Move over Mayfair as Monopoly fans roll with Rutherglen
New take on board game
Forget about Fleet Street and leave out Leicester Square – Rutherglen now has a place on the Monopoly board.
The Royal Burgh features in a new edition of the classic board game – based around retail chain Home Bargains.
Rutherglen was the site of the first Home Bargains in Scotland, which has earned it a place in the bizarre new tie-up.
The town is valued at £260 in the game and forms part of the yellow set of locations, along with Bathgate and Clydebank.
Indeed, some proud Ruglonians may well be disappointed that Clydebank has a higher price tag of £280.
On the board it sits next to the Aylesbury Distribution Centre, and just along from the Store
Maintenance Contractor.
A description of the game reads: “Move over Mayfair, Home Bargains is in town.
“This exclusive version of Monopoly by Hasbro features some of Home Bargains’ most iconic locations, warehouses and our very own online store.
“Starting off in the very first HB store in Old Swan, Liverpool, you can end up in Pontefract, Rutherglen, Newtonabbey, Harlow or Poole.”
The in-demand version of the game is currently out of stock on the Home Bargains website, but eagle- eyed shoppers have been picking them up from their local branches for £14.99.
Ironically, the price is cheaper than the classic version, which is listed for sale on the firm’s website at £19.99.
Like the traditional game, Home Bargains Monopoly is centred around buying property and features the usual Chance and Community Chest cards.
Players get a choice of eight character tokens to play as, plus two dice and a pack of Monopoly money.
The game was first released in 1935, and has been a huge favourite ever since. Over the years numerous variants have been released, adapted for cities, sports teams, films and entertainment brands.
Originally released by games firm Parker Brothers, Monopoly is currently made by toy giant Hasbro, which is responsible for other popular brands such as Transformers and My Little Pony.