}}dice rolling, card drawing)| ages = 8+NegotiationResource management (gaming)>Resource managementFinancial management>Strategy}}}}Monopoly is a multiplayer economics-themed board game. In the game, players roll two dice to move around the game board, buying and trading properties and developing them with houses and hotels. Players collect rent from their opponents and aim to drive them into bankruptcy. Money can also be gained or lost through Chance and Community Chest cards and tax squares. Players receive a salary every time they pass "Go" and can end up in jail, from which they cannot move until they have met one of three conditions. House rules, hundreds of different editions, many spin-offs, and related media exist. Monopoly has become a part of international popular culture, having been licensed locally in more than 103 countries and printed in more than 37 languages. {{As of|2015}}, it was estimated that the game had sold 275 million copies worldwide.WEB, Leopold, Todd, March 19, 2015, Monopoly: At 80, it just keeps 'Go'-ing,weblink July 31, 2022, CNN, The original game was based on locations in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States with the exception of Marven Gardens which is in adjacent Ventnor, NJ.Monopoly is derived from The Landlord's Game, created in 1903 in the US by Lizzie Magie, as a way to demonstrate that an economy rewarding individuals is better than one where monopolies hold all the wealth.NEWS, Pilon, Mary, Mary Pilon, February 13, 2015, Monopoly's Inventor: The Progressive Who Didn't Pass 'Go', The New York Times,weblink registration, February 14, 2015, none, MAGAZINE, 2024-02-28, Monopoly's Forgotten Left-Wing Origins,weblink 2024-03-03, TIME, en, It also served to promote the economic theories of Henry Georgeâ€”in particular, his ideas about taxation.WEB, Wagner, Erica, Erica Wagner, June 24, 2015, Do not pass go: the tangled roots of Monopoly,weblink July 31, 2022, New Statesman, The Landlord's Game originally had two sets of rules, one with tax and another on which the current rules are mainly based. When Parker Brothers first published Monopoly in 1935, the game did not include the less capitalistic taxation rule, resulting in a more aggressive game. Parker Brothers was eventually absorbed into Hasbro in 1991. The game is named after the economic concept of a monopolyâ€”the domination of a market by a single entity.

History

Early history

File:BoardGamePatentMagie.png|thumb|left|170px|Lizzie Magie's 1904 board design, The Landlord's Game The Landlord's GameThe history of Monopoly can be traced back to 1903, when American anti-monopolist Lizzie Magie created a game called The Landlord's Game that she hoped would explain the single-tax theory of Henry George as laid out in his book Progress and Poverty. It was intended as an educational tool to illustrate the negative aspects of concentrating land in private monopolies. She took out a patent in 1904. Her game was self-published beginning in 1906.BOOK, Orbanes, Philip E.,weblink Monopoly: The World's Most Famous Game & How it Got that Way, Da Capo Press, 2006, 0-306-81489-7, 22, Philip Orbanes, The Hidden Worlds of Monopoly From Atlantic City to high fashion to Karl Marx, the most recognizable board game has had serious cultural impact. by Adrienne Raphel January 5, 2024, Atlas Obscura website.Magie created two sets of rules: an anti-monopolist set in which all were rewarded when wealth was created, and a monopolist set in which the goal was to create monopolies and crush opponents.NEWS, April 11, 2015, The secret history of Monopoly: the capitalist board game's leftwing origins, The Guardian,weblink Several variant board games, based on her concept, were developed from 1906 through the 1930s; they involved both the process of buying land for its development, and the sale of any undeveloped property. Cardboard houses were added, and rents increased as they were added to a property. Magie patented the game again in 1923.BOOK, Pilon, Mary, The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind the World's Favorite Board Game, 2015, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 978-1-60819-963-1, New York, London, 30â€“41, 67â€“79, 84â€“89, According to an advertisement placed in The Christian Science Monitor, Charles Todd of Philadelphia recalled the day in 1932 when his childhood friend Esther Jones and her husband, Charles Darrow, came to his house for dinner. After the meal, the Todds introduced Darrow to The Landlord's Game, which they then played several times. The game was entirely new to Darrow, and he asked the Todds for a written set of the rules. After that night, Darrow went on to utilize it to distribute the game himself as Monopoly.{{sfn|Pilon|2015|pp=90â€“92, 132â€“133}}The Parker Brothers bought the game's copyrights from Darrow.BOOK, Brady, Maxine, The Monopoly Book, 1974, David McKay Co, 0679202927, New York, 18, When the company learned Darrow was not the sole inventor of the game, it bought the rights to Magie's patent for $500.NEWS, Chokshi, Niraj, September 12, 2019, A New Monopoly Game Celebrates Women, but What About the One Behind the Original?, en-US, The New York Times,weblink July 27, 2020, 0362-4331, Parker Brothers began marketing the game on November 5, 1935.MAGAZINE, The Most Popular Game in History Almost Didn't Pass 'Go',weblink June 20, 2020, Time, Cartoonist F. O. Alexander contributed the design.WEB, Pilon, Mary, January 2015a, Monopoly Was Designed to Teach the 99% About Income Inequality,weblink Smithsonian Magazine, U.S. patent number US 2026082 A was issued to Charles Darrow on December 31, 1935, for the game board design and was assigned to Parker Brothers Inc.PATENT, US, 2026082, patent, Board Game Apparatus, 1935-12-31, Charles Darrow, Parker Bros., Parker Brothers Inc., The original version of the game in this format was based on the streets of Atlantic City, New Jersey.
1936â€“1970
Parker Brothers began licensing the game for sale outside the United States in 1936. In 1941, the British Secret Intelligence Service had John Waddington Ltd., the licensed manufacturer of the game in the United Kingdom, create a special edition for World War II prisoners of war held by the Nazis.WEB, Brian McMahon, November 29, 2007, How board game helped free POWs,weblink December 7, 2007, (originally on Mental floss magazine) Hidden inside these games were maps, compasses, real money, and other objects useful for escaping. They were distributed to prisoners by fake charity organizations created by the British Secret Service.WEB, Ki Mae Heussner, September 18, 2009, Get Out of Jail Free: Monopoly's Hidden Maps,weblink September 18, 2009, ABC News,
1970sâ€“1980s
Economics professor Ralph Anspach published Anti-Monopoly in 1973, and was sued for trademark infringement by Parker Brothers in 1974. The case went to trial in 1976. Anspach won on appeals in 1979, as the 9th Circuit Court determined that the trademark Monopoly was generic and therefore unenforceable.NEWS, October 20, 2009, How a Fight Over a Board Game Monopolized an Economist's Life, The Wall Street Journal,weblink The United States Supreme Court declined to hear the case, allowing the appellate court ruling to stand. This decision was overturned by the passage of Public Law 98-620 in 1984.WEB,weblink Trademark Clarification Act of 1984, {{sfn|Pilon|2015|p=241}} With that law in place, Parker Brothers and its parent company, Hasbro, continue to hold valid trademarks for the game Monopoly. However, Anti-Monopoly was exempted from the law and Anspach later reached a settlement with Hasbro and markets his game under license from them.
Hasbro ownership
Hasbro acquired Parker Bros. and thus Monopoly in 1991.NEWS, Seay, Elizabeth, September 28, 1998, Get on Board, The Wall Street Journal,weblink January 11, 2017, Before the Hasbro acquisition, Parker Bros. acted as a publisher, issuing only two versions at a time, a regular and deluxe.WEB, Monopoly,weblink June 2, 2022, www.firstversions.com, Hasbro moved to create and license many other versions of Monopoly and sought public input in varying the game.NEWS, Rivenburg, Roy, June 6, 2005, Still passing 'Go', B5, The Vindicator, Los Angeles Times,weblink January 11, 2017, A new wave of licensed products began in 1994, when Hasbro granted a license to USAopoly to begin publishing a San Diego Edition of Monopoly,NEWS, Mannes, Tanya, December 19, 2011, Board game inventors spill secrets, San Diego Union Tribune,weblink January 11, 2017, which has since been followed by more than a hundred more licensees including Winning Moves Games (since 1995)NEWS, DeMarco, Peter, October 22, 2009, The chairman of the board, The Boston Globe, The Globe Company,weblink December 4, 2018, and Winning Solutions, Inc. (since 2000) in the United States.The company held a national tournament on a chartered train going from Chicago to Atlantic City (see {{section link||U.S. National Championship}}) in 2003. Also that year, Hasbro sued the maker of GhettopolyNEWS, October 22, 2003, Hasbro sues 'Ghettopoly' creator, NBC News,weblink March 4, 2018, and won. In February 2005, the company sued RADGames over their Super Add-On accessory board game that fit in the center of the board.NEWS, June 6, 2005, "Community Chest" of variations, B5, The Vindicator, Los Angeles Times,weblink January 11, 2017, The judge initially issued an injunction on February 25, 2005, to halt production and sales before ruling in RADGames's favor in April 2005.NEWS, Decker, Susan, April 8, 2005, The maker of Monopoly game loses court ruling, Houston Chronicle, Bloomberg News,weblink December 4, 2018, The Speed Die was added to all regular Monopoly sets in 2008. After polling their Facebook followers, Hasbro Gaming took the top house rules and added them to a House Rule Edition released in the fall of 2014 and added them as optional rules in 2015.NEWS, Italie, Leanne, April 4, 2014, No rent from jail, bonus for snake eyes among 5 Monopoly house rules fans pick for new set, Star Tribune, AP,weblink December 4, 2018, In January 2017, Hasbro invited internet users to vote on a new set of game pieces, with this new regular edition to be issued in March 2017.NEWS, Kavilanz, Parija, January 10, 2017, Monopoly wants the internet to pick its next eight figurines, CNNMoney,weblink January 12, 2017, On May 1, 2018, the Monopoly Mansion hotel agreement was announced by Hasbro's managing director for southeast Asia, Jenny Chew Yean Nee, with M101 Holdings Sdn Bhd. M101 has the five-star, 225-room hotel, then under construction, located at the M101 Bukit Bintang in Kuala Lumpur and with a 1920s Gatsby feel. M101's Sirocco Group would manage the hotel when it opened in 2019.NEWS, Bernama, March 2, 2018, World's first Monopoly hotel to open in KL in 2019, New Straits Times,weblink December 21, 2018, Hasbro announced in March 2021 that it planned to update the Community Chest cards with ones that would be more socially aware, inviting fans of the game to vote on the new versions.NEWS, Bernama, March 18, 2021, Time For Mr. Monopoly's Get Woke Moment, Forbes,weblink May 8, 2021, In April 2022, Hasbro announced another poll. This vote would see the reintroduction of one previously retired token in exchange for an existing token.NEWS, Naylor, April 29, 2022, Which Retired Token Will Return To Monopoly? â€“ 2022 Throwback Token Vote, Rich Uncle Pennybags,weblink April 30, 2022, The result would see the Thimble return and the T-Rex phased out by fall 2022.NEWS, Naylor, May 31, 2022, Thimble Returns & T-Rex Extinct: The New Monopoly Token Line Up has been announced!, Rich Uncle Pennybags,weblink May 31, 2022,
Board
(File:DarrowPage1.png|thumb|left|The original 1935 Monopoly board patent)The Monopoly game board consists of forty spaces containing twenty-eight propertiesâ€”twenty-two streets (grouped into eight distinct color groups), four railroads, and two utilitiesâ€”three Chance spaces, three Community Chest spaces, a Luxury Tax space, an Income Tax space, and the four corner squares: GO, (In) Jail/Just Visiting, Free Parking, and Go to Jail.WEB, Horton, J. Matthew, The Monopoly Board,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120303181120weblink">weblink March 3, 2012, February 21, 2012, Extras, worldofmonopoly.com,
US versions
(File:Monopoly (2276222832).jpg|thumb|US version of Monopoly)There have since been some changes to the board. Not all of the Chance and Community Chest cards as shown in the 1935 patent were used in editions from 1936/1937 onwards.WEB, Early Chanve and Community Chance Cards,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120306155644weblink">weblink March 6, 2012, September 3, 2018, adena.com, Graphics with the Mr. Monopoly character (then known as "Rich Uncle Pennybags") were added in that same time-frame.WEB, Blue Community Chest Cards,weblink September 3, 2018, sundown-farm-and-ranch.com, A graphic of a chest containing coins was added to the Community Chest spaces, as were the flat purchase prices of the properties. Traditionally, the Community Chest cards were yellow (although they were sometimes printed on blue stock) with no decoration or text on the back; the Chance cards were orange with no text or decoration on the back.Hasbro commissioned a major graphic redesign to the U.S. Standard Edition of the game in 2008 along with some minor revisions. Among the changes: the colors of Mediterranean and Baltic Avenues changed from purple to brown, and the colors of the GO square changed from red to black. The Luxury Tax amount increased from $75 to $100, and a flat $200 Income Tax was imposed (formerly the player's choice of $200 or 10% of their total holdings, which they could not calculate until after making their final decision). Originally the amount was $300 but was changed a year after the game's debut.WEB, Original 1935 Edition Board Game Rules from Winning-Moves.com,weblink September 3, 2018, winning-moves.com,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140803113708weblink">weblink August 3, 2014, live, There were also changes to the Chance and Community Chest cards; for example, the "poor tax", "receive for services", "Xmas fund matures", and "grand opera opening" cards became "speeding fine", "receive $25 consultancy fee", "holiday fund matures", and "it is your birthday", respectively; though their effects remained the same; the player must pay only $50 instead of $150 for the school tax. In addition, a player now gets $50 instead of $45 for sale of stock, and the Advance to Illinois Avenue card now has the added text indicating a player collects $200 if they pass Go on the way there.BOOK, Orbanes, Philip E., Monopoly, Money, and You: How to Profit from the Game's Secrets of Success, McGraw Hill Education, 2013, 978-0-07-180844-6, Nook E-Book, 39, Philip Orbanes, (File:MonopolySet 2014.jpg|thumb|right|2014 US Monopoly box)All the Chance and Community Chest cards received a graphic upgrade in 2008 as part of the graphic refresh of the game. Mr. Monopoly's classic line illustration was also now usually replaced by renderings of a 3D Mr. Monopoly model. The backs of the cards have their respective symbols, with Community Chest cards in blue and Chance cards in orange.Additionally, recent versions of Monopoly replace the dollar sign ($) with an M with two horizontal strokes through it.Image of Monopoly board, from this Amazon listingIn the US versions shown below, the properties are named after locations in (or near) Atlantic City, New Jersey.WEB, Horton, J. Matthew, Monopoly History â€“ How old is my Monopoly game?,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120126085511weblink">weblink January 26, 2012, February 21, 2012, Monopoly History, worldofmonopoly.com, Atlantic City's Illinois Avenue was renamed Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in the 1980s. St. Charles Place no longer exists, as the Showboat Atlantic City was developed where it once ran.BOOK, Kennedy, Rod, 'Monopoly: the story behind the world's best-selling game., Jim Waltzer, Gibbs Smith, 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah, The values on the board reflect real estate property values of 1930s Atlantic City. The two cheapest properties, Baltic Avenue and Mediterranean Avenue, were situated in a low-income, African-American neighborhood; higher-value properties, such as Pennsylvania Avenue, Park Place, and Ventnor Avenue, were situated in wealthier neighborhoods.NEWS, Pilon, Mary, February 21, 2021, The Racism on your Monopoly Board, The Atlantic,weblink Cyril and Ruth Harvey, friends of Raiford's who played a key role in popularizing the game, lived on Pennsylvania Avenue (a pricey $320 green property on the board); their friends, the Joneses, lived on Park Place. The Harveys had previously lived on Ventnor Avenue, one of the yellow properties that represented some of Atlantic City's wealthier neighborhoods, with their high walls and fences and racial covenants that excluded Black citizens. The Harveys employed a Black maid named Clara Watson. She lived on Baltic Avenue in a low-income, Black neighborhood, not far from Mediterranean Avenue. On the Monopoly board, those are priced cheapest, at $60., Different versions have been created based on various current consumer interests such as: Dog-opoly,WEB, Dog-opoly,weblink September 3, 2018, boardgamegeek.com, Cat-opoly,WEB, Cat-opoly,weblink September 3, 2018, boardgamegeek.com, Bug-opoly,WEB, Bug-opoly,weblink September 3, 2018, boardgamegeek.com, and TV/movie games among others.{{clear}}{{hidden| style = border:1px solid silver; width: 100%;| headerstyle = background: lightblue; font-size: 110%;| contentstyle = text-align: center;| header = Standard (American Edition) Monopoly board layout as of September 2008| content ={{Monopoly board layout
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|corner_2 = In Jail/Just Visiting
|corner_3 = Free Parking
|corner_4 = Go To Jail
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|Color_101 = SaddleBrown |Space_101 = Mediter-ranean Avenue$60
|Color_102 = |Space_102 = Community Chest
|Color_103 = SaddleBrown |Space_103 = Baltic Avenue$60
|Color_104 = |Space_104 = Income tax(pay $200)
|Color_105 = |Space_105 = Reading Railroad$200
|Color_106 = SkyBlue |Space_106 = Oriental Avenue$100
|Color_107 = |Space_107 = Chance?
|Color_108 = SkyBlue |Space_108 = Vermont Avenue$100
|Color_109 = SkyBlue |Space_109 = Connecticut Avenue$120
|Color_110 = |Space_110 =
|Color_111 = |Space_111 =
|Color_112 = |Space_112 =
|Color_201 = |Space_201 =
|Color_202 = |Space_202 =
|Color_203 = |Space_203 =
|Color_204 = #ff0080 |Space_204 = St. Charles Place$140
|Color_205 = |Space_205 = Electric Company$150
|Color_206 = #ff0080 |Space_206 = States Avenue$140
|Color_207 = #ff0080 |Space_207 = Virginia Avenue$160
|Color_208 = |Space_208 = Pennsylvania Railroad$200
|Color_209 = Orange |Space_209 = St. James Place$180
|Color_210 = |Space_210 = Community Chest
|Color_211 = Orange |Space_211 = Tennessee Avenue$180
|Color_212 = Orange |Space_212 = New York Avenue$200

