Hmmm. I wander when this board comes out if someone can get a coppy of it so we can update the monopoly game by kitchensinc. At 04:05 AM 4/25/2006, you wrote: >Monopoly Fans Will Choose Which American Landmarks Will Represent 22 U.S. >Cities in New ''Monopoly: Here & Now'' Edition >http://www.hasbro.com >April 24, 2006 11:05 AM US Eastern Timezone >Monopoly Fans Will Choose Which American Landmarks Will Represent 22 U.S. >Cities in New ''Monopoly: Here & Now'' Edition >EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2006--What properties >would appear on the MONOPOLY game board if America's most popular game were >designed >in the 'here and now'? > >Would New York Ave. be replaced with New York's Times Square? Instead of >Illinois Ave., would the game board include a landmark from the state of >Illinois? >And would Rodeo Drive battle it out with the Golden Gate Bridge for the >coveted 'Boardwalk' spot on the board? > >Beginning April 24, 2006, Americans will get the chance to vote on which >famous landmarks from America's greatest destination cities should be >included >on the game board of the new MONOPOLY: HERE & NOW Edition. MONOPOLY fans can >visit >www.monopoly.com > to cast their on-line ballots for legendary streets, neighborhoods and >national monuments from 22 cities -- ranging from New York City to >Honolulu -- that >will be represented on the board. > >Additionally, the votes will determine where each city's selected landmark >will appear on the game board, with the city generating the most on-line >votes >landing on the coveted spot traditionally occupied by Boardwalk. > >"We encourage Monopoly fans to participate in the design of our new game >board by voting often at our website for their favorite landmarks," said >Matt Collins, >Vice President of Marketing for Hasbro. "Remember, elections are often won >by a slim margin, so your vote could be the difference needed to land your >favorite >American city on a blue property space." > >The on-line polls will be open April 24, 2006 until May 12, 2006 and the >final results will be unveiled in late summer when the game arrives on store >shelves. >MONOPOLY fans may vote as often as once a day. > >The updated game will also include modern-day rents, contemporary game >tokens, and airports replacing the railroads. > >"For more than 70 years, Americans have enjoyed pretending to 'own it all' >by purchasing Atlantic City, NJ streets," said Collins. "The new MONOPOLY: >HERE >& NOW Edition allows players to own it all in today's world as they buy some >of the most valuable and famous real estate in the country." > >The cities that will be represented on the board include the following: > > -- Atlanta -- Minneapolis/St. Paul > -- Boston -- Nashville > -- Chicago -- New Orleans > -- Cleveland -- New York City > -- Dallas -- Orlando > -- Denver -- Philadelphia > -- Honolulu -- Phoenix > -- Houston -- San Francisco > -- Las Vegas -- St. Louis > -- Los Angeles -- Seattle > -- Miami -- Washington, D.C. > >For a compete list of the landmark candidates for each city, visit >www.monopoly.com >. Since 1935, more than 250 million copies of MONOPOLY have been sold in 80 >countries and 26 languages. More than 200 different editions of the game >have >been published, but the most popular continues to be the classic "Number >Nine." Affectionately known by its original product number, "Number Nine" is >based >on the streets of Atlantic City and is nearly identical to Charles Darrow's >original submission to Parker Brothers. The MONOPOLY name and logo, the >distinctive >design of the game board, the four corner squares, the MR. MONOPOLY name and >the character, as well as each of the distinctive elements of the board and >playing pieces are trademarks of Hasbro for its proprety trading game and >game equipment. (C) 2006 Hasbro, All Rights Reserved. > >Hasbro is a worldwide leader in children's and family leisure time >entertainment products and services, including the design, manufacture and >marketing >of games and toys ranging from traditional to high-tech. Both >internationally and in the U.S., its PLAYSKOOL, TONKA, MILTON BRADLEY, >PARKER BROTHERS, TIGER, >and WIZARDS OF THE COAST brands and products provide the highest quality and >most recognizable play experiences in the world. > >Contacts >Hunter Public Relations >Donetta Allen, 212-679-6600 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >or >Hasbro, Inc. >Pat Riso, 413-526-2307 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >_______________________________________________ >Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] >To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit >http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make >any subscription changes via the web. > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.5/322 - Release Date: 4/22/2006
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