five countries for Monopoly game sales are: The United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France and Germany.ĭuring World War II, escape maps, compasses and files were inserted into Monopoly game boards smuggled into POW camps inside Germany, with real money for escapees slipped into packs of Monopoly game money. The Monopoly game was first sold outside of the United States in the United Kingdom. For example, Boardwalk becomes Mayfair in the United Kingdom, Rue de la Paix in France, Paseo del Prado in Spain and Kalverstrat in Holland. Some of the foreign editions' game boards are customized to reflect local properties and landmarks. Today, Monopoly games are available in 75 countries and in 26 languages including: Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, Flemish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Slovenian, Swedish and Turkish. Licensed products - from city editions of the Monopoly game to Monopoly beach towels and a Monopoly wristwatch featuring Rich Uncle Pennybags. Monopoly JR Travel - a portable, self-contained game for family trips.Įxpress Monopoly Card Game - a fast paced card game in which 'tycoons' compete to collect four-card monopolies. Monopoly JR - Monopoly JR features an amusement park themed board and friendlier property prices and rents that use smaller denominations of money. Monopoly Deluxe Edition - a premium edition with unique features like the title deed card carousel, wooden houses and hotels, and a bonus token, the ever-popular locomotive. Monopoly Standard Edition - the familiar red and white boxed game that's sold more than 160 million copies worldwide. Since the first Monopoly game rolled off the Parker Brothers' assembly line in the U.S., the Monopoly Brand has grown to include:

The sixty-one year old game maintains its status as the world's favorite board game, with over 2 million copies sold last year. *Since 1935 more than 160 million copies of the world's most popular board game have been sold and over 480 million people have played Parker Brothers' classic game.

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Original monopoly board locomotive