|Color_301 = Red |Space_301 = Kentucky Avenue$220
|Color_302 = |Space_302 = Chance?
|Color_303 = Red |Space_303 = Indiana Avenue$220
|Color_304 = Red |Space_304 = Illinois Avenue$240
|Color_305 = |Space_305 = B&O Railroad$200
|Color_306 = Yellow |Space_306 = Atlantic Avenue$260
|Color_307 = Yellow |Space_307 = Ventnor Avenue$260
|Color_308 = |Space_308 = Water Works$150
|Color_309 = Yellow |Space_309 = Marvin Gardens$280
|Color_310 = |Space_310 =
|Color_311 = |Space_311 =
|Color_312 = |Space_312 =
|Color_401 = Green |Space_401 = Pacific Avenue$300
|Color_402 = Green |Space_402 = North Carolina Avenue$300
|Color_403 = |Space_403 = Community Chest
|Color_404 = Green |Space_404 = Pennsylvania Avenue$320
|Color_405 = |Space_405 = Short Line$200
|Color_406 = |Space_406 = Chance?
|Color_407 = Blue |Space_407 = Park Place$350
|Color_408 = |Space_408 = Luxury tax(pay $100)
|Color_409 = Blue |Space_409 = Boardwalk$400
|Color_410 = |Space_410 =
|Color_411 = |Space_411 =
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Marvin Gardens, the farthest yellow property, is a misspelling of its actual name, Marven Gardens. The misspelling was introduced by Charles and Olive Todd, who taught the game to Charles Darrow. It was passed on when their homemade Monopoly board was copied by Darrow and then by Parker Brothers. The Todds also changed the Atlantic City Quakers' Arctic Avenue to Mediterranean, and shortened the Shore Fast Line to the Short Line.BOOK, Orbanes, Philip E.,weblink 'Monopoly: the world's most famous game & how it got that way', Da Capo Press, 2006, 9780306814891, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 53, registration,
It was not until 1995 that Parker Brothers acknowledged the misspelling of Marvin Gardens, formally apologizing to the residents of Marven Gardens.WEB, Monopoly, Present at the Creation,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100322213612weblink">weblink March 22, 2010, June 10, 2009, NPR, Short Line refers to the Shore Fast Line, a streetcar line that served Atlantic City. The B&O Railroad did not serve 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 (now part of Norfolk Southern & CSX), and the Pennsylvania Railroad.The Baltimore & Ohio (now part of CSX) was the parent of the Reading. There is a tunnel in Philadelphia where track to the south was B. & O. and track to the north is Reading. The Central of N.J. did not have a track to Atlantic City but was the daughter of the Reading (and granddaughter of the B. & O.) Their track ran from the New York City area to Delaware Bay and some trains ran on the Reading-controlled track to Atlantic City.BOOK, Baer, Christopher, The Route of the Blue Comet, West Jersey Chapter of the National Railroad Historical Society, 1994, The actual "Electric Company" and "Water Works" serving the city are respectively Atlantic City Electric Company (a subsidiary of Exelon) and the Atlantic City Municipal Utilities Authority.
UK version
{{See also|List of London Monopoly places}}{{For|other localized versions|List of licensed and localized editions of Monopoly: Europe#United Kingdom}}(File:Monopoly.jpg|thumb|UK version of Monopoly)In the 1930s, John Waddington Ltd., known as Waddingtons, was a printing company in Leeds that had branched out into packaging and the production of playing cards. Waddingtons had sent the card game Lexicon to Parker Brothers hoping to interest it in publishing the game in the United States. In a similar fashion, Parker Brothers sent over a copy of Monopoly to Waddingtons early in 1935 before the game had been put into production in the United States.Victor Watson, the managing director of Waddingtons, gave the game to his son Norman, head of the card games division, to test over a weekend. Norman was impressed by the game and persuaded his father to call Parker Brothers on Monday morningâ€”transatlantic calls then being almost unheard of.NEWS, March 8, 2015, Victor Watson, businessman - obituary, telegraph.co.uk,weblink weblink January 10, 2022, subscription, live, September 2, 2018, {{cbignore}} This call resulted in Waddingtons obtaining a license to produce and market the game outside the United States.WEB, Monopoly 1936,weblink September 2, 2018, vam.ac.uk, Watson felt that for the game to be a success in the United Kingdom, the American locations would have to be replaced, so Victor and his secretary Marjory Phillips went to London to scout out locations.WEB, Waddington's Monopoly,weblink September 2, 2018, bbc.co.uk, The Angel, Islington is not a street in London but a building (which also gave its name to the road intersection where it is located, as well as an area of the city and a Tube station). It had been a coaching inn that stood on the Great North Road. By the 1930s, the inn had become a J. Lyons and Co. tea room and is today offices and a Co-operative Bank. Some accounts say that Marjory and Victor met at the Angel to discuss the selection and celebrated the fact by including it on the Monopoly board. In 2003, a plaque commemorating the naming was unveiled at the site by Victor Watson's grandson, who is also named Victor.WEB, Monopoly,weblink dead,weblink September 2, 2018, September 2, 2018, londonremembers.com, It might be expected that the railway stations in Monopoly would have been chosen to allow travel in the four compass directionsâ€”for example: Euston, St Pancras or King's Cross (north); Liverpool Street or Fenchurch Street (east); London Bridge or Victoria (south); Paddington (west). However all four stations had been owned by the same company, LNER, prior to nationalisation as British Rail(ways). It has been suggested that Waddingtons chose LNER stations because this was the company that served Leeds where they were based.WEB, Choice of Monopoly Board Stations,weblink December 1, 2023, www.railforums.co.uk, March 10, 2012, BOOK, Moore, Tim, Do Not Pass Go, Vintage, 2 October 2003, 978-0099433866, During World War II, the British Secret Service contacted Waddingtons, as the company could also print on silk, to make Monopoly sets that included escape maps, money, a compass and file, all hidden in copies of the game sent by fake POW relief charities to prisoners of war.WEB, Garber, Megan, January 9, 2013, How Monopoly Games Helped Allied POWs Escape During World War II: Even trivial changes to a trivial board game can shift the course of history,weblink April 23, 2015, Atlantic.com, Atlantic Monthly, The standard British board, produced by Waddingtons, was for many years the version most familiar to people in countries in the Commonwealth, except Canada, where the US edition with Atlantic City-area names was reprinted. Local variants of the board are now also found in several Commonwealth countries.In 1998, Winning Moves procured the Monopoly license from Hasbro and created new UK city and regional editionsWEB, June 7, 2017, Winning Moves launches a Stirling Monopoly,weblink September 3, 2018, toyworldmag.co.uk, September 3, 2018,weblink dead, with sponsored squares. Initially, in December 1998, the game was sold in just a few W H Smith stores, but demand was high, with almost 50,000 games sold in the four weeks before Christmas. Winning Moves still produces new (List of licensed and localized editions of Monopoly: Europe#United Kingdom|city and regional editions) annually.The original income tax choice from the 1930s US board is replaced by a flat rate on the UK board, and the $75 Luxury Tax space is replaced with the Â£100 Super Tax space, the same as the current German board. In 2008, the US edition was changed to match the UK and various European editions, including a flat $200 Income Tax value and an increased $100 Luxury Tax amount.In cases where a national company produced the game, the $ (dollar) sign was replaced with the Â£ (pound), but the place names were unchanged.{{hidden| style = border:1px solid silver; width: 100%;| headerstyle = background: lightblue; font-size: 110%;| contentstyle = text-align: center;| header = UK edition Monopoly board layout| content = {{London Monopoly board layout}}}}
Post-2005 variations
Beginning in the UK in 2005, a revised version of the game, titled Monopoly Here and Now, was produced, replacing game scenarios, properties, and tokens with more modern equivalents.WEB, Media: Strategy Analysis - The biggest ever game of Monopoly,weblink September 2, 2018, campaignlive.co.uk, Similar boards were produced for Germany and France. Variants of these first editions appeared with Visa-branded debit cards taking the place of cashâ€”the later US "Electronic Banking" edition has unbranded debit cards.WEB, August 22, 2006, Debit card swipes part of updated UK Monopoly board game,weblink September 2, 2018, creditcards.com, September 2, 2018,weblink dead, WEB, Monopoly Electronic Banking U.S. Cities Edition board game,weblink September 2, 2018, museumofplay.org, The success of the first Here and Now editions prompted Hasbro US to allow online voting for twenty-six landmark properties across the United States to take their places along the game-board.WEB, Worldwide Fan Vote Determines New Properties in Monopoly Here and Now Games,weblink September 2, 2018, newsroom.hasbro.com, The popularity of this voting, in turn, led to the creation of similar websites, and secondary game-boards per popular vote to be created in the UK, Canada,NEWS, January 13, 2010, Calgary vies for Monopoly real estate, CBC News,weblink dead,weblink January 17, 2010, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and other nations.Winning Moves Games released the (Monopoly: The Mega Edition|Mega Edition), with a 30% larger game-board and revised game play, in 2006.WEB, Monopoly: The Mega Edition,weblink September 3, 2018, winning-moves.com, Other streets from Atlantic City (eight, one per color group) were included, along with a third utility, the Gas Company. In addition, $1,000 denomination notes (first seen in Winning Moves' Monopoly: The Card Game) are included. Game play is further changed with bus tickets (allowing non-dice-roll movement along one side of the board), a speed die (itself adopted into variants of the Atlantic City standard edition; see below), skyscrapers (after houses and hotels), and train depots that can be placed on the Railroad spaces.WEB, Horton, J. Matthew, Notable Editions,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120221205525weblink">weblink February 21, 2012, February 21, 2012, Monopoly History, worldofmonopoly.com, This edition was adapted for the U.K. market in 2007, and is sold by Winning Moves UK.WEB, Mega Monopoly Board Game,weblink dead,weblink September 3, 2018, September 3, 2018, winningmoves.co.uk,
Here and Now
The US edition of Monopoly Here and Now was released in September 2006. This edition features top landmarks across the US.WEB, Horton, J. Matthew, 1999â€“2008,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20111202055521weblink">weblink December 2, 2011, February 21, 2012, Monopoly History, worldofmonopoly.com, The properties were decided by votes over the Internet in the spring of 2006.WEB, Top 10 Most Visited Monopoly Properties,weblink December 29, 2022, The Spruce Crafts, en, Monetary values are multiplied by 10,000 (e.g., one collects $2,000,000 instead of $200 for passing GO and pays that much for Income Tax (or 10% of their total, as this edition was launched prior to 2008), each player starts with $15,000,000 instead of $1,500, etc.). Also, the Chance and Community Chest cards are updated, the Railroads are replaced by Airports (Chicago O'Hare, Los Angeles International, New York City's JFK, and Atlanta's Hartsfieldâ€“Jackson), and the Utilities (Electric Company and Water Works) are replaced by Service Providers (Internet Service Provider and Cell Phone Service Provider). The houses and hotels are blue and silver, not green and red as in most editions of Monopoly. The board uses the traditional US layout; the cheapest properties are purple, not brown, and "Interest on Credit Card Debt" replaces "Luxury Tax".Despite the updated Luxury Tax space, and the Income Tax space no longer using the 10% option, this edition uses paper Monopoly money, and not an electronic banking unit like the Here and Now World Edition. However, a similar edition of Monopoly, the Electronic Banking edition, does feature an electronic banking unit and bank cards, as well as a different set of tokens. Both Here and Now and Electronic Banking feature an updated set of tokens from the Atlantic City edition.One landmark, Texas Stadium, has been demolished and no longer exists. Another landmark, Jacobs Field, still exists, but was renamed Progressive Field in 2008.WEB, Mstarkey, January 11, 2008, Cleveland Indians formally announce naming rights sold to Progressive Insurance,weblink December 29, 2022, cleveland, en, {{Clear}}{{hidden| style = border:1px solid silver; width: 100%;| headerstyle = background: lightblue; font-size: 110%;| contentstyle = text-align: center;| header = Monopoly Here and Now: The U.S. Edition (2006)| content ={{Monopoly board layout
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|Color_102 = |Space_102 = Community Chest
|Color_103 = Indigo |Space_103 = Texas Stadium, Dallas$600K
|Color_104 = |Space_104 = Income taxpay $2M or 10%
|Color_105 = |Space_105 = O'Hare Airport, Chicago$2M
|Color_106 = SkyBlue |Space_106 = Grand Ole Opry, Nashville$1M
|Color_107 = |Space_107 = Chance?
|Color_108 = SkyBlue |Space_108 = Gateway Arch, St. Louis$1M
|Color_109 = SkyBlue |Space_109 = Mall of America, Minneapolis$1.2M
|Color_110 = |Space_110 =
|Color_111 = |Space_111 =
|Color_112 = |Space_112 =
|Color_201 = |Space_201 =
|Color_202 = |Space_202 =
|Color_203 = |Space_203 =
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|Color_205 = |Space_205 = Cell Phone Service$1.5M
|Color_206 = DarkOrchid |Space_206 = Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Denver$1.4M
|Color_207 = DarkOrchid |Space_207 = Liberty Bell, Philadelphia$1.6M
|Color_208 = |Space_208 = Los Angeles International Airport$2M
|Color_209 = Orange |Space_209 = South Beach, Miami$1.8M
|Color_210 = |Space_210 = Community Chest
|Color_211 = Orange |Space_211 = Johnson Space Center, Houston$1.8M
|Color_212 = Orange |Space_212 = Pioneer Square, Seattle$2M

