Monopoly City
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Monopoly City is a spin-off of the original Monopoly
board game
. It was released by Hasbro
in 2009, making its first public appearance at the Nuremberg International Toy Fair
. It has been named 'Game of the Year 2009' by the British Toy and Hobby association [1] at the 57th London Toy Fair. [2] Gameplay is similar to, but more complex than, the original Monopoly. The new iteration includes new building types such as parks, water towers, wind farms, schools, prisons, sewage plants, rubbish dumps, and power plants. The game creates a much more diversified experience where the player can win without owning a Monopoly, arguably one of the most frustrating aspects of the original game. The game has been critiqued for not specifying rules that greatly affect the game such as ownership of Stadiums in relation to the Steal a District Chance Card and various issues with the railroads system.
Monopoly (game)
Marvin Gardens, the leading yellow property on the board shown, is actually a misspelling of the original location name, Marven Gardens. The misspelling was said to be introduced by Charles Todd and passed on when his home-made Monopoly board was copied by Charles Darrow and thence to Parker...
board game
Board game
A board game is a game which involves counters or pieces being moved on a pre-marked surface or "board", according to a set of rules. Games may be based on pure strategy, chance or a mixture of the two, and usually have a goal which a player aims to achieve...
. It was released by Hasbro
Hasbro
Hasbro is a multinational toy and boardgame company from the United States of America. It is one of the largest toy makers in the world. The corporate headquarters is located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States...
in 2009, making its first public appearance at the Nuremberg International Toy Fair
Nuremberg International Toy Fair
Spielwarenmesse International Toy Fair Nürnberg is the largest international trade fair for toys and games. Only trade visitors associated with the toy business, journalists and invited guests are admitted...
. It has been named 'Game of the Year 2009' by the British Toy and Hobby association [1] at the 57th London Toy Fair. [2] Gameplay is similar to, but more complex than, the original Monopoly. The new iteration includes new building types such as parks, water towers, wind farms, schools, prisons, sewage plants, rubbish dumps, and power plants. The game creates a much more diversified experience where the player can win without owning a Monopoly, arguably one of the most frustrating aspects of the original game. The game has been critiqued for not specifying rules that greatly affect the game such as ownership of Stadiums in relation to the Steal a District Chance Card and various issues with the railroads system.