Monopoly Turns 80 this year

Monoply

@Marcyaz (35316)

United States

October 5, 2015 12:02pm CST

This is a great family game: Do you remember Pass GO and collect $200. The Monopoly game is currently published in 47 languages and sold in 114 countries. There's the battleship, top hat, Scottie dog, racecar, thimble, boot, cat, and wheelbarrow to be moved around the board and some other tokens we've seen include an elephant, purse, and a bag of money.. Do you remember the four railroads and two utility spaces. What token do you remember wanting to us when you played the game.? Did you know the original Monopoly games only cost $2 back around 1935.

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@jstory07 (148701)

• Roseburg, Oregon

5 Oct 15

I sell different monopoly games on ebay and the old ones plus specail ones sell really good. I did not knew they had been around for that long.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

5 Oct 15

Yep they have been around that long and as you know they are still popular. I used to have one called Arizona Monoply when I lived in Arizona.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

6 Oct 15

@Lushlala maybe the originial version.

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@Lushlala (4028)

• Gaborone, Botswana

5 Oct 15

I'm not even sure which version i play LOL :)

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@indexer (4852)

• Leicester, England

5 Oct 15

I am used to the London edition of Monopoly, but presumably Americans play with a New York version? There are now many regional versions, including Leicester - I have never played it, but would love to put a hotel on Welford Road!

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

6 Oct 15

There are different State versions out now not just New York. You should play the game put your hotel on Welford Road let us know when you do.

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@sishy7 (27166)

• Australia

5 Oct 15

Interesting facts about Monopoly I never knew before...

I heard the modern ones come with some kind of an ATM machine for the banker. I don't know if I'd like that, I think I prefer the original way. I remember the 4 railroads and 2 utilities. But I can't remember which token I liked to use.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

5 Oct 15

I like and think I still have the older one and if I remember correctly I like the car when I could have it as my tolken.

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@sofssu (23660)

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6 Oct 15

I still have one.. the original.My son loves to play the game.. sometimes it get too much for us to play with him all the time..

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

6 Oct 15

Does he ever play the game by himself?

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@sofssu (23660)

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6 Oct 15

@Marcyaz Not really, he always wants us or his friends to join in.

@valmnz (17095)

• New Zealand

6 Oct 15

It's certainly a game that has lasted through time. And thank heavens there are still people with the patience to play a whole game.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

6 Oct 15

It is one of the few games that has been around a long, long time. It is amazing that there are people who can sit that long and play the game, amazing.

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@cahaya1983 (11116)

• Malaysia

6 Oct 15

I love love love that game. I played it very often with my cousins when we were younger. They're very costly here but I plan to buy one when my kids are old enough to play it. I think I used to like the thimble.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

6 Oct 15

It is a good family game to play and children love the game. The thimble I do remember.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

5 Oct 15

I have not encountered Monopoly for a very long time now, but it was one of the most successful board games ever devised. With the exception of very young people, everyone has played monopoly at some time or other. I can still picture the board layout with 4 stations water and electricity board plus community chest and chance. However, I would certainly need to refresh my knowledge of the rules in order to play these days. In particular I cannot remember the criteria for adding houses and hotels to a street.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

6 Oct 15

@indexer Either you have a far better memory than I have or you still play Monopoly these days.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

6 Oct 15

They all come with instructions and I don't think the game has changed very much from what it used to be with some exceptions.

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@indexer (4852)

• Leicester, England

6 Oct 15

That's easy enough - you have to own all the properties in a colour group before you can build, and you can only do so when it is your turn to roll the dice. You have to build "evenly" - you can't put four houses on one property and none on the rest. You can only build a hotel as the "5th house" on a property.

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@allknowing (153544)

• India

6 Oct 15

I have heard of this game but have never played.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

6 Oct 15

Really? You will have to play it sometime then.

@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

7 Oct 15

@allknowing Good just make sure you and whoever you play with have lots of time to play because this not a game that is quick to play.

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@allknowing (153544)

• India

7 Oct 15

@Marcyaz I am now curious

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@inertia4 (27978)

• United States

7 Oct 15

Wow, 80 years old. I love Monopoly. To this day it is my favorite board game. Although I have seen the new ones and they seemed to have changed some of the rules. Not good. I had one from years ago that was put out by Parker Brothers. That was the one I remember most. I would love to get my hands on a vintage one.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

7 Oct 15

Right we always had Parker Brothers too and that is the one I remember most also.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

8 Oct 15

@inertia4 Maybe you can look on Amazon, Ebay or craigslist in your area and see if anyone has one for sale. Changing the color of the money from green to what? How strange that is.