|Color_301 = Red |Space_301 = Camelback Mountains, Phoenix$2.2M
|Color_302 = |Space_302 = Chance?
|Color_303 = Red |Space_303 = Waikiki Beach, Honolulu$2.2M
|Color_304 = Red |Space_304 = Walt Disney World, Orlando$2.4M
|Color_305 = |Space_305 = JFK Airport, New York City$2M
|Color_306 = Yellow |Space_306 = French Quarter, New Orleans$2.6M
|Color_307 = Yellow |Space_307 = Hollywood, Los Angeles$2.6M
|Color_308 = |Space_308 = Internet Service$1.5M
|Color_309 = Yellow |Space_309 = Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco$2.8M
|Color_310 = |Space_310 =
|Color_311 = |Space_311 =
|Color_312 = |Space_312 =
|Color_401 = Green |Space_401 = Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas$3M
|Color_402 = Green |Space_402 = Wrigley Field, Chicago$3M
|Color_403 = |Space_403 = Community Chest
|Color_404 = Green |Space_404 = White House, Washington$3.2M
|Color_405 = |Space_405 = Hartsfieldâ€“Jackson Atlanta International Airport$2M
|Color_406 = |Space_406 = Chance?
|Color_407 = Blue |Space_407 = Fenway Park, Boston$3.5M
|Color_408 = |Space_408 = Interest On Credit Card Debtpay $750K
|Color_409 = Blue |Space_409 = Times Square, New York City$4M
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}}}}In 2015, in honor of the game's 80th birthday, Hasbro held an online vote to determine which cities would make it into an updated version of Here and Now. This second edition is more a spin-off as the winning condition has changed to completing a passport instead of bankrupting opponents. Community Chest is replaced with Here and Now cards, while the Here and Now space replaced the railroads. Houses and hotels have been removed.WEB, Oldenburg, Don, Monopoly Here and Now U.S. Edition Game,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160317070221weblink">weblink March 17, 2016, November 5, 2016, Parents' Choice Foundation, Hasbro released a World edition with the top voted cities from all around the world, as well as at least a Here and Now edition with the voted-on U.S. cities.WEB, Monopoly Here & Now,weblink dead,weblink December 30, 2015, April 9, 2016, BuzzFeed,
Empire
Monopoly Empire has uniquely branded tokens and places based on popular brands. Instead of buying properties, players buy popular brands one by one and slide their billboards onto their Empire towers. Instead of building houses and hotels, players collect rent from their rivals based on their tower height. The first player to fill their tower with billboards wins.WEB, Monopoly Empire,weblink BoardGameGeek, Every space on the board is a brand name, such as Xbox, Coca-Cola, McDonald's and Samsung.WEB, Hasbro, Monopoly Empire â€“ Monopoly,weblink dead,weblink April 2, 2016, September 2, 2018, hasbro.com,
Token Madness
This version of Monopoly contains 8 of the 56 tokens from the 2017 Token Madness event. That includes a penguin, a television, a race car, a Mr. Monopoly emoji, a rubber duck, a watch, a wheel and a bunny slipper.WEB, Monopoly Token Madness,weblink September 2, 2018, shop.hasbro.com, The Penguin and Rubber Duck, alongside the T-Rex, (which was not present in Token Madness) would eventually become part of the main game, replacing the Boot, Wheelbarrow and Thimble. The T-Rex would be replaced by the returning Thimble in the 2022 Throwback Token Vote.WEB, Which Retired Token Will Return To Monopoly? â€“ 2022 Throwback Token Vote,weblink November 26, 2023, richunclepennybags.co.uk, April 29, 2022,
Jackpot
During the game, players travel around the gameboard buying properties and collecting rent. If they land on a Chance space, or roll the Chance icon on a die, they can spin the Chance spinner to try to make more money. Players may hit the "Jackpot", go bankrupt, or be sent to Jail. The player who has the most cash when the bank crashes wins.WEB, Monopoly Jackpot,weblink dead,weblink September 2, 2018, September 2, 2018, monopoly.hasbro.com,
Ultimate Banking Edition
(File:Ultimate Banking Unit (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright|The 'Ultimate Banking Unit' utilized in the Ultimate Banking Edition)In this version, there is no cash. The Monopoly Ultimate Banking game features an electronic ultimate banking piece with touch technology. Players can buy properties instantly and set rents by tapping. Each player has a bankcard and their cash is tracked by the Ultimate Banking unit. It can scan the game's property cards and boost or crash the market. Event cards and Location spaces replace Chance and Community Chest cards. On an Event Space, rents may be raised or lowered, a player may earn or lose money, or someone could be sent to Jail. Location Spaces allow players to pay and move to any property space on the gameboard.WEB, Monopoly Game: Ultimate Banking Edition,weblink dead,weblink September 2, 2018, September 2, 2018, monopoly.hasbro.com,
Voice Banking
In this version, there are no cash or cards. Voice Banking allows the player to respond by voice to the Top Hat. The hat responds by purchasing properties, paying rent, and making buildings.WEB, Monopoly Voice Banking,weblink dead,weblink August 4, 2020, September 15, 2019, shop.hasbro.com,
Ms. Monopoly
In this version, the spaces that players land on are replaced by inventions that women created or contributed to, and female players are given bonuses.WEB, Asmelash, Leah, September 10, 2019, In the new game of Monopoly, women make more than men,weblink November 15, 2019, CNN,
Deal
Monopoly Deal is a card game derived from the board-game Monopoly introduced in 2008, produced and sold by Cartamundi under a license from Hasbro. Players attempt to collect three complete sets of cards representing the properties from the original board game, either by playing them directly, stealing them from other players, swapping cards with other players, or collecting them as rent for other properties they already own. The cards in the 110-card deck represent properties and wild cards, various denominations of Monopoly money used to pay rent, and special action cards which can either be played for their effects or banked as money instead.WEB, Rules,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090407120541weblink">weblink April 7, 2009, Monopoly Go!Monopoly Go! is a game developed by Scopely in collaboration with Hasbro, available since 2023 for Android and iOS for free. In this digital version of traditional Monopoly, you will need to roll dice to advance on the board and accumulate wealth. With the money you manage to obtain, you will have to build structures in different worlds, which act as levels.
Equipment
(File:Monopoly spinner.jpg|upright|thumb|During World War II, the dice in the United Kingdom were replaced with a spinner because of a lack of materials.)All property deeds, houses, and hotels are held by the bank until bought by the players. A standard set of Monopoly pieces includes:
Cards
A deck of thirty-two Chance and Community Chest cards (sixteen each) which players draw when they land on the corresponding squares of the track, and follow the instructions printed on them.
Deeds
A title deed for each property is given to a player to signify ownership, and specifies purchase price, mortgage value, the cost of building houses and hotels on that property, and the various rents depending on how developed the property is. Properties include:

Four railroads, players collect $25 rent if they own one railroad; $50 for two; $100 for three; $200 for all four. These are usually replaced by railroad stations in non-U.S. editions of Monopoly.
Twenty-two streets divided into eight color groups of two or three streets; a player must own all of a color group to build houses or hotels. Once achieved, color group properties must be improved or "broken down" evenly. See the section on Rules.
Two utilities, rent is four times the dice value if one utility is owned, but ten times if both are owned. Hotels and houses cannot be built on utilities or stations. Some country editions have a fixed rent for utilities; for example, the Italian editions has a L. 2,000 ($20) rent if one utility is owned, or L. 10,000 ($100) if both are owned.

The purchase price for properties varies from $60 to $400 on a U.S. Standard Edition set.
Dice
(File:Monopoly Dice.png|thumb|2 standard dice, included in the original Monopoly Board Game)A pair of six-sided dice is included, with a "speed die" added for variation in 2007. The 1999 Millennium Edition featured two jewel-like dice which were the subject of a lawsuit from Michael Bowling, owner of dice maker Crystal Caste.WEB, MICHAEL BOWLING V. HASBRO,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20161210072339weblink">weblink December 10, 2016, February 11, 2016, uscourst.gov, Hasbro lost the suit in 2008 and had to pay $446,182 in royalties.WEB, Fancy-dice maker sees patent case roll his way,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20161220171618weblink">weblink December 20, 2016, tucson.com, Subsequent printings of the game reverted to normal six-sided dice.
Houses and hotels
32 houses and 12 hotels made of wood or plastic (the original and current Deluxe Edition have wooden houses and hotels; the current "base set" uses plastic buildings). Unlike money, houses and hotels have a finite supply. If no more are available, no substitute is allowed. In most editions, houses are green and hotels red.
Money
Older U.S. standard editions of the game included a total of $15,140 in the following denominations:

20 $500 bills (orange)
20 $100 bills (beige)
30 $50 bills (blue)
50 $20 bills (green)
40 $10 bills (yellow)
40 $5 bills (pink)
40 $1 bills (white)

