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Please add new archivals to Talk:History of the board game Monopoly/Archive03. Thank you. -- JohnDBuell ( talk) 03:06, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
Not editing anything, not a pro, just calling your attention to an article published in "Antique Toy World" magazine, February 2008. Auctioneer, collector and consultant on antique toys for the Antiques Roadshow, Noel Barrett, has unearthed the second known Monopoly game set known as the Tie Box set with some hand typed money, and hand-colored oilcloth roll up game board. The other example appears to be on occasional display at Hasbro headquarters. The article is interesting and prompted me to read your history.
From a fan of wikipedia.
I put the citation needed mark before the 1994 for the additional versions. I remember a canada version long before that date.
I quote it here: "Other cities, territories, states and countries, and licensed properties have also become variants and editions of Monopoly." What exactly does this intend to say? Cities and territories cannot literally become editions of Monopoly; they can become the basis for an edition. If that's all that's meant by this sentence, it's redundant with the previous sentence and should be deleted. Otherwise, it should be rewritten. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Edonovan ( talk • contribs) 22:58, 15 December 2006.
As there are five votes each for keeping the current title and moving it to History of Monopoly (game), I'm going to ask for one more round of voting, and try to establish a consensus. If we either leave the title or move it, I can foresee an edit war due to the lack of consensus under one proposal or the other. So, please, cast a support vote for either of the two proposals underneath. Reasoning for either has been given (see the Talk archive), but if anyone has anything constructive to add, please feel free to do so below. -- JohnDBuell 19:01, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
Per Wikipedia:Disambiguation, the parenthetical description is used only when there is a conflict with another page or when context is necessary. Moving it to History of Monopoly (game) is unnecessary. Arguing that the article on the game is Monopoly (game) and so this should refer to "Monopoly (game)" misses the point of what disambiguation means. It doesn't change the title of the subject, it's just a technical convention to deal with the technical problem of being unable to have two different articles at the same page name. (Different software can do this, but the way Wikipedia is set up we can't.)
Incidentally, is there any reason the article is not at History of Monopoly? The "the board game" part of the title seems superfulous. — Saxifrage ✎ 23:33, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
The pictures have suddenly been changed to ones of genitalia... what is it?~ user:orngjce223 how am I typing? 00:41, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
Why can't people who do this even once get ip banned from editing? I for one, am tired of trolls who feel it's neccessary to be dicks and vandalize featured articles. One example was the featured San Francisco article, where someone deleted everythign and added "home to faggots worldwide" -- pissed me off to no end
holy moly, I opened the page on a projector to a room full of college kids. We're still laughing
I think I got rid of them :) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.148.84.73 ( talk) 01:17, 13 December 2006 (UTC).
Thank you good sir, they were literally an eyesore
Why does the first paragraph not say what country it is talking about? It could be talking about Indonesia for all i know. Shouldn't this have been read before putting it on the front page? *sigh* Cokehabit 01:43, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
Based on original designs by Elizabeth Magie - If it can be traced back to Elizabeth Magie how come there were several designs over 30 years? Why is her name in there if the origin, date and original designer isn't known? When were her designs made? Which of the several designs were hers?
I mean it is very bad and never should have been on the front page. Next time a bit more thought should go into picking it as a featured article because it certainly isn't one of the best articles in wikipedia as the {{featured}} suggests. If the start was changed then it would stand a chance but not as it is. Cokehabit 07:16, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
Introductions generally have two styles. One style is to summarize EVERYTHING within the first two-three paragraphs (an "Executive Summary" style), which would allow the reader to skip reading the entire article. The other style is to introduce many of the ideas and concepts covered in the first two-three paragraphs, and hopefully entice the reader to read on and learn more about the ideas and concepts through the body of the article. For the introduction section here, I chose the latter style. -- JohnDBuell 16:55, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
In the Further evolution of game play section, it mentions that the rules of Monopoly have remained rather stagnant over the years. However, no mention is made in the article (even later when it mentions the variations on Monopoly) about the special rules that have been instituted in the newer variations of the game.
For example, the Looney Tunes: Official Classic Cartoon Edition of Monopoly includes the following rule variation: doubles take on extra meanings, or "Looney Tunes effects." Extra tasks can be carried out depending on the value of the dice roll (double ones, double twos, etc.). -- Tim4christ17 talk 01:45, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
Im concerned about the images on the top of the page. I can't seem to remove them, and I am concerned that leaving up the page will do damage to WIkipedia's reputation. Until it can be fixed I think it should be taken down. Bok269 02:05, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
I definately agree that the damage should be reverted and that be it, but the problem was that seemed impossible. I thought it best that the admins should take it down all together until it could be fixed. But, as long as its fixed Im happy. Bok269 20:56, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
Needs moving to History of Monopoly. Honestly, the current wording is awkward, ugly, unnecessarily long, and generally suboptimal. — Werdna talk criticism 03:03, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
Disagree - the current name is perfect. 68.146.198.203 14:33, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
This article is fantastic. Sincerest compliments to all who worked on it. Paul 06:29, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
Yes great article well done everyone.
Oui, c'est utile. (Okay, okay, I'm trying.) ~ user:orngjce223 how am I typing? 11:39, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
Please can you answer the following question: if a player agrees to sell a propery to another player and the property is already charged to the bank does the purchaser take the property as it were free of incumberances or in its charged form? I have always assumