3000 games of Monopoly

One of the things I've been involved in is the attempt to set the world record for the most games of Monopoly played at the same time. Here's a picture of me playing the game on the Hasbro factory floor where the games were being shipped out. (yep, I'm the one near the back).



The unofficial count had more than 3100 games being played. We played for an hour with the new, "World Edition" of the game, in which all of the properties were decided by world vote. I actually managed to buy the top two properties, Montreal and Riga (aka Boardwalk and Park Place) and had three houses on them. Sadly, it wasn't quite enough to get me the top place in the game when time ran out. I probably would've done it, though. The "Advance to Montreal" card hadn't been uncovered yet.

A couple of fun facts. Most of the chance and community chest cards contain trivia about the world destinations they relate to. Also, the game includes an electronic banking system that keeps track of the money being spent. The electronic banking unit also contains a handy countdown timer for auctioning properties (you do auction properties when people don't buy them, right?) At any rate, a great time was had by all.

What friends are for

Looks like GC has found a new friend. We'll find out what sort of person he is later.

Speaking of Monopoly, Winning Moves has taken the old classic and finally done something new with it (and I'm not talking about renaming the properties and adding new tokens). The result is Monopoly: The Mega Edition. What, you may ask, makes it "Mega?" Well, the board is bigger - there are 12 additional spaces on the board, with new properties and other additions. Skyscrapers have been added for folks who want a step beyond the hotels. A third die has been introduced to not only let you go a bit farther, but sometimes gets you an extra move. Believe it or not, all of these changes have been added to make a wilder, faster game. I have not tried it yet, but it certainly looks interesting.

More game ruminations to come. Thanks for dropping by!