Newer (September 2008 and later) U.S. editions provide a total of $20,580â€”30 of each denomination instead. The colors of some of the bills are also changed: $10s are now blue instead of yellow, $20s are a brighter green than before, and $50s are now purple instead of blue.Each player begins the game with their token on the Go square, and $1,500 (or 1,500 of a localized currency) in play money ($2,500 with the Speed Die). Before September 2008, the money was divided with greater numbers of 20 and 10-dollar bills. Since then, the U.S. version has taken on the British version's initial cash distributions.{| class="wikitable sortable"! U.S. editions prior to 2008 !! U.S. editions since 2008 / British editions| 2 Ã— $/Â£500| 4 Ã— $/Â£100| 1 Ã— $/Â£50| 1 Ã— $/Â£20| 2 Ã— $/Â£10| 1 Ã— $/Â£5| 5 Ã— $/Â£1Although the U.S. version is indicated as allowing eight players, the cash distribution shown above is not possible with all eight players since it requires 32 $100 bills and 40 $1 bills. However, the amount of cash contained in the game is enough for eight players with a slight alteration of bill distribution.
International currencies
(File:German Monopoly board in the middle of a game.jpg|thumb|German version of Monopoly)(File:Toys 2007-150-656 (15406600117).jpg|thumb|Belgian version of Monopoly)(File:Yiddish Monopoly game 'Hendel Erlikh'.jpg|thumb|Israeli version of Monopoly)Pre-Euro German editions of the game started with 30,000 "Spielmark" in eight denominations (abbreviated as "M."), and later used seven denominations of the Deutsche Mark ("DM."). In the classic Italian game, each player received L. 350,000 ($3500) in a two-player game, but L. 50,000 ($500) less for each player more than two. Only in a six-player game does a player receive the equivalent of $1,500. The classic Italian games were played with only four denominations of currency. Both Spanish editions (the Barcelona and Madrid editions) started the game with 150,000 in play money, with a breakdown identical to that of the American version.
Extra currency
According to the Parker Brothers rules, Monopoly money is theoretically unlimited; if the bank runs out of money it may issue as much as needed "by merely writing on any ordinary paper".BOOK, Monopoly (rules), 1973, Parker Brothers, Salem, Massachusetts, However, Hasbro's published Monopoly rules make no mention of this.BOOK,weblink Monopoly (rules), 2016, Hasbro, Pawtucket, Rhode Island,weblink November 3, 2020, live, Additional paper money can be bought at certain locations, notably game and hobby stores, or downloaded from various websites and printed and cut by hand. One such site has created a $1,000 bill; while a $1,000 bill can be found in (Monopoly: The Mega Edition) and Monopoly: The Card Game, both published by Winning Moves Games, this note is not a standard denomination for classic versions of Monopoly.WEB, i801.photobucket.com,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141006124341weblink">weblink October 6, 2014, September 21, 2012,
Electronic banking
Besides demonstrating the dangers of land rents and monopolies, Lizzie Magie also intended The Landlord's Game for children as a teaching tool to learn how to add and subtract through the usage of paper money, which was inherited by Monopoly and the vast majority of its spin-offs. However, some Monopoly variations use bank cards instead of paper money.WEB, February 18, 2016, New Monopoly board game uses credit cards, not cash,weblink August 4, 2020, syracuse, en, In these specific variations, instead of receiving paper money, each player receives a plastic bank card that is inserted into a calculator-like electronic device that keeps track of the player's balance.WEB, February 17, 2016, Bye, bye, banker: New Monopoly game goes cashless with electronic payments,weblink September 2, 2018, mashable.com, WEB, August 25, 2017, India's cashless drive inspired Hasbro to make Monopoly Electronic Banking,weblink September 2, 2018, digit.in,
Tokens
Classic
Each player is represented by a small metal or plastic token that is moved around the edge of the board according to the roll of two six-sided dice. The number of tokens (and the tokens themselves) have changed over the history of the game with many appearing in special editions only, and some available with non-game purchases. After prints with wood tokens in 1937, a set of eight tokens was introduced.WEB, Arneson, Erik, New Monopoly Piece,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20161104004036weblink">weblink November 4, 2016, November 2, 2016, About.com Home, About, Inc., Two more were added in late 1937, and tokens changed again in 1942. During World War II, the game tokens were switched back to wood.NEWS, January 10, 2013, Hasbro aims to jazz up Monopoly with new token, CBS News.com, CBS News, AP,weblink November 2, 2016, Early localized editions of the standard edition (including some Canadian editions, which used the U.S. board layout) did not include pewter tokens but instead had generic wooden pawns identical to those that Sorry! had.BOOK, Darwin, Clarence B., Passing Go: Early Monopoly 1933â€“1937, Folkopoly Press, 1 revised, River Forest, Illinois, 206, Many of the early tokens were created by companies such as Dowst Miniature Toy Company, which made metal charms and tokens designed to be used on charm bracelets. The battleship and cannon were also used briefly in the Parker Brothers war game Conflict (released in 1940), but after the game failed on the market, the premade pieces were recycled for Monopoly usage.BOOK, Darwin, Clarence B., Passing Go: Early Monopoly 1933â€“1937, Folkopoly Press, 1, revised, River Forest, Illinois, 207â€“208, By 1943, there were ten tokens which included the Battleship, Boot, Cannon, Horse and rider, Iron, Racecar, Scottie Dog, Thimble, Top hat, and Wheelbarrow. These tokens remained the same until the late 1990s, when Parker Brothers was sold to Hasbro.In 1998, a Hasbro advertising campaign asked the public to vote on a new playing piece to be added to the set. The candidates were a bag of money, a biplane, and a piggy bank. The bag ended up winning 51 percent of the vote compared to the other two which failed to go above 30%. This new token was added to the set in 1999, bringing the number of tokens to eleven. Another 1998 campaign poll asked people which monopoly token was their favorite. The most popular was the Race Car at 18%, followed by the Dog (16%), Cannon (14%) and Top Hat (10%). The least favorite in the poll was the Wheelbarrow, at 3%, followed by Thimble (7%) and the Iron (7%). The Cannon, and Horse and rider were both retired in 2000 with no new tokens taking their place.NEWS, Truitt, Brian, January 9, 2013, Token change for 'Monopoly' to replace an iconic piece, USA Today,weblink November 2, 2016, Another retirement came in 2007 with the sack of money, bringing the total token count back down to eight again.In 2013, a similar promotional campaign was launched encouraging the public to vote on one of several possible new tokens to replace an existing one. The choices were a guitar, a diamond ring, a helicopter, a robot, and a cat.WEB, January 10, 2013, Monopoly board game token to be axed, replaced by new piece,weblink digital spy, January 11, 2013, January 12, 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130112003157weblink">weblink dead, This new campaign was different from the one in 1998, as the least-popular existing piece would be retired and replaced with a new one. Both were chosen by a vote that ran on Facebook from January 8 to February 5, 2013. The cat took the top spot with 31% of the vote, while the iron proved to be the least-popular classic piece and was swapped out for the cat.WEB, Meow! Hasbro unveils new token for Monopoly,weblink February 6, 2013, CBS News, February 6, 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130206210300weblink">weblink dead, In January 2017, Hasbro placed the line of tokens in the regular edition with another vote which included a total of 64 options. The eight playable tokens at the time included the Battleship, Boot, Cat, Racecar, Scottie Dog, Thimble, Top hat, and Wheelbarrow. By March 17, 2017, Hasbro retired three additional tokens, namely the thimble, wheelbarrow, and boot; these were replaced by a penguin, a Tyrannosaurus and a rubber duck.WEB, Kavilanz, Parija, March 17, 2017, Monopoly kicks out three classic game tokens,weblink March 17, 2017, CNN, In April 2022, it was announced that a previously retired token would return to Monopoly sets. The candidates for reintroduction were the wheelbarrow, thimble, iron, horse & rider, boot, and money bag. One existing token would also be dropped from the line-up.NEWS, Naylor, April 29, 2022, Which Retired Token Will Return To Monopoly? â€“ 2022 Throwback Token Vote, Rich Uncle Pennybags,weblink April 30, 2022, Based on the results of the vote, Hasbro announced that, starting in spring 2023, the T-Rex would be replaced by the Thimble in regular sets of Monopoly.WEB, A classic MONOPOLY token will be returning to the board game in 2023,weblink June 12, 2022, uk.sports.yahoo.com, June 11, 2022, en-GB, {{#tag:timeline|ImageSize=width:900 height:auto barincrement:20PlotArea=left:100 bottom:60 top:05 right:10Alignbars=justifyDateFormat=yyyyPeriod=from:1937 till:2022TimeAxis=orientation:horizontal format:yyyyLegend=orientation:horizontal position:bottomScaleMajor=increment:5 start:1940ScaleMinor=increment:1 start:1937Colors=
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Special editions
Over the years, Hasbro has released tokens for special or collector's editions of the game. One of the first tokens to come out included the Steam Locomotive, which was only released in Deluxe Editions. A Director's Chair token was released in 2011 in limited edition copies of (Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story). Shortly after the 2013 Facebook voting campaign, a limited-edition Golden Token set was released exclusively at various national retailers, such as Target in the U.S., and Tesco in the U.K.WEB, Monopoly Limited Edition,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160117030303weblink">weblink January 17, 2016, September 2, 2018, tesco.com, The set contained the Battleship, Boot, Iron, Racecar, Scottie Dog, Thimble, Top hat and Wheelbarrow as well as the iron's potential replacements. These replacement tokens included the cat, the guitar, the diamond ring, the helicopter, and the robot. Hasbro released a 64-token limited edition set in 2017 called Monopoly Signature Token Collection to include all of the candidates that were not chosen in the vote held that year.WEB, 2017 Token Madness Event â€“ Monopoly History,weblink April 30, 2022, richunclepennybags.co.uk, April 26, 2022,
Rules
Official rules
Each player starts with $1,500 in their bank. Players roll the dice, and whoever rolls the highest number goes first. On a player's turn they roll the dice and advance their piece clockwise around the board the corresponding number of squares. Rolling doubles allows a player to take another turn after moving their piece; however, if three consecutive doubles are rolled, the player is immediately sent to jail.A player who lands on or passes the "GO" space collects $200 from the bank. Players who land on either Income Tax or Luxury Tax pay the indicated amount to the bank. In older editions of the game, two options were given for Income Tax: either pay a flat fee of $200 (or $300) or 10% of total net worth (including the current values of all the properties and buildings owned). No calculation could be made before the choice, and no latitude was given for reversing an unwise decision. In 2008, the calculation option was removed from the official rules; simultaneously, the Luxury Tax was increased from $75 to $100. Nothing happens when a player lands on Free Parking.Properties in a color group can only be developed once a single player owns all of them. They then must be developed equally. A house must be built on each property of that color before a second can be built. Each property within a group must be within one house level of all the others within that group.
Chance/Community Chest
If a player lands on a Chance or Community Chest space, they take the top card from the respective deck and follow its instructions. This may include collecting or paying money to the bank or another player or moving to a different space on the board. Two types of cards that involve jail, "Go to Jail" and "Get Out of Jail Free", are explained below.
Jail
{{Redirect|Go to Jail|the 1983 video game|Automonopoli}}A player lands in jail by:

Landing on the "Go to Jail" space
Throwing three consecutive doubles in one turn
Drawing a "Go (Directly) to Jail" card from Chance or Community Chest

