopoly, Jake the Jailbird, and Officer Edward Malloy.

39. The total amount of money in a standard Monopoly game is $20,580.

40. In the event of a cash shortage while playing the game, the bank never runs out of money. The banker is authorized to act as a temporary ‘mint’ to print more notes.

41. There have been more than 300 licensed versions of the Monopoly game developed themed with topics such as sports teams and movies.

42. Countries that sell the Monopoly game include Bolivia, Finland, Egypt, Japan, Panama, and Slovakia.43. The Monopoly game is sold in over 100,000 retail stores.

44. The highest rent property on the Monopoly game board varies by region. In the U.S., it is named “Boardwalk” after a street in Atlantic City. In Spain, it is named “Paseo del Prado” after a street in Madrid, and in France, “Rue de la Paix” is the name of the most coveted property space.

45. Games of Monopoly have been played in unusual places including on a ceiling, underground, and on a U.S. nuclear submarine.

46. On record, the longest game of Monopoly ever played lasted 70 straight days.

47. 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.

48. In the 1970’s, a Braille edition of the Monopoly game was created for the visually impaired.

49. In 1972, the Commissioner of Public Works in Atlantic City, threatened to change the names of the real Baltic and Me