If you’re a Monopoly fan, you most likely know there are all sorts of different editions: Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, Disney and what not. Anyway, did you know a totally new, fully immersive, real-life version of Monopoly is coming in 2019? That’s something you’ll want to step inside! Monopoly Dreams in Hong Kong will become the first themed attraction inspired by the game so loved by millions of people. The 20,000 square feet (1,858 sq m) of endless Monopoly is supposed to open to the general public in June 2019. Any fan will feel totally at home there among all of the iconic game elements: there’ll be the Bank, Water Works, Electric Company, Train Station, and chance and opportunity cards. Oh, and you might just find yourself in the jail cell.
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An added twist 1:15
Where the park will be situated 1:41
Facts you might not have heard:
- The first prototype of the game 3:14
- Monopoly money VS. The Federal Reserve 5:12
- The longest game ever 5:41
- The most expensive version of the game 6:03
- The Monopoly World Championship 6:41
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Game pieces from game Monopoly sitting near the start: By txking/Shutterstock.com,
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Chan Hak-kan, member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong: By Speakout HK, CC BY 3.0
Great Uncle Charlie from a family album: By BullsandBears - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0
Tokens in Monopoly (game): By Bengt Oberger - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0
George Swinnerton, Charles Hanford, and Edward Hegeman: By Edward - CC BY-SA 4.0
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SUMMARY:
- In addition to what everyone is used to in Monopoly, there’ll also be an added twist. Visitors will help unveil a mystery and identify a villain who’s going after one of Mr. Monopoly’s diamonds, which he keeps in the residence.
- The theme park will have the Hong Kong versions of place names in the game. Moreover, the whole park will be situated at The Peak, the richest area of the city.
- Monopoly is currently owned by Hasbro company, and it has, of course, all been arranged with their agreement and participation.
- The board game has been popular for over 110 years! The first prototype of the game was Landlord in 1903, which was invented by Elizabeth J Philips. However, most people credit Charles Darrow for the invention.
- The first city the game was based on was Atlantic City in New Jersey. Darrow was rejected by many major game companies in the US, but he believed in the future success of Monopoly so much, he kept trying to sell it.
- In its more than a hundred years of success, Monopoly has sold over 275 million copies in 114 countries all around the world, and has been translated into 47 different languages.
- To meet all the demand, the Parker Brothers had to print more Monopoly money than the Federal Reserve ever has for the US.
- The longest game ever played lasted for 70 days straight. In 2008, 3,000 Monopoly players decided to set the world record for the highest number of people playing it at the same time.
- The first Monopoly game ever sold cost just around $2, and the most expensive version of it costs around $2 million.
- Since 1973, the Monopoly World Championship has taken place once every few years. The first winner back then, in Liberty, New York, was Lee Bayrd from the US.
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