When a player is sent to Jail, they do not collect their $200 salary or pass Go. They move directly to the "In Jail" part of the "In Jail/Just Visiting" space, and their turn ends. If an ordinary dice roll (not one of the above events) ends with the player's token on the Jail corner, they are "Just Visiting" and can move ahead on their next turn without penalty.If a player is in Jail, they cannot move and must either pay a fine of $50 to be released, use a Chance or Community Chest Get Out of Jail Free card, or roll doubles on their next turn. If a player fails to roll doubles, they lose their turn. Failing to roll doubles for three consecutive turns requires the player to either pay the $50 fine or use a Get Out of Jail Free card, then get out of jail move ahead according to the total rolled. Players in Jail may not buy properties directly from the bank since they cannot move. This does not impede any other transaction, meaning they can: mortgage properties, sell/trade properties to other players, buy/sell houses and hotels, collect rent, and bid on property auctions. A player who rolls doubles to leave jail does not roll again; however, if the player pays the fine or uses a card to get out and then rolls doubles, they take another turn.The odds of rolling doubles are 6 in 36 (1 in 6) in any given roll, hence the odds of rolling into jail due to three consecutive doubles are 1 in 216 (the cube of 6.)
Properties
A player who lands on any unowned property may buy it from the bank at the listed purchase price. If the player declines to do so, the bank sells the property at auction and all players are eligible to bid, including the one who landed on it.WEB, November 29, 2017, We Just Discovered a Game-Changing Monopoly Rule,weblink September 2, 2018, goodhousekeeping.com, If they land on a property that someone else owns and is unmortgaged, they must pay the owner a given rent if the owner calls for the rent within a certain time (typically it must be called before the next one or two players have thrown the dice, depending on edition); the amount depends on whether the property is part of a set or its level of improvement. Players may trade properties or sell them to other players at any time in any deal that is mutually agreed upon, with the exception of buildings. Once the player owns an entire color group, they can collect double rent for any unimproved properties within it.When a player owns all the properties in a color group and none of them are mortgaged, they can start buying houses on their turn or in between any other player's turn. They pay the bank the cost listed on the property deed to place a house on the property; this must be done evenly. Therefore, a second house cannot be built on any property within a group until all of them have one house; however, you do not have to buy them in sets of two/three at a time. Although houses and hotels cannot be built on railroads or utilities, the given rent increases if a player owns more than one of either type. If there is a housing shortage (more demand for houses to be built than what remains in the bank), then a housing auction is conducted by the bank to determine who will get to purchase each house.
Mortgaging
Properties can also be mortgaged, but buildings on a monopoly must be sold before any property of that color can be mortgaged or traded. The player receives half the purchase price from the bank for each mortgaged property. This must be repaid with 10% interest to unmortgage. Houses and hotels can be sold back to the bank for half their purchase price. Players cannot collect rent on mortgaged properties and cannot give improved property away to others; however, trading mortgaged properties is allowed, but the player receiving the mortgaged property must pay the bank the mortgage price plus 10% or keep the property mortgaged by paying just the 10% amount; if the player chooses the latter, they must pay the 10% again when they pay unmortgage.
Bankruptcy
A player who cannot pay their debts is considered bankrupt and is eliminated from the game. If the bankrupt player owes the bank, they must return all of their properties over to the bank. All properties must be put up for auction (if they have any), except buildings. If the debt is owed to another player, all properties are given to that opponent, except buildings, which must be returned to the bank. The new owner must either pay off any mortgages held by the bank on the properties received or pay a fee of 10% of the mortgaged value if they choose to leave the properties mortgaged.The winner is the player remaining after all others have gone bankrupt. In a 2-player game, if a player goes bankrupt to the other player or the bank, the game is over and there is no need for the bank to conduct the auction as the other player will have automatically won. The winning player only then needs to pay the final fees from the property transfer.If a player runs out of money but still has assets that can be converted to cash, they can do so by selling buildings, mortgaging properties, or trading with other players. To avoid bankruptcy, the player must be able to raise enough cash to pay the full amount owed.A player cannot choose to go bankrupt; if it is still possible to pay what they owe, even by returning all their buildings at a loss, mortgaging all their real estate and giving up all their cash, even knowing they are likely going bankrupt the next time, they must do so.
Official Short Game rules
From 1936, the rules booklet included with each Monopoly set contained a short section at the end providing rules for making the game shorter, including dealing out two Title Deed cards to each player before starting the game, by setting a time limit or by ending the game after two players go bankrupt. A later version of the rules changed the termination condition to one player going bankrupt, similar to the junior version, in addition to adding the time limit game, in the main rules booklet.BOOK, Brady, Maxine,weblink The Monopoly Book, David McKay Company, 1974, 0-679-20292-7, 143â€“144, Maxine Brady, Tournaments, which are played to a time limit, are played as standard games with no rule changes (no Title Deed cards handed to players).In all short games (including tournament play), the winner (and other players who advance in tournament play) is determined by their score. A player's total score consists of cash on hand, added by properties owned based on the price printed on the board, mortgaged properties at one-half the price on the board (mortgage value), houses at the purchase price, and hotels, at the purchase price and value of houses turned in.WEB, Monopoly rules from game box,weblink Hasbro, 2024-03-05, MONOPOLY1998Rules,
House rules
{{rquote|right|width=30em|[V]irtually no one plays the game with the rules as written.|Computer Gaming World, 1994MAGAZINE, August 1994, These Just In,weblink Now Playing, Computer Gaming World, 152â€“156, }}Many house rules have emerged for the game throughout its history. Well-known is the "Free Parking jackpot rule", where all the money collected from Income Tax, Luxury Tax, Chance and Community Chest goes to the center of the board instead of the bank. Many people add $500 to start each pile of Free Parking money, guaranteeing a minimum payout. When a player lands on Free Parking, they may take the money. Another rule is that if a player lands directly on Go (rather than passing by it on their turn), they collect double the usual amount ($400 instead of $200). Another rule is that if a player is in jail, they cannot collect rent, bid during auctions, or do any transactions.Other commonly-used house rules include: eliminating property auctions if a player declines to buy or cannot afford an unowned property on which they land; awarding additional money for rolling "snake eyes"; allowing a player to loan money to another player; or enabling someone to grant rent immunity to someone else.Since these rules typically provide additional cash to players regardless of their property management choices, they can lengthen the game considerably and limit the role of strategy.WEB, Dove, Laurie L., February 7, 2012, 5 Monopoly House Rules You Should Ditch,weblink July 11, 2013, Howstuffworks.com, Video game and computer game versions of Monopoly have a couple of options where popular house rules can be used. In 2014, Hasbro determined five popular house rules by public Facebook vote, and released a "House Rules Edition" of the board game. Rules selected include a "Free Parking" house rule without additional money and forcing players to traverse the board once before buying properties.WEB, Hasbro Unveils World's Favorite "House Rules" to Be Included in Future Monopoly Games,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20171005085648weblink">weblink October 5, 2017, MarketWatch,
Strategy
According to Jim Slater in The Mayfair Set, the Orange property group is the best to own because players land on them more often, as a result of the Chance cards "Go to Jail", "Advance to St. Charles Place (Pall Mall)", "Advance to Reading Railroad (Kings Cross Station)" and "Go Back Three Spaces".{{YouTube|id=PdQ3ztGk0D4|title=The Mayfair Set â€“ Episode 4 (Adam Curtis, BBC)}}In all, during game play, Illinois Avenue (Trafalgar Square) (Red), New York Avenue (Vine Street) (Orange), B&O Railroad (Fenchurch Street Station), and Reading Railroad (Kings Cross Station) are the most frequently landed-upon properties. Mediterranean Avenue (Old Kent Road) (brown), Baltic Avenue (Whitechapel Road) (brown), Park Place (Park Lane) (blue), and Oriental Avenue (The Angel, Islington) (light blue) are the least-landed-upon properties. Among the property groups, the Railroads are most frequently landed upon, as no other group has four properties; Orange has the next highest frequency, followed by Red.WEB, Collins, Truman, 1997, Monopoly Square Probabilities,weblink May 28, 2006, ; the page includes detailed analyses of expected income from each property and discussion of the strategic implications.According to Business Insider, the best way to get the most out of every property is to build three houses on each as quickly as possible. In order to do so, the player must have all the corresponding properties of the color set. Once every possible property has three houses, it is advised they then upgrade to hotels.NEWS, Fantozzi, Joanna, 7 Monopoly hacks to ensure that you win every time,weblink July 27, 2020, Insider,
Trading
Trading is a vital strategy in order to accumulate all the properties in a color set. Obtaining all the properties in a specific color set enables the player to buy houses and hotels which increase the rent another player has to pay when they land on the property. According to Slate, players trade to speed up the process and secure a win. Building at least 3 houses on each property allows the player to break even once at least one player lands on this property.WEB, Matthews, Susan, November 28, 2018, A Deranged Superfan's Guide to Making Monopoly Fun,weblink August 3, 2020, Slate Magazine, en,
End game
One common criticism of Monopoly is that although it has carefully defined termination conditions, it may take an unlimited amount of time to reach them. Edward P. Parker, a former president of Parker Brothers, is quoted as saying, "We always felt that forty-five minutes was about the right length for a game, but Monopoly could go on for hours. Also, a game was supposed to have a definite end somewhere. In Monopoly you kept going around and around."BOOK, Brandreth, Gyles, The Monopoly Omnibus, Willow Books, 1985, 0-00-218166-5, First hardcover, 19, Gyles Brandreth, Hasbro states that the longest game of Monopoly ever played lasted 70 days.WEB, Monopoly History and Fun Facts,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090810014137weblink">weblink August 10, 2009, September 2, 2018, hasbro.com,
Related games
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Add-ons
Numerous add-ons have been produced for Monopoly, sold independently from the game both before its commercialization and after, with three official ones discussed below:
Stock Exchange
The original Stock Exchange add-on was published by Capitol Novelty Co. of Rensselaer, New York in early 1936.WEB, Monopoly Stock Exchange,weblink September 3, 2018, boardgamegeek.com, It was marketed as an add-on for Monopoly, Finance, or Easy Money games. Shortly after Capitol Novelty introduced Stock Exchange, Parker Brothers bought it from them then marketed their own, slightly redesigned, version as an add-on specifically for their "new" Monopoly game; the Parker Brothers version was available in June 1936. The Free Parking square is covered over by a new Stock Exchange space and the add-on included three Chance and three Community Chest cards directing the player to "Advance to Stock Exchange".WEB, 1936 Stock Exchange Game,weblink October 26, 2011, The Stock Exchange add-on was later redesigned and re-released in 1992 under license by Chessex, this time including a larger number of new Chance and Community Chest cards. This version included ten new Chance cards (five "Advance to Stock Exchange" and five other related cards) and eleven new Community Chest cards (five "Advance to Stock Exchange" and six other related cards; the regular Community Chest card "From sale of stock you get $45" is removed from play when using these cards). Many of the original rules applied to this new version (in fact, one optional play choice allows for playing in the original form by only adding the "Advance to Stock Exchange" cards to each deck).WEB, Rules for Stock Exchange,weblink Hasbro, 1936, June 23, 2022, live,weblink March 10, 2003, A Monopoly Stock Exchange Edition was released in 2001 (although not in the U.S.), this time adding an electronic calculator-like device to keep track of the complex stock figures. This was a full edition, not just an add-on, that came with its own board, money and playing pieces. Properties on the board were replaced by companies on which shares could be floated, and offices and home offices (instead of houses and hotels) could be built.WEB, Monopoly: Stock Exchange (2001),weblink September 3, 2018, boardgamegeek.com,
Playmaster
Playmaster, another official add-on, released in 1982, is an electronic device that keeps track of all player movement and dice rolls as well as what properties are still available. It then uses this information to call random auctions and mortgages making it easier to free up cards of a color group. It also plays eight short tunes when key game functions occur; for example when a player lands on a railroad it plays "I've Been Working on the Railroad", and a police car's siren sounds when a player goes to Jail.WEB, BoardGameGeek.com page for the Monopoly Playmaster electronic accessory,weblink January 1, 2006, boardgamegeek.com,
Get Out of Jail and Free Parking Minigames
In 2009, Hasbro released two minigames that can be played as stand-alone games or combined with the Monopoly game. In Get Out of Jail, the goal is to manipulate a spade under a jail cell to flick out various colored prisoners.WEB, BoardGameGeek.com page for the Monopoly Get Out of Jail Mini Game,weblink October 21, 2012, boardgamegeek.com, WEB, Hasbro.com page for the Monopoly Get Out of Jail Mini Game,weblink October 22, 2012, hasbro.com, December 15, 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121215132106weblink">weblink dead, In Free Parking, players attempt to balance taxis on a wobbly board. Both add-ons can also be integrated into the Monopoly game. Adding Free Parking allows players to take the "Taxi Challenge" when they land on Free Parking, and if successful, can move to any space on the board.WEB, BoardGameGeek.com page for the Monopoly Free Parking Mini Game,weblink October 21, 2012, boardgamegeek.com, WEB, Hasbro.com page for the Monopoly Free Parking Mini Game,weblink October 22, 2012, hasbro.com, August 22, 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120822042923weblink">weblink dead, Adding Get Out of Jail replaces the mechanic of rolling doubles to get out of jail with successfully flicking a prisoner out of the jail.
Speed Die
(File:Monopoly Speed Die.jpg|thumb|The Speed Die)First included in Winning Moves' Monopoly: The Mega Edition variant, this third, six-sided die is rolled with the other two, and accelerates game-play when in use.NEWS, Calligeros, Marissa, April 5, 2010, Old favourite still streets ahead, The Sydney Morning Herald, Fairfax Media,weblink November 2, 2016, In 2007, Parker Brothers began releasing its standard version (also called the Speed Die Edition) of Monopoly with the same dieWEB, Monopoly â€“ Speed Die Edition,weblink November 2, 2016, About.com Home, About, Inc., September 6, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150906073321weblink">weblink dead, (originally in blue, later in red). Its faces are: 1, 2, 3, two "Mr. Monopoly" sides, and a bus. The numbers behave as normal, adding to the other two dice, unless a "triple" is rolled, in which case the player can move to any space on the board. If "Mr. Monopoly" is rolled while there are unowned properties, the player advances forward to the nearest one. Otherwise, the player advances to the nearest property on which rent is owed. In the Monopoly: Mega Edition, rolling the bus allows the player to take the regular dice move, then either take a bus ticket or move to the nearest draw card space.Mega rules specifies that triples do not count as doubles for going to jail as the player does not roll again.NEWS, 2006, Monopoly: Mega Edition Rules, 2â€“3, Winning Moves, Inc,weblink November 2, 2016,weblink July 3, 2007, live, Used in a regular edition, the bus (properly "get off the bus") allows the player to use only one of the two numbered dice or the sum of both, thus a roll of 1, 5, and bus would let the player choose between moving 1, 5, or 6 spaces.WEB, 2007, Monopoly Rules,weblink November 2, 2016, Hasbro.com, Hasbro, 1â€“2,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090325075048weblink">weblink March 25, 2009, live, The Speed Die is used throughout the game in the "Mega Edition", while in the "Regular Edition" it is used by any player who has passed GO at least once. In these editions it remains optional, although use of the Speed Die was made mandatory for use in the 2009 U.S. and World Monopoly Championship, as well as the 2015 World Championship.
Spin-offs
Parker Brothers and its licensees have also sold several spin-offs of Monopoly. These are not add-ons, as they do not function as an addition to the Monopoly game, but are simply additional games with the flavor of Monopoly:

Advance to Boardwalk board game (1985): Focusing mainly on building the most hotels along the Boardwalk.WEB, Advance to Boardwalk,weblink September 2, 2018, hasbro.com,weblink December 22, 2002, live,
Don't Go to Jail: Dice game originally released by Parker Brothers; roll combinations of dice to create color groups for points before rolling the words "GO" "TO" and "JAIL" (which forfeits all earned points for the turn).WEB, Arneson, Erik, Monopoly Express,weblink weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090616070308weblink">weblink dead, June 16, 2009, November 2, 2016, About.com Home, About, Inc.,
Monopoly DICED!: A deluxe, travel edition re-release of Don't Go To Jail, replacing the word dice with "Officer Jones" dice and adding an eleventh die, Houses & Hotels, and a self-contained game container/dice roller & keeper.WEB,weblink Monopoly Diced Game, Portable Travel Game, December 29, 2022, Hasbro,
Express Monopoly card game (1994 U.S., 1995 U.K.): Released by Hasbro/Parker Brothers and Waddingtons in the U.K., now out of print. Basically a rummy-style card game based on scoring points by completing color group sections of the game-board.WEB, Express Monopoly Card game,weblink September 2, 2018, boardgamegeek.com,
Free Parking card game (1988) A more complex card game released by Parker Brothers, with several similarities to the card game Mille Bornes. Uses cards to either add time to parking meters, or spend the time doing activities to earn points.WEB, Arneson, Erik, Free Parking,weblink weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130413092324weblink">weblink April 13, 2013, November 2, 2016, About.com Home, About, Inc., Includes a deck of Second Chance cards that further alter game-play. Two editions were made; minor differences in card art and Second Chance cards in each edition.
(Monopoly: The Card Game) (2000) an updated card game released by Winning Moves Games under license from Hasbro. Similar, but decidedly more complex, game-play to the Express Monopoly card game.WEB, Monopoly: The Card Game,weblink September 2, 2018, boardgamegeek.com,
Monopoly City: Game-play retains similar flavor but has been made significantly more complex in this version. The traditional properties are replaced by "districts" mapped to the previously underutilized real estate in the centre of the board.WEB, Monopoly City is Game of the Year,weblink dead,weblink February 1, 2010, September 2, 2018, finance.yahoo.com,
Monopoly Deal: The card game version of Monopoly. Players attempt to complete three property groups by playing property, cash & event cards.WEB, June 29, 2021, Monopoly Deal is the only Monopoly worth playing,weblink September 2, 2022, Dicebreaker, en,
Monopoly Junior board game (first published 1990, multiple variations since): A simplified version of the original game for young children.WEB, Monopoly Junior,weblink September 2, 2018, shop,hasbro.com,
Monopoly Town by Parker Brothers / Hasbro (2008) a young children's game of racing designed to help them learn to count.WEB, Arneson, Erik, Monopoly Town,weblink weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090617123946weblink">weblink dead, June 17, 2009, November 2, 2016, About.com Home, About, Inc.,
The Mad Magazine Game (1979): Gameplay is similar, but the goals and directions often opposite to those of Monopoly; the object is for players to lose all of their money.WEB, The Mad Magazine Game,weblink September 2, 2018, boardgamegeek.com,

