Just in time for next Christmas ... longest ever Monopoly game
IT IS the board game that can
– and usually does – go on for hours. But to the dismay of households across the country, Monopoly is about to get even longer.
Makers Hasbro has unveiled its ‘Longest Game Ever’ edition with 66 properties – 33 more than the original version. And it also features one die instead of two, which also promises a more leisurely pace.
Often enjoyed, or in some cases endured, at Christmas, the game can turn the most retiring aunt into a ruthless property shark and the heated arguments it sparks only serve to prolong a conclusive finish.
In the new version the only way to win is to own every purchasable square in the game.
Game pieces are shaped like tiny tortoises and hares. The longest ever Monopoly game is said to have lasted 70 days but might yet seem speedy. One difference is that in this version of the game, when a player lands on the ‘Free Parking’ space, they get paid.
Also, each bill can be split into smaller sums, by using perforated lines, allowing players to increase their purchasing options, meaning there is less chance of bankruptcy.
Hasbro said: ‘The game doesn’t end until someone owns every single property – and there are three versions of each in this board game.’
The edition follows a ‘woke’ Ms Monopoly board game released earlier this year to correct the gender pay gap. Female players start with extra cash and get more for passing Go. According to Hasbro, Ms Monopoly is the first game to ‘recognise and celebrate the many contributions women have made to our society’.
The cover features a female entrepreneur holding a coffee cup emblazoned with ‘BOSS’, and whereas the cheapest property used to be the Old Kent Road, it is now the ‘Retractable Dog Leash’.
And to get the full brown set, allowing you to build and gather more rent, you have to land on the ‘Acupressure Tool’, created in 2014 by a 13-year-old girl called Andrea Cao.
The most sought-after real estate spots on the board, formerly Park Lane and Mayfair, have been rebranded as ‘Stem Cell Isolation’ and ‘Chocolate Chip Cookies’.