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@inertia4 (27978)

• United States

8 Oct 15

@Marcyaz I need to get me a vintage Monopoly game. My daughter got a new one and they changed the color of the money and also changed some of the rules. I am not a fan of it. I need the original one.

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@Bluedoll (16770)

• Canada

5 Oct 15

I remember the family game with real metal pieces and real wood motels. I was afraid to go to jail and cried the first time.

Picture is Charles Darrow inventor of the game.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

6 Oct 15

Charles Darrow inventor of the game so glad you put his picture up for us to see, Thanks for this information.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

6 Oct 15

@Bluedoll Moved you six now you go to Jail.

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@Bluedoll (16770)

• Canada

6 Oct 15

@Marcyaz Not a problem. I am so smart I can remember these things. Actually I looked it up.

I was curious though at one time how people living in the depression came up with things or kept working. PS: rolled a six can you move my player, I have the wheel barrel.

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@wiLLmaH (8801)

• Singapore, Singapore

6 Oct 15

Wow! Monopoly board game seems a household name already. I just bought one for my nephews two weeks ago.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

6 Oct 15

No matter what age a person is it seems everyone knows of the game Monopoly. Good for you buying Monopoly for your newphews, they will have lots of fun playing the game.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

7 Oct 15

@wiLLmaH Keep playing the game and you will find the best way for you to make money on there.

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@wiLLmaH (8801)

• Singapore, Singapore

7 Oct 15

@Marcyaz I want to learn a good decision making towards money.

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@fufurinha (11930)

• Portugal

5 Oct 15

Oh good, how I love monopoly! Amazing game!!

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

6 Oct 15

It was and is a lot of fun to play.

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@fufurinha (11930)

• Portugal

6 Oct 15

@Marcyaz I still love to play it.

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Shyamala annavarapu

@Shyamalaa (525)

• Udaipur, India

6 Oct 15

We used to play a variant called trade!

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

6 Oct 15

It must have been fun to play, was this when you were a child?

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@Shyamalaa (525)

• Udaipur, India

6 Oct 15

@Marcyaz yes. But I still like to play the game!

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

6 Oct 15

@Shyamalaa It is fun isn't it and glad you still like to play the game.

@KristenH (33591)

• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

5 Oct 15

Talk about nostalgia. I always chose the dog or the thimble. BTW, Monopoly has two o's.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

6 Oct 15

@KristenH You have a good eagle eye I almost always lost playing monopoly also when I played it.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

6 Oct 15

It sure does and I had only spelled it right once, well I have changed that now, thanks for letting me know. Dog or thimble brings back memories doesn't it?

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@KristenH (33591)

• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

6 Oct 15

@Marcyaz You're welcome. I do have an eye for typo details. It does. I always lost and ended up in jail, when I played it with my family. As for McDonald's Monopoly, I had no such luck.

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@youless (114117)

• Guangzhou, China

3 Nov 15

I don't know that Monopoly is already 80 years old. I was used to play it in my childhood. When my child was little, he also liked to play it. So this game has been with us for a few generations already. It is so amazing.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

3 Nov 15

Yep Monopoly has been around for a long time and just think you and your child both have played it, not many games have been around so long.

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@Blondie2222 (28610)

• United States

6 Oct 15

i love this game and still play it to this day. I have it on my Xbox and board game also.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

6 Oct 15

It is still a good game to play. I only have played the board game.

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@LeaPea2417 (40020)

• Toccoa, Georgia

5 Oct 15

Monopoly is a great game. I played it as a youngster with my family and friends and I played it with my own sons when they were younger.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

6 Oct 15

Oh yes, it is a good family game I also played it with my brother and parents as a child and my own children when they were young.

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@tessastv (273)

• Inverness, Scotland

11 Oct 15

I love this game a lot, one of my favorites for sure. Can't beleive it's that old.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

11 Oct 15

I know it sure doesn't seem as if it is that old but it is still enjoyable.

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@Marilynda1225 (91013)

• United States

6 Oct 15

Monopoly is still a favorite family game in our house

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

6 Oct 15

Good to hear that as we also like Monopoly.

@troyburns (1405)

• New Zealand

5 Oct 15

I used to collect Monopoly sets - I have nine different ones including Spider-Man, The Simpsons and an Australian version. Funnily enough, I don't have the original set.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

6 Oct 15

I didn't know there were so many different ones, now I have learned something new. You will have to look and see if you can find one of the originial ones though.

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