Monopoly for Sore Losers
Monopoly for Sore Losers is a spin-off of Monopoly. It was published in 2020WEB, Monopoly for Sore Losers,weblink September 5, 2021, BoardGameGeek, en-US, WEB, Sarah Griffiths Last, December 2, 2020, Christmas gift ideas: Monopoly For Sore Losers Edition is a winner for boardgame lovers,weblink September 5, 2021, T3, WEB, Monopoly For Sore Losers is the board game for people who hate losing,weblink September 5, 2021, JOE.co.uk, October 29, 2020, en, WEB, Monopoly For Sore Losers Named As One Of Must-Have Presents To Buy This Christmas,weblink September 5, 2021, www.ladbible.com, October 28, 2020, en, WEB, Monopoly has a special edition for those Sore Losers during Games Night,weblink September 5, 2021, FM104, en, WEB, Is new Monopoly with a big twist set to be the board game hit this Christmas?,weblink September 5, 2021, www.miltonkeynes.co.uk, November 12, 2020, en, by Hasbro and, according to the box, "createsâ€”and celebratesâ€”sore losers".Its main difference from standard Monopoly is the introduction of a sore loser mechanic, which allows players to temporarily assume control of a special token that protects them from most negative effects of landing on board spacesâ€”at their opponents' expense.
Gameplay differences from regular Monopoly
During the initial roll to determine turn order, the player with the lowest total goes first.The main difference from standard Monopoly is the introduction of the sore loser mechanic. Each player is given 2 sore loser coins upon the start of the game, and the remainder are placed in the centre of the board. A player collects a sore loser coin from the Bank if they have to do any of the following: pay rent to another player, pay taxes and bills to the Bank, go to jail, land on a property that they own, or draw a Chance or Community Chest card that instructs them to collect a coin. If a player lands on Free Parking, they are allowed to steal a sore loser coin from another player, which could be traded.A player may not collect a sore loser coin if they have four. At the beginning of their turn, a player with four sore loser coins, may place them in the centre of the board. That player then takes the Mr. Monopoly token and replaces their token with the Mr. Monopoly tokenâ€”their normal token being placed in the centre of the board. Whilst a player is Mr. Monopoly, they cannot collect sore loser coins, and the actions they take when landing on spaces are altered, including collecting money when landing on the properties of other players, collecting money from the bank when landing on a tax or bill space, not go to jail, and requiring other players to lose sore loser coins.Whenever any player, including Mr. Monopoly's owner, rolls doubles, Mr. Monopoly's owner is allowed to place one free house on any street on the board. The property selected for this free house does not need to be owned by Mr. Monopoly, nor does it need to be part of a complete set, and placing doubles houses unevenly is also allowed. However, Mr. Monopoly's owner may not place this free house on a street that already has four houses, nor may they upgrade to a hotel.Buildings are permanent and could not be sold. If a property with buildings on it is traded away, the buildings remain and start providing rent to the new owner.If Mr. Monopoly's dice roll makes him land on the same space as another player, the Mr. Monopoly token is placed over that other player's token, and Mr. Monopoly's owner is allowed to steal one property from the player he landed onâ€”said property must not be part of a complete set. If a property with buildings on it is stolen, the buildings remain on the property and start providing rent to Mr. Monopoly's owner. In addition, whilst a player is under Mr. Monopoly, they are trappedâ€”their turn will be skipped until Mr. Monopoly moves, but said players can still take part in auctions and trade. If Mr. Monopoly lands on the Jail space, he traps other players on both spaces. However, these actions could not be taken if a player becomes Mr. Monopoly whilst on the same space as another player.Once Mr. Monopoly is in play, if another player cashes in their sore loser coins to become him, the old owner restores their normal token to the space they are on, and Mr. Monopoly is transferred to the space of the new owner, whose token is placed in the centre of the board.If a player goes bankrupt, their sore loser coins are returned to the centre of the board.The game is ended through one of two means- bankruptcy or all of the properties have been purchased. If the latter happens, players must return to Go, with Mr. Monopoly's owner not allowed to steal a property when they land on Go for the final time. Players subsequently collect rent from all of their properties, according to full colour sets and development, and after that the player with the most capital is the winner.
Video games
Besides the many variants of the actual game (and the Monopoly Junior spin-off) released in either video game or computer game formats (e.g., Commodore 64, Macintosh, Windows-based PC, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo Entertainment System, iPad, Genesis, Super NES, etc.), two spin-off computer games have been created.WEB, 2006, Monopoly for GEN,weblink December 23, 2006, GameSpot, An electronic hand-held version was marketed from 1997 to 2001.WEB,weblink Monopoly Electronic Handheld Electronic Game instruction,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20030422082847weblink">weblink April 22, 2003, live,

Monopoly: The iPhone game designed by Electronic Arts.WEB, Monopoly,weblink September 2, 2018, monopoly.en.sofonic.com,
Monopoly Millionaires: The Facebook game designed by Playfish.WEB, A Closer Look at Monopoly Millionaires on Facebook,weblink September 2, 2018, adweek.com, February 23, 2011,
Monopoly Streets: A video game played for the Xbox 360, Wii, and PlayStation 3. The video game includes properties now played on a street.WEB, November 4, 2010, Monopoly Streets Game Review,weblink September 2, 2018, commonsensemedia.org,
Monopoly Tycoon: A game where players build businesses on the properties they own.WEB, Monopol Tycoon Review,weblink September 2, 2018, gamespot.com,
Monopoly Plus: A game for the Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 4 with high definition graphics.WEB, Monopoly Plus Xbox One,weblink September 2, 2018, metacritic.com,
Monopoly: The mobile game on iOS and Android devices designed by Marmalade Game Studios.WEB, A magical new MONOPOLY game â€“ launching today!,weblink January 10, 2020, www.gamasutra.com,
Monopoly GO!: Monopoly GO! was released on April 11, 2023 for mobile devices (Android and iOS) by Scopely. In its final year, the digital version of Mono became the most popular mobile game of 2023, generating more than $2 billion in revenueWEB, After 1 year of the launch of Monopoly GO! It has already become one of the most popular games for mobile phones.,weblink April 11, 2024, www.ElConfiable.com, April 10, 2024,

Gambling games
Monopoly-themed slot machines and lotteries have been produced by WMS Gaming in conjunction with International Game Technology for land-based casinos.NEWS, MONOPOLY Luxury Diamonds slot machineâ€”WMS GAMING, en,weblink February 2, 2018, April 1, 2019,weblink dead, NEWS, WMS introduces MONOPOLY Bigger Event Big Money Spin, en,weblink February 2, 2018, April 1, 2019,weblink dead, PRESS RELEASE, October 4, 2004, WMS Gaming Expands MONOPOLY Licensed Offerings with Next Generation of Games Premiering Across Multiple Product Lines,weblink August 14, 2018, en, WagerWorks, who have the online rights to Monopoly, have created online Monopoly themed games.WEB, WagerWorks Monopoly Here and Now Casino Video Slot Game Review,weblink August 14, 2018, casinoadvisor.com, London's Gamesys Group have also developed Monopoly-themed gambling games.WEB, Monopoly Casino,weblink March 27, 2017, March 28, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170328022047weblink">weblink dead, The British quiz machine brand itbox also supports a Monopoly trivia and chance game.WEB, Itbox,weblink dead,weblink August 14, 2018, August 14, 2018, There was also a live, online version of Monopoly. Six painted taxis drive around London picking up passengers. When the taxis reach their final destination, the region of London that they are in is displayed on the online board. This version takes far longer to play than board-game Monopoly, with one game lasting 24 hours. Results and position are sent to players via e-mail at the conclusion of the game.WEB, Monopoly Live,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20060612222650weblink">weblink June 12, 2006, May 25, 2006,
Play-by-mail game
Mail Games Inc. created a play-by-mail game (PBM) version of Monopoly, reviewed in the Augustâ€“September 1990 issue of White Wolf Magazine.MAGAZINE, Wieck, Stewart, Augustâ€“September 1990, PBM Game Reviews: Monopoly, White Wolf Magazine, 22, 42, The PBM version was similar to the board game, although compared with many PBM games it was relatively simple. The game moderator processed players' turn orders simultaneously, but alternated the order that players' turns were initiated to allow sequential transactions as in the board game.
Media
Commercial promotions
The McDonald's Monopoly game is a sweepstakes advertising promotion of McDonald's and Hasbro that has been offered in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom and United States.WEB, September 10, 2014, 6 Things You Didn't Know About McDonald's Monopoly,weblink August 14, 2018, The Daily Meal, en,
Television game show
A short-lived Monopoly game show aired on Saturday evenings from June 16 to September 1, 1990, on ABC. The show was produced by Merv Griffin and hosted by Mike Reilly. The show was paired with a summer-long Super Jeopardy! tournament, which also aired during this period on ABC.WEB, June 6, 1990, Game show, Los Angeles Times,weblink August 12, 2018, From 2010 to 2014, The Hub aired the game show Family Game Night with Todd Newton. For the first two seasons, teams earned cash in the form of "Monopoly Crazy Cash Cards" from the "Monopoly Crazy Cash Corner", which was then inserted to the "Monopoly Crazy Cash Machine" at the end of the show. In addition, beginning with Season 2, teams won "Monopoly Party Packages" for winning the individual games. For Season 3, there was a Community Chest. Each card on Mr. Monopoly had a combination of three colors. Teams used the combination card to unlock the chest. If it was the right combination, they advanced to the Crazy Cash Machine for a brand-new car. For the show's fourth season, a new game was added called Monopoly Remix, featuring Park Place and Boardwalk, as well as Income Tax and Luxury Tax.WEB, Family Game Night,weblink August 14, 2018,weblink August 14, 2018, live, To honor the game's 80th anniversary, a game show in syndication on March 28, 2015, called Monopoly Millionaires' Club was launched. It was connected with a multi-state lottery game of the same name and hosted by comedian Billy Gardell from Mike & Molly. The game show was filmed at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino and at Bally's Las Vegas in Las Vegas, with players having a chance to win up to $1,000,000. However, the lottery game connected with the game show (which provided the contestants) went through multiple complications and variations, and the game show last aired at the end of April 2016.WEB, 'Monopoly Millionaires' Club' gets a premiere date -- exclusive,weblink August 14, 2018, EW.com, en, WEB, January 8, 2015, 20 from N.J. chosen to appear on Monopoly Millionaires' Club game show,weblink August 14, 2018, NJ.com,
Films
In November 2008, Ridley Scott was announced to direct Universal Pictures' film version of the game, based on a script written by Pamela Pettler. The film was being co-produced by Hasbro's Brian Goldner as part of a deal with Hasbro to develop movies based on the company's line of toys and games.JOURNAL, Graser, Marc, November 12, 2008, Ridley Scott to direct 'Monopoly',weblink dead, Variety,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20091117153836weblink">weblink November 17, 2009, February 20, 2020, JOURNAL, November 12, 2008, 'Monopoly' has electric company, The Hollywood Reporter, The story was being developed by author Frank Beddor.WEB, November 11, 2009, Bedder Reveals Monopoly Story Details,weblink April 12, 2011, Comingsoon.net, January 30, 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120130014817weblink">weblink dead, However, Universal eventually halted development in February 2012 then opted out of the agreement and the rights reverted to Hasbro.NEWS, Fritz, Ben, January 30, 2012, Universal-Hasbro deal fizzles with departure of 'Stretch Armstrong', Los Angeles Times,weblink February 6, 2013, NEWS, Rich, Katey, February 7, 2012, Universal Paid Millions To Not Make Hasbro's Board Game Movies, Cinema Blend.com,weblink April 6, 2013, In October 2012, Hasbro announced a new partnership with production company Emmett/Furla Films, and said they would develop a live-action version of Monopoly, along with Action Man and Hungry Hungry Hippos.NEWS, Hungry Hungry Hippos, Action Man, Monopoly headed to big screen, Los Angeles Times,weblink Emmett/Furla/Oasis dropped out of the production of this satire version that was to be directed by Ridley Scott.WEB, Schaefer, Sandy, July 1, 2015, 'Monopoly' Gets A Synopsis; Andrew Niccol Writing The Script,weblink Screen Rant, In July 2015, Hasbro announced that Lionsgate will distribute a Monopoly film with Andrew Niccol writing the film as a family-friendly action adventure film co-financed and produced by Lionsgate and Hasbro's Allspark Pictures.NEWS, Callan, Patrick, July 2, 2015, Monopoly movie passes go, Kidscreen, Brunico Communications Ltd.,weblink July 4, 2015, In January 2019, it was announced that Allspark Pictures would now be producing an untitled Monopoly film in conjunction with Kevin Hart's company HartBeat Productions and The Story Company. Hart was attached to star in the film and Tim Story was attached to direct. No logline or writer for this iteration of the long-gestating project had been announced.WEB, Wiseman, Andreas, January 17, 2019, Kevin Hart To Star In 'Monopoly' Movie For Lionsgate & Hasbro, Tim Story To Direct,weblink January 17, 2019, Deadline Hollywood, Penske Media Corporation, In April 2024 at CinemaCon, it was announced that Lionsgate and Hasbro Entertainment would partner with Margot Robbie and Tom Ackerley's company LuckyChap Entertainment to produce the Monopoly film adaptation.WEB,weblink 'Barbie' Producer LuckyChap Rolls Dice On 'Monopoly' With Lionsgate & Hasbro â€“ CinemaCon, Nancy, Tartaglione, Anthony, D'Alessandro, Deadline Hollywood, April 10, 2024, April 11, 2024, The documentary (Under the Boardwalk: The MONOPOLY Story), covering the history and players of the game, won an Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2010 Anaheim International Film Festival. The film played theatrically in the U.S. beginning in March 2011 and was released on Amazon and iTunesiTunes Store listing â€“ Under the Boardwalk UTB on iTunes on February 14, 2012. The television version of the film won four regional Emmy Awards from the Pacific Southwest Chapter of NATAS.WEB,weblink Nataspsw.org,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140729124124weblink">weblink July 29, 2014, live, The film is directed by Kevin Tostado and narrated by Zachary Levi.WEB, Under the Boardwalk: The MONOPOLY Story,weblink December 29, 2022, www.monopolydocumentary.com, {{IMDb title|1250861}}It is the subject of Stephen Ives' documentary film Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History which first aired on American Experience on February 20, 2023.Rampell, Ed. "The Anti-Capitalist Origins of the Monopoly Man," Jacobin (magazine), Monday, February 20, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
Tournaments
U.S. National Championship
Until 1999, U.S. entrants had to win a state/district/territory competition to represent that state/district/territory at the once every four-year national championship. The 1999 U.S. National Tournament had 50 contestantsâ€”49 State Champions (Oklahoma was not represented) and the reigning national champion.WEB, October 20, 1999, Monopoly masters wheel and deal in national championship,weblink Qualifying for the National Championship has been online since 2003. For the 2003 Championship, qualification was limited to the first fifty people who correctly completed an online quiz. Out of concerns that such methods of qualifying might not always ensure a competition of the best players, the 2009 Championship qualifying was expanded to include an online multiple-choice quiz (a score of 80% or better was required to advance); followed by an online five-question essay test; followed by a two-game online tournament at Pogo.com. The process was to have produced a field of 23 plus one: Matt McNally, the 2003 national champion, who received a bye and was not required to qualify. However, at the end of the online tournament, there was an eleven-way tie for the last six spots. The decision was made to invite all of those who had tied for said spots. In fact, two of those who had tied and would have otherwise been eliminated, Dale Crabtree of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Brandon Baker, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, played in the final game and finished third and fourth respectively.Tostado, Kevin. Under the Boardwalk: The MONOPOLY Story. Tostie Productions, 2010, film.The 2009 Monopoly U.S. National Championship was held on April 14â€“15 in Washington, D.C. In his first tournament ever, Richard Marinaccio, an attorney from Sloan, New York (a suburb of Buffalo), prevailed over a field that included two previous champions to be crowned the 2009 U.S. National Champion. In addition to the title, Marinaccio took home $20,580â€”the amount of money in the bank of the board gameâ€”and competed in the 2009 World Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 21â€“22, where he finished in third place.In 2015, Hasbro used a competition that was held solely online to determine who would be the U.S. representative to compete at the 2015 Monopoly World Championship. Interested players took a twenty-question quiz on Monopoly strategy and rules and submitted a hundred-word essay on how to win a Monopoly tournament. Hasbro then selected Brian Valentine of Washington, D.C., to be the U.S. representative.WEB, Home â€“ 2015 U.S. Monopoly Game Quiz,weblink monopolychamps.com, WEB, USA Representative Chosen! â€“ 2015 U.S. Monopoly Game Quiz,weblink monopolychamps.com,
World Championship
Hasbro conducts a worldwide Monopoly tournament. The first Monopoly World Championships took place in Grossinger's Resort in New York, in November 1973, but they did not include competitors from outside the United States until 1975. It has been aired in the United States by ESPN. In 2009, forty-one players competed for the title of Monopoly World Champion and a cash prize of $20,580 (USD)â€”the total amount of Monopoly money in the current Monopoly set used in the tournament. The most recent World Championship took place September 2015 in Macau. Italian NicolÃ² Falcone defeated the defending world champion and players from twenty-six other countries.WEB, Under the Boardwalk, LLC, Under the Boardwalk: The MONOPOLY Story â€“ 2015 MONOPOLY Championship Info,weblink monopolydocumentary.com, WEB, September 8, 2015, NicolÃ³ Falcone of Italy Defeats Defending Champion BjÃ¸rn Halvard Knappskog of Norway to Win 2015 Monopoly World Championship! â€“ Business Wire,weblink businesswire.com, World Championships were planned for 2021 and 2022, but Hasbro canceled them due to the Coronavirus pandemic.{{cn|date=March 2024}}{| class="wikitable" style="background:#efefef;"!Date!Location!Winner!Nationality|1973USA}} Liberty, New York|Lee BayrdUnited States}}|1974USA}} New York City|Alvin AldridgeUnited States}}|1975USA}} Washington, D.C.|John MairIreland}}|1977Monaco}} Monte CarloACCESS-DATE=MARCH 18, 2023 LANGUAGE=EN-SG, Singapore}}|1980Bermuda}}|Cesare BernabeiItaly}}|1983USA}} Palm Beach|Greg JacobsAustralia}}|1985USA}} Atlantic City|Jason BunnUnited Kingdom}}|1988GBR}} London|Ikuo HyakutaJapan}}|1992GER}} Berlin|Joost van OrtenNetherlands}}|1996Monaco}} Monte Carlo|Christopher WooHong Kong|2000CAN}} Toronto|Yutaka OkadaJapan}}|2004Japan}} Tokyo|Antonio Zafra FernÃ¡ndezSpain}}MONOPOLY GAME WORLD CHAMPIONS >URL=HTTP://WWW.MONOPOLYCITY.COM/AC_MONOPOLY_CHAMPIONS.HTML WEBSITE=MONOPOLYCITY.COM, Advanced Systems, |2009USA}} Las Vegas|BjÃ¸rn Halvard KnappskogNorway}}OCTOBER 23, 2009 >TITLE=NORWEGIAN TEEN WINS MONOPOLY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP URL=HTTP://WWW.NEWS.COM.AU/STORY/0,27574,26249271-23109,00.HTML ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20091026150949/HTTP://WWW.NEWS.COM.AU/STORY/0%2C27574%2C26249271-23109%2C00.HTML, October 26, 2009, |2015Macau}}|NicolÃ² FalconeItaly}}
Variants
Because Monopoly evolved in the public domain before its commercialization, Monopoly has seen many variant games. The game is licensed in 103 countries and printed in thirty-seven languages.WEB, Frequently Asked Questions about MONOPOLY,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090213145613weblink">weblink February 13, 2009, February 26, 2009, Most of the variants are exact copies of the Monopoly games with the street names replaced with locales from a particular town, university, or fictional place. National boards have been released as well. Over the years, many specialty Monopoly editions, licensed by Parker Brothers/Hasbro, and produced by them, or their licensees (including USAopoly and Winning Moves Games) have been sold to local and national markets worldwide. Two well known "families" of -opoly like games, without licenses from Parker Brothers/Hasbro, have also been produced.Several published games like Monopoly include:

