My hometown...

Phobia · Post by **Phobia** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:33 am

is going to have its own monopoly -

http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/whats-new/s ... d-monopoly

yay, about time it did

i think everyone should buy/import it no matter where you are from!

so, does your town have its own monopoly board game or something else that puts it on the map? discuss....

trestain · Post by **trestain** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:39 am

there is a monopoly cornwall edition, where i live padstow is one of the green places

P Gizzle · Post by **P Gizzle** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:40 am

there is a monopoly for almost every major baseball and American Football team here...

Phobia · Post by **Phobia** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:44 am

lol yeah, i bet they are 100's of monopoly boards now, and they only decide to make one for sheffield now?!

P Gizzle · Post by **P Gizzle** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:47 am

i dunno, it seems like they should make more risk variants but w/e

Guiscard · Post by **Guiscard** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:23 am

trestain wrote:there is a monopoly cornwall edition, where i live padstow is one of the green places

I Love Padstow. Been there many times (although not quite talked myself into trying Rick Stein's fish and chips yet).

As for monopoly, there's a Leicestershire addition (I think) but my hometown isn't on there and there's a lLeeds version (either Leeds as whole or the uni specifically, I can't remember). All you have to do is raise enough money to get hasbro (or whoever) to make it. There as a little fund raising drive at home for it, but they didn't get enough cash in the end.

Phobia · Post by **Phobia** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:27 am

i dont think there is a leeds monopoly, maybe the uni one, as in that sheffield arcticle it said sheffield beat leeds to get the monopoly board game

Guiscard · Post by **Guiscard** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:53 am

There definitely is, I'm afraid. Its on the above the polo-shirts and mugs in the Uni supermarket. Was thinking about buying it for my Mum (who came to the university in the 70s).

Guiscard · Post by **Guiscard** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:54 am

http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/483/nib7.htm quick google gave it up.

neoni · Post by **neoni** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:34 pm

had no idea

Anarkistsdream · Post by **Anarkistsdream** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 7:28 pm

There is an OSU monopoly game that is released of my school... Also, I live where Eskimo Joes is located... The second most sought after shirt after Hard Rock Cafe...

Lord Canti · Post by **Lord Canti** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 7:31 pm

I live near Chicago and have played the Chicago edition monopoly

trestain · Post by **trestain** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 7:52 pm

Guiscard wrote: I Love Padstow. Been there many times (although not quite talked myself into trying Rick Stein's fish and chips yet)..

Overrated if you ask me, the fish is lovely but his chips are horrible. If you want a proper cornish meal try the steak and stilton pasties in the chough bakery, Awesome.

Guiscard · Post by **Guiscard** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 7:57 pm

trestain wrote:
Guiscard wrote: I Love Padstow. Been there many times (although not quite talked myself into trying Rick Stein's fish and chips yet)..
Overrated if you ask me, the fish is lovely but his chips are horrible. If you want a proper cornish meal try the steak and stilton pasties in the chough bakery, Awesome.

I think I have had pasties from there before, possibly even steak and stilton (sounds like something I'd munch upon with gusto). Is it right on the harbour?

trestain · Post by **trestain** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 8:21 pm

Guiscard. yes it is right on the harbour opposite the slipway.

hawkeye · Post by **hawkeye** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 8:22 pm

The high school in my town made us a monopoly. except they couldn't call it monopoly.

DAZMCFC · Post by **DAZMCFC** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 4:06 pm

i do not think there is 1 of salford or manchester, but why sheffield, no offence phobia but you are about the 15 or so biggest city, if not less.

Numia Kereru · Post by **Numia Kereru** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 4:19 pm

Our first New Zealand edition came out in 1953.

1999 New Zealand edition

Currently in the process of being created is the 2007 edition, due for release around June.
http://www.nzmonopoly.co.nz/

Hitman079 · Post by **Hitman079** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 4:24 pm

i think that In-N-Out has its own monopoly board..i'm not sure..
but i'm pretty sure there is one.
it technically is my hometown's board too, since In-N-Out first started here, in Baldwin Park, California.

gethine · Post by **gethine** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 6:33 pm

Llantrisant is best known as the home of the Royal Mint, which manufactures all British coins. how exciting!
but we have no monopoly board. i think wales has one though.

Stopper · Post by **Stopper** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 7:02 pm

DAZMCFC wrote:i do not think there is 1 of salford or manchester, but why sheffield, no offence phobia but you are about the 15 or so biggest city, if not less.

Actually, I used to think that too, but I saw the nuclear holocaust film "Threads" on DVD a few months ago (just out of pure historical interest), and it's set in Sheffield. It states at the beginning that its population is over 500,000, which puts it only behind London, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow, and a coupla other places. I double-checked later. Boring for some I know, but I was surprised.

EDIT: Oops, forgot my signature.

Guiscard · Post by **Guiscard** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 7:35 pm

DAZMCFC wrote:i do not think there is 1 of salford or manchester, but why sheffield, no offence phobia but you are about the 15 or so biggest city, if not less.

There's a Manchester one. Just google it.

Sam Jam · Post by **Sam Jam** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 8:14 pm

if Houston was a more tourisity town, we would have one. sadly, nobody cares about us.

admiral217 · Post by **admiral217** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 8:47 pm

nice Churchill quote Trestain.

flashleg8 · Post by **flashleg8** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:21 pm

neoni wrote:
had no idea

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"Buggeration! I'll just have to try and land on that dogging square (free parking) next turn".

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