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For the economic term, see Monopoly. 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.
Mr. Monopoly is the mascot of the board game of Monopoly. He is depicted as a portly old man with a moustache who wears a morning suit with a bowtie and top hat. In large parts of the world he is known, additionally or exclusively, as the Monopoly Man, "Rich Uncle" Pennybags, Milburn Pennybags, or the Monopoly Guy. [ 1 ]
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Monopoly was first marketed on a broad scale by Parker Brothers in 1935. A Standard Edition, with a small black box and separate board, and a larger Deluxe Edition, with a box large enough to hold the board, were sold in the first year of Parker Brothers' ownership.
Monopoly Junior is a simplified version of the board game Monopoly, designed for young children, which was originally released in 1990. [1] It has a rectangular board that is smaller than the standard game and rather than using street names it is based on a city's amusements (a zoo, a video game arcade, a pizzeria, etc.) to make the game more child-friendly.
Monopoly money. Currency stacked in the game's "bank". Monopoly money (symbol: ₩) is a type of play money used in the board game Monopoly. It is different from most currencies, including the American currency or British currency upon which it is based, in that it is smaller, one-sided, and does not have different imagery for each denomination.
The following is a list of game boards of the Parker Brothers / Hasbro board game Monopoly adhering to a particular theme or particular locale in North America, excluding the United States, which has its own list. Lists for other regions can be found here. The game is licensed in 103 countries and printed in 37 languages.
Medium (dice rolling, card drawing) Monopoly: The Mega Edition is a special variant of the popular Hasbro board game Monopoly. The game was first published on May 22, 2006 by Winning Moves Games USA in the United States. A UK version was adapted on October 1, 2007. The game board is larger than that of regular Monopoly (30% bigger).