Anti-Monopoly, one of several gamesWEB, Anti-Monopoly,weblink August 13, 2013, BoardGameGeek, LLC, The "Bust~the~Trust!" Game. The basic idea of the game is to end the monopolistic practices of the three-company-combinations of the gameboard. The players are Trust-Busting lawyers going about the board slapping lawsuits on the monopolies. The winning trust buster is the one who ends with the largest number of social-credit points when one of the players runs out of money., that are a sort of Monopoly backwards.NEWS, Pilon, Mary, October 20, 2009, How a Fight Over a Board Game Monopolized an Economist's Life, The Wall Street Journal,weblink The name of this game led to legal action between Anti-Monopoly{{'}}s creator, Ralph Anspach, and the owners of Monopoly.
Business, a Monopoly-like game not associated with Hasbro. In this version the "properties" to be bought are cities of India; Chance and Community Chest reference lists of results printed in the center of the board, keyed to the dice roll; and money is represented by counters, not paper."Business Delux" on the India page of a "Monopoly Lexicon". {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117035702weblink |date=January 17, 2013 }} Retrieved October 6, 2012
Dostihy a sÃ¡zky, a variant sold in Czechoslovakia. This game comes from the authoritarian communist era (1948â€“1989), when private business was abolished and mortgages did not exist, so the monopoly theme was changed to a horse racing theme."Recenze: Dostihy a sÃ¡zky â€“ konÄ›, hazard, penÃze" {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621220519weblink |date=June 21, 2012 }} Retrieved October 6, 2012
Ghettopoly, released in 2003, was the subject of considerable outrage upon its release. The game, intended to be a humorous rendering of ghetto life, was decried as racist for its unflinching use of racial stereotypes. Hasbro sought and received an injunction against Ghettopoly's designer.NEWS, October 23, 2003, Hasbro: Do not pass go, Ghettopoly, USA Today, AP,weblink November 4, 2016, Decision from {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060924001952weblink |date=September 24, 2006 }} the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, dated May 18, 2006. PDF file.
Make Your Own -OPOLY:WEB, Make Your Own -OPOLY: The first do-it-yourself board game,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20060221035526weblink">weblink February 21, 2006, This game allows players considerable freedom in customizing the board, money, and rules.
Matador: The unlicensed Danish version from BRIO with a round board instead of the square one, cars instead of tokens and includes breweries and ferries to buy. The game also has candy and a popular TV series Matador named after it.
Turism,WEB, August 3, 2010, Perioada comunista: Turism â€“ Prezentare si poze componente,weblink Board Games BLOG â€“ jocuri de societate, jocuri pe tabla, review-uri, prezentari, intalniri, sesiuni, a variant sold in Romania.
Kleptopoly, released in 2017. It was inspired by the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal.WEB, October 13, 2017, Kleptopoly,weblink
Monopoly for Millennials, released in 2018, where players gain experience by traveling around numerous locations, such as vegan bistros, yoga studios, and music festivals.WEB, Madison Roberts, November 15, 2018, Hasbro Faces Backlash Over Savage Monopoly for Millennials Board Game: 'Adulting is Hard',weblink November 17, 2018, People (magazine), People, In the game, instead of investing in real estate as you do in the traditional version, players rack up experiences such as travel, meals at vegan restaurants, music festivals, and crashing on their friend's couch.,

Other unlicensed editions include: BibleOpoly, HomoNoPolis and Petropolis, among others.WEB, June 12, 2009, 8 Obscure Twists on Monopoly,weblink September 3, 2018, mentalfloss.com,
Games by locale or theme
There have been a large number of localized editions, broken down here by region:

(List of licensed and localized editions of Monopoly: Africa and Asia|List of licensed and localized editions of Monopoly: Africa and Asia) (including the Middle East and South-East Asia but excluding Russia and Turkey)
(List of licensed and localized editions of Monopoly: Europe|List of licensed and localized editions of Monopoly: Europe) (including Russia and Turkey)
(List of licensed and localized editions of Monopoly: North America|List of licensed and localized editions of Monopoly: North America) (including Central America but excluding the United States of America)
(List of licensed and localized editions of Monopoly: Oceania|List of licensed and localized editions of Monopoly: Oceania) (Australia and New Zealand)
(List of licensed and localized editions of Monopoly: South America|List of licensed and localized editions of Monopoly: South America)
(List of licensed and localized editions of Monopoly: USA|List of licensed and localized editions of Monopoly: USA) (including the United States of America and all editions based on commercial brands)

Unauthorized and parody games
This list is of unauthorized, unlicensed games based on Monopoly:{{Monopoly board detail
|Edition = Gay MonopolyWEB, BoardGameGeek â€“ Gay Monopoly,weblink February 27, 2009,
|Copyright_date = 1983
|Released_by = Fire Island Games, Inc.
|Issued_through =

|corner_1 =
|corner_2 = In Jail/Just Visiting
|corner_3 = Free Parking
|corner_4 = Go To Jail

|spaces_horizontal = 9
|spaces_vertical = 9

|Color_101 = SaddleBrown |Space_101 = Mediter-ranean Avenue$60
|Color_102 = |Space_102 = Community Chest
|Color_103 = SaddleBrown |Space_103 = Baltic Avenue$60
|Color_104 = |Space_104 = Income Tax(pay $200)
|Color_105 = |Space_105 = Reading Railroad$200
|Color_106 = Aqua |Space_106 = Oriental Avenue$100
|Color_107 = |Space_107 = Chance
|Color_108 = Aqua |Space_108 = Vermont Avenue$100
|Color_109 = Aqua |Space_109 = Connecticut Avenue$120
|Color_110 = |Space_110 =
|Color_111 = |Space_111 =
|Color_112 = |Space_112 =

|Color_201 = |Space_201 =
|Color_202 = |Space_202 =
|Color_203 = |Space_203 =
|Color_204 = Purple |Space_204 = St. Charles Place$140
|Color_205 = |Space_205 = Electric Company$150
|Color_206 = Purple |Space_206 = States Avenue$140
|Color_207 = Purple |Space_207 = Virginia Avenue$160
|Color_208 = |Space_208 = Pennsylvania Railroad$200
|Color_209 = Orange |Space_209 = St. James Place$180
|Color_210 = |Space_210 = Community Chest
|Color_211 = Orange |Space_211 = Tennessee Avenue$180
|Color_212 = Orange |Space_212 = New York Avenue$200

|Color_301 = Red |Space_301 = Kentucky Avenue$220
|Color_302 = |Space_302 = Chance
|Color_303 = Red |Space_303 = Indiana Avenue$220
|Color_304 = Red |Space_304 = Illinois Avenue$240
|Color_305 = |Space_305 = B&O Railroad$200
|Color_306 = Yellow |Space_306 = Atlantic Avenue$260
|Color_307 = Yellow |Space_307 = Ventnor Avenue$260
|Color_308 = |Space_308 = Water Works$150
|Color_309 = Yellow |Space_309 = Marvin Gardens$280
|Color_310 = |Space_310 =
|Color_311 = |Space_311 =
|Color_312 = |Space_312 =

|Color_401 = Green |Space_401 = Pacific Avenue$300
|Color_402 = Green |Space_402 = North Carolina Avenue$300
|Color_403 = |Space_403 = Community Chest
|Color_404 = Green |Space_404 = Pennsylvania Avenue$320
|Color_405 = |Space_405 = Short Line$200
|Color_406 = |Space_406 = Chance
|Color_407 = MediumBlue |Space_407 = Park Place$350
|Color_408 = |Space_408 = Luxury Tax(pay $100)
|Color_409 = MediumBlue |Space_409 = Boardwalk$400
|Color_410 = |Space_410 =
|Color_411 = |Space_411 =
|Color_412 = |Space_412 =

|Game_description = Gay Monopoly â€“ A celebration of gay life.
|Tokens = Jeep, teddy bear, blow drier, leather cap, handcuffs, stiletto heel.
|Other_features = Board layout is circular rather than square.
|Images =
}}Ghettopoly{{Monopoly board detail
|Edition = Micropoly â€“ The Microsoft Monopoly GameWEB, Micropoly â€“ The Microsoft Monopoly Game,weblink weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080530144610weblink">weblink May 30, 2008,

|Copyright_date = Open source
|Released_by = The Micropoly Project
|Issued_through = Download

|corner_1 = StartCollect $200 salary as you pass
|corner_2 = Reinstall Windows/Just Rebooting
|corner_3 = Free Software
|corner_4 = Corrupted Registry: Goto Reinstall

|spaces_horizontal = 9
|spaces_vertical = 9

|Color_101 = SaddleBrown |Space_101 = AETHER-SPHERE$60
|Color_102 = |Space_102 = Open Sources
|Color_103 = SaddleBrown |Space_103 = LUSH CREATIONS$60
|Color_104 = |Space_104 = Deposition(pay 10% or $200)
|Color_105 = |Space_105 = Internet Service ProviderMINDSPRING$200
|Color_106 = SkyBlue |Space_106 = MOTOROLA$100
|Color_107 = |Space_107 = Download
|Color_108 = SkyBlue |Space_108 = COMPAQ$100
|Color_109 = SkyBlue |Space_109 = DELL$120
|Color_110 = |Space_110 =
|Color_111 = |Space_111 =
|Color_112 = |Space_112 =

|Color_201 = |Space_201 =
|Color_202 = |Space_202 =
|Color_203 = |Space_203 =
|Color_204 = DarkOrchid |Space_204 = NETSCAPE$140
|Color_205 = |Space_205 = Computer NetworkNETWORK SOLUTIONS$150
|Color_206 = DarkOrchid |Space_206 = ORACLE$140
|Color_207 = DarkOrchid |Space_207 = ADOBE$160
|Color_208 = |Space_208 = Internet Service ProviderUUNET$200
|Color_209 = Orange |Space_209 = NOVELL$180
|Color_210 = |Space_210 = Open Sources
|Color_211 = Orange |Space_211 = CISCO$180
|Color_212 = Orange |Space_212 = 3COM$200

|Color_301 = Red |Space_301 = XEROX$220
|Color_302 = |Space_302 = Download
|Color_303 = Red |Space_303 = SGI$220
|Color_304 = Red |Space_304 = APPLE$240
|Color_305 = |Space_305 = Internet Service ProviderAOL$200
|Color_306 = Yellow |Space_306 = REAL NETWORKS$260
|Color_307 = Yellow |Space_307 = AMAZON$260
|Color_308 = |Space_308 = Television NetworkMSNBC$150
|Color_309 = Yellow |Space_309 = YAHOO$280
|Color_310 = |Space_310 =
|Color_311 = |Space_311 =
|Color_312 = |Space_312 =

|Color_401 = Green |Space_401 = HP$300
|Color_402 = Green |Space_402 = IBM$300
|Color_403 = |Space_403 = Open Sources
|Color_404 = Green |Space_404 = SUN$320
|Color_405 = |Space_405 = Internet Service ProviderMSN$200
|Color_406 = |Space_406 = Download
|Color_407 = Blue |Space_407 = INTEL$350
|Color_408 = |Space_408 = Antitrust Ruling(pay $75)
|Color_409 = Blue |Space_409 = MICROSOFT$400
|Color_410 = |Space_410 =
|Color_411 = |Space_411 =
|Color_412 = |Space_412 =

|Game_description = A parody game based on Anti-Monopoly.
|Tokens =
|Other_features = Chance is Download, Community Chest is Open Sources and the Railroads are Internet Service Provider(s).
|Images =
}}MiddopolyMemeopolis (Android app)
World editions
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factoids

