Do you want to know what one of the best things about the Christmas holiday season is? It just happens to be one of the greatest opportunities there is for playing extended Monopoly games that can last all day, or even all week.
You have plenty of time on your hands, the house is filled with guests, and it is usually a little too cold to go outside for long. So what can you do? Well besides opening your presents and drinking hot cocoa, you can go straight to the monopoly board and spend hours playing one of the classic board games of all time . Which edition do you want to use? Well it's funny you asked that question...
Monopoly is one of the favorite American past times, but there have been numerous popular editions available over the years. Here is the holiday Monopoly extravaganza, choose the edition that suits you best, pass out some money, and get ready to pass Go...
Pirates of the Caribbean Edition
6 pewter tokens featuring Jack Sparrow's compass, Pirate skull, the dog with keys, the Black Pearl cannon, Davy Jones' chest, and Jack the Monkey.
Buy, sell and trade new properties such as Isla Cruces Beach, Port Royal Harbor, and Tortuga Docks.
New Pirate Dice.
Transformers Edition
6 pewter tokens including 3 Autobots: Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Jazz as well as 3 Decepticons: Megatron, Starscream, and Sound Wave.
Buy, sell, and trade the Transformers universe cities, bases, and planets
Decipher custom Autobot and Decepticon Cards using a special card decoder
Star Wars Saga Edition
8 pewter pieces including Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, a Stormtrooper, or Bobba Fett!
Houses and hotels are replaced with X-wings and tiefighters for houses and Star Destroyers and Millenium Falcons for hotel!
Buy, sell, and trade Star Wars galaxy properties such as Dagobah, Mos Eisley, and Coruscant.
NFL Collectors Edition
Buy, sell and trade all 32 AFC and NFC teams.
6 pewter pieces including a football, whistle, and a cheerleader.
Houses and hotels are replaced with stadiums and locker rooms.
My Fantasy Baseball Players Edition Monopoly
6 pewter pieces including the hot dog, World Series® Trophy, pitcher, batter, ball in glove and catcher’s mask!
Buy, sell, and trade over 100 different MLB players
Over one million possible combinations of player lineups
Electronic Banking Edition
Paper money is replaced with debit cards. Just swipe your card to make payments.
6 pewter pieces including a Segway personal transporter, an Altoids tin, space shuttle, flat-screen TV, baseball cap and a dog in handbag.
Higher property values and locations based on different landmarks.
Spiderman Edition
6 pewter pieces including Goblin 2, Venom Sandman, and Spiderman himself in 3 different poses.
Houses and hotels are replaced by apartments and skyscrapers.
Spiderman's Optional Rules for a faster game.
Disney Pixar Edition
8 pewter pieces including Buzz Lightyear, Boo and Sulley, Nemo, Mr. Incredible, Lightning McQueen and Remy
Houses and hotels are replaced with traffic cones and Al's Toy Barns
Buy, sell, and trade properties such as the Parr’s family home, Gll’s Pirate Skull, Edna Mode’s Mansion and more.
Disney Edition
8 pewter playing pieces including Alice from Wonderland, Snow White, Dumbo and Pinocchio.
Buy, sell, and trade new properties including Beauty and the Beast, 101 Dalmatians, and the Lion King.
Houses and hotels are replaced with cottages and castles.
70th Anniversary Edition
1930s style game board
Uniquely designed houses and hotels
12 pewter pieces inspired from original Monopoly
There are so many crazy versions available that it is almost too hard to choose. It turns out that there really is the perfect Monopoly theme for everyone, but each person likes a different one. So, without further delay, here are even more all-time favorite Monopoly editions that you can choose from:
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Here's one Monopoly edition you may not find available ...
How much money do you get for passing Go?
That's definitely the part I like best...
#2 by Alexa Gates, Dec 19, 2007
my favorite was the underwater monopoly ;) That was sweet.. and where did you find all of that stuff?
#3 by Monopoly lover, Dec 19, 2007
Ok, I want to be the old shoe, that one always brings me luck!
#4 by Gab, Dec 20, 2007
In Chile, they made another version of Monopoly, called 'El Gran Santiago', and it's is more famous that the Monopoly itself. In fact, when I knew about Monopoly I thought it was the American version of the Gran Santiago
#5 by Zubin, Dec 20, 2007
I remember reading about a Mario/Nintendo monopoly as well! Maybe you could add that to your article.
#6 by Jake, Dec 20, 2007
Starwars episode 1 edition was easily the best board in my opinion.
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/124537
It was 3D sculpted plastic with a place for the deeds built in and card holders for the chance and community chest, but the best thing was that the houses & hotels clicked in and stacked up to build a Coruscant feel (which was my idea).
#7 by LionessofGd, Dec 20, 2007
Wow, how fun is this! I love the different editions, they really mix things up. Great article and cool pics.
#8 by John, Dec 20, 2007
Don't forget the McDonald's Monopoly Board from their sweepstakes. I get Park Place every year, but I'm hot on Boardwalk's trail!
What annoys me about all of these different editions is the company\'s steadfast refusal to replace the Go, Free Parking, Go To Jail corner squares with themed ones. So no matter how good the board is designed and how nice the petwer pieces are, you still get sucked right out of it when you get told to go to Jail by the 1930s guy blowing a whistle. Great.
A jail in the Disney version? That\'s just cruel.
#10 by Vivi, Dec 20, 2007
Pokemon Monopoly, y/n?
#11 by Adam, Dec 20, 2007
You missed the world's largest one (not outdoors).
I need fascist monopoly! That would be so much fun to play in history class!
Electronic banking is the worst monopoly ever. The whole point of monopoly is to jip people out of their money and keep them on their toes, just like it was with the big businesses in the early 1900s. ^.^ I love monopoly.
POKEMON MONOPOLY!!! THAT'S THE BEST THING EVER!!!
#23 by SmackOfHam, Dec 31, 2007
Here in the Windy City, we enjoy our 2005 World Series White Sox Monopoly version - i'm going to buy the next White Sox World Series edition sometime around 2105...
Cool Monopoly ideas and games at http://www.monopshop.com
#24 by Sher, Jan 3, 2008
interesting article u hv here. well done.
#25 by Marc, Jan 4, 2008
Here in Amsterdam (where else?) there was a special gay edition issued for an AIDS charity.
The board was triangular and pink, and instead of streets there were the names of famous Amsterdam gay bars and clubs.
Of course it was called "homonopoly":-)
I could take a picture of it if you like.
#26 by Sunshine, Jan 8, 2008
I am a Monopoly addict, my first favourite is America Edition, I love the trivia cards, second favourite is the monopoly train on the huge plastic sheet. It takes a while to set up, but is great fun. I have 75 monopoly games, tons of fun!!!
#27 by pat, Jan 28, 2008
hohoho I have the simpsons monopoly GREAT!
#28 by Felipito, Jan 29, 2008
Great article, another one for the list, "Nintendo Monopoly":
That's definitely the part I like best...