In 2008, Hasbro released Monopoly Here and Now: The World Edition. This world edition features top locations of the world. The locations were decided by votes over the Internet. The result of the voting was announced on August 20, 2008.WEB, August 20, 2008, Montreal top property in new Monopoly game â€“ CTV.ca. Retrieved 2008/08/20 01:14 pm UTC,weblink June 10, 2009, Ctv.ca, Out of these, Gdynia is especially notable, as it is by far the smallest city of those featured and won the vote as a "wild card" along with Taipei thanks to its residents and supporters.WEB, August 20, 2008, trojmiasto.pl,weblink Gdynia na planszy Monopoly!, Gdynia on the Monopoly board!, pl, August 9, 2022, It is also notable that three cities (Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver) are from Canada and three other cities (Beijing, Hong Kong, and Shanghai) are from the People's Republic of China. No other countries are represented by more than one city.NEWS, Canada and Latvia cheer as Monopoly goes global,weblink August 20, 2008, Reuters, August 8, 2022, Of the 68 cities listed on Hasbro Inc.'s website for the vote, Jerusalem was chosen as one of the 20 cities to be featured in the newest Monopoly World Edition.WEB, Monopoly contest stirs up Jerusalem conflict,weblink December 29, 2022, NBC News, February 21, 2008, en, Before the vote took place, a Hasbro employee in the London office eliminated the country signifier "Israel" after the city, in response to pressure from pro-Palestinian advocacy groups.WEB, February 20, 2008, From Hasbro, regarding removal of Israel from World Monopoly vote,weblink After the Israeli government protested, Hasbro Inc. issued a statement that read: "It was a bad decision, one that we rectified relatively quickly. This is a game. We never wanted to enter into any political debate. We apologize to our Monopoly fans."{{Clear}}{{hidden| style = border:1px solid silver; width: 100%;| headerstyle = background: lightblue; font-size: 110%;| contentstyle = text-align: center;| header = Monopoly Here and Now: The World Edition (2008)| content ={{Monopoly board layout
|Edition =
|Banner = MONOPOLYHere and Now:The World Edition
|corner_1 = Collect M2M salary as you passGO
|corner_2 = In Jail/Just Visiting
|corner_3 = Free Parking
|corner_4 = Go To Jail

|spaces_horizontal = 9
|spaces_vertical = 9

|Color_101 = SaddleBrown |Space_101 = GdyniaM600K
|Color_102 = |Space_102 = Community Chest
|Color_103 = SaddleBrown |Space_103 = TaipeiM600K
|Color_104 = |Space_104 = Income taxpay M2M
|Color_105 = |Space_105 = Monopoly RailM2M
|Color_106 = SkyBlue |Space_106 = TokyoM1M
|Color_107 = |Space_107 = Chance?
|Color_108 = SkyBlue |Space_108 = BarcelonaM1M
|Color_109 = SkyBlue |Space_109 = AthensM1.2M
|Color_110 = |Space_110 =
|Color_111 = |Space_111 =
|Color_112 = |Space_112 =
|Color_201 = |Space_201 =
|Color_202 = |Space_202 =
|Color_203 = |Space_203 =
|Color_204 = #ff0080 |Space_204 = IstanbulM1.4M
|Color_205 = |Space_205 = Solar energyM1.5M
|Color_206 = #ff0080 |Space_206 = KyivM1.4M
|Color_207 = #ff0080 |Space_207 = TorontoM1.6M
|Color_208 = |Space_208 = Monopoly AirM2M
|Color_209 = Orange |Space_209 = RomeM1.8M
|Color_210 = |Space_210 = Community Chest
|Color_211 = Orange |Space_211 = ShanghaiM1.8M
|Color_212 = Orange |Space_212 = VancouverM2M

|Color_301 = Red |Space_301 = SydneyM2.2M
|Color_302 = |Space_302 = Chance?
|Color_303 = Red |Space_303 = New York CityM2.2M
|Color_304 = Red |Space_304 = LondonM2.4M
|Color_305 = |Space_305 = Monopoly CruiseM2M
|Color_306 = Yellow |Space_306 = BeijingM2.6M
|Color_307 = Yellow |Space_307 = Hong KongM2.6M
|Color_308 = |Space_308 = Wind EnergyM1.5M
|Color_309 = Yellow |Space_309 = JerusalemM2.8M
|Color_310 = |Space_310 =
|Color_311 = |Space_311 =
|Color_312 = |Space_312 =
|Color_401 = Green |Space_401 = ParisM3M
|Color_402 = Green |Space_402 = BelgradeM3M
|Color_403 = |Space_403 = Community Chest
|Color_404 = Green |Space_404 = Cape TownM3.2M
|Color_405 = |Space_405 = Monopoly SpaceM2M
|Color_406 = |Space_406 = Chance?
|Color_407 = Blue |Space_407 = RigaM3.5M
|Color_408 = |Space_408 = Super Taxpay M1M
|Color_409 = Blue |Space_409 = MontrealM4M
|Color_410 = |Space_410 =
|Color_411 = |Space_411 =
|Color_412 = |Space_412 =
}}}}A similar online vote was held in early 2015 for an updated version of the game. The resulting board was released worldwide in late 2015. Lima, Peru, won the vote to hold the Boardwalk space.WEB, MONOPOLY Here & Now,weblink BuzzFeed,
Deluxe editions
Hasbro sells a Deluxe Edition, which is mostly identical to the classic edition but has wooden houses and hotels and gold-toned tokens, including one token in addition to the standard eleven, a railroad locomotive. Other additions to the Deluxe Edition include a card carousel, which holds the title deed cards, and money printed with two colors of ink.WEB, MONOPOLY â€“ Deluxe Edition,weblink August 1, 2013, April 14, 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120414045833weblink">weblink dead, 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.BOOK, Orbanes, Philip,weblink The Monopoly Companion, Bob Adams, Inc., 1988, 1-55850-950-X, First, 20, Philip Orbanes, In 2000, the FAO Schwarz store in New York City sold a custom version called One-Of-A-Kind Monopoly for $100,000.Archived article {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050115102011weblink |date=January 15, 2005 }} from Business Wire, stored at Findarticles.com. Retrieved January 1, 2006. This special edition comes in a locking attachÃ© 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

The Guinness Book of World Records states that a set worth $2,000,000 and made of 23-carat gold, with rubies and sapphires atop the chimneys of the houses and hotels, is the most expensive Monopoly set ever produced.WEB,weblink weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150209000057weblink">weblink dead, Most Expensive Monopoly Set world record., February 9, 2015, This set was designed by artist Sidney Mobell to honor the game's 50th anniversary in 1985, and is now in the Smithsonian Institution.NEWS, Stromberg, Joseph, The Jeweled Art of Sidney Mobell, en, Smithsonian,weblink December 7, 2017,
Reception
Despite the game's legacy and forming a prominent aspect of modern culture, contemporary reviews of Monopoly are largely negative. On BoardGameGeek, the game is ranked in the bottom ten board games, with a mean rating of 4.4/10.WEB, Monopoly,weblink January 23, 2022, BoardGameGeek, en-US, Wired magazine believes Monopoly is a poorly designed game. Former Wall Streeter Derk Solko explains, "Monopoly has you grinding your opponents into dust. It's a very negative experience. It's all about cackling when your opponent lands on your space and you get to take all their money." Wired further observed that most of the three to four-hour average playing time is spent waiting for other players to play their turn, and there is usually little to no choice involved. "Board game enthusiasts disparagingly call this a 'roll your dice, move your mice' format."MAGAZINE, Curry, Andrew, January 4, 2009, Monopoly Killer: Perfect German Board Game Redefines Genre,weblink Wired, June 10, 2009, FiveThirtyEight also stated that the game suffers from issues of elimination and a runaway leader, problems that "most game designers nowadays try to avoid". The Guardian also describes Monopoly as "a collection of terrible design choices" combined with "an array of house rules that serve only to make the experience ever more interminable".WEB, October 2, 2015, Are these the 10 worst board games of all time?,weblink January 23, 2022, The Guardian, en, Games magazine included Monopoly in their "Top 100 Games of 1980", praising it as "the original landlord game in which players buy, sell, and rent Atlantic City real estate at pre-casino prices" and noting that at the time it was "so popular that Parker Brothers prints more paper money each year than the U.S Government".MAGAZINE, Novemberâ€“December 1980, Top 100 Games of 1980, Games (magazine), Games, 20, 53, Games magazine included Monopoly in their "Top 100 Games of 1981", noting that despite having been "Initially rejected by both Parker and Milton Bradley as containing 'fundamental errors' that the public would not accept", it became "one of the most popular games in the world, and deservedly so".MAGAZINE, Novemberâ€“December 1981, Top 100 Games of 1981, Games (magazine), Games, 26, 52, Games magazine included Monopoly in their "Top 100 Games of 1982", commenting that "The orange monopoly is the best [...] Try counting how many times you land on it as you leave jail."MAGAZINE, Schmittberger, R. Wayne, November 1982, The Top 100 Games 1982, Games (magazine), Games, 33, 44,
Reviews

Family Games: The 100 BestBOOK,weblink 978-1-934547-21-2, Family games : The 100 best, January 4, 2024, Lowder, James, Green Ronin,

Figurative language
Monopoly's popularity has led to it spawning a number of English turns of phrase. These include:

Rich Uncle Pennybags, also known as "Mr. Monopoly", the game's mascot character
Get Out of Jail Free card, a popular metaphor for something that will get one out of an undesired situation
Monopoly money, a derisive term to refer to money not really worth anything, or at least not being used as if it is worth anything. It could also allude to colorful currency notes used in some countries, such as Canada.WEB, August 18, 2011, Canadian Money â€“ How to Understand & Identify our Monopoly Bills,weblink I Backpack Canada, May 22, 2021,
"(wiktionary:do not pass go, do not collect $200|Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200)" is a phrase used in Monopoly that has become widely used in popular culture to describe an action forced upon a person that has only negative results.BOOK, Calvin A. Colarusso,weblink Child and Adult Development: A Psychoanalytic Introduction for Clinicians, Springer, 1992, 978-0-306-44285-8, 88, June 25, 2013, BOOK, Steve Bucci,weblink Credit Repair Kit For Dummies, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, 978-0-470-27673-0, 179, June 25, 2013, The phrase comes from the game's Chance and Community Chest cards, which a player must draw from if they land on specific spaces. Each deck has a card that reads "GO TO JAIL: Go directly to Jail. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200."BOOK, John Sommers-Flanagan,weblink Counseling and Psychotherapy Theories in Context and Practice: Skills, Strategies, and Techniques, Rita Sommers-Flanagan, John Wiley & Sons, 2012, 978-1-118-28904-4, 361, June 25, 2013, Early in the game, going to jail usually hurts a player as it prevents them from moving, which regularly leads to earning $200 from passing Go, and from landing on and buying property, though in the later game, jail prevents them from landing on others' developed property and having to pay rent. The cited phrase, "Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200", distinguishes the effect from other cards that move players; other cards use the phrasing "Advance to [a particular location]", which does allow the player to collect $200 if they pass Go during the advance. The phrase is used in popular culture to denote a situation in which there is only one immediate, highly unfavorable, irreversible outcome and has been described as a "harsh clichÃ©".BOOK, Ferdi Serim,weblink Digital Learning: Strengthening and Assessing 21st Century Skills, Grades 5-8, John Wiley & Sons, 2011, 978-1-118-13107-7, 138, June 25, 2013, NEWS, Morris, Linda, June 10, 2013, Harmony now the name of the game, The Sydney Morning Herald,weblink June 25, 2013, WEB, Lounder, Andrew, May 7, 2013, The Academic Graveyard Shift: IRS Provides Guidance on Identifying Institutional Peers,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130913054902weblink">weblink September 13, 2013, June 25, 2013, New America Foundation,

References
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Bibliography

NEWS, January 2, 2012, Monopoly World Champion, BBC,weblink January 3, 2012, June 19, 2023,weblink dead,
BOOK, Brady, Maxine,weblink The Monopoly Book: Strategy and Tactics of the World's Most Popular Game, D. McKay Co., 1974, 0-679-20292-7, First,
BOOK, Darzinskis, Kaz, Winning Monopoly: A Complete Guide to Property Accumulation, Cash-Flow Strategy, and Negotiating Techniques When Playing the Best-Selling Board Game, Harper & Row, 1987, 0-06-096127-9, First, New York,
MAGAZINE, Doll, Jen, February 5, 2015, An Anti-Capitalist Woman Invented Monopoly and a Man Got All the Credit,weblink The New Republic,
BOOK, Moore, Tim, Do Not Pass Go, Vintage Books, 2004, 0-09-943386-9, Tim Moore (writer),
BOOK, Pilon, Mary, The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind the World's Favorite Board Game, Bloomsbury, 2015, none,
MAGAZINE, R. Ash, R. Bishop, 1972, Monopoly as a Markov Process, Mathematics Magazine, 45, 26â€“29,
Reader's Digest: The truth about history (2003) article "Monopoly on ideas".
MAGAZINE, S. Abbott, M. Richey, May 1997, Take a Walk on the Boardwalk, College Mathematics Journal, 10, 162â€“171, 3,

External links
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WEB, Monopoly For Sore Losers Board Game Instructions - Hasbro,weblink September 5, 2021, instructions.hasbro.com, September 5, 2021,weblink dead,
Database of street names in local editions
Monopoly Nerd Blog The strategies, tactics, and math behind Monopoly.
Monopoly Tournaments.com
weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121110225012weblink">Online Monopoly Simulator interactive, customizable real-world Monopoly simulator and estimated win percentage generator.
Over 1700 Monopoly versions, updated continuously (some unofficial)
{{US patent|2026082}} Patent awarded to C. B. Darrow for Monopoly on December 31, 1935
What The Monopoly Properties Look Like In Real Life Â« Scouting NY (September 23, 2013)
weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20190107171311weblink">worldofmonopoly.com Monopoly history, properties around the world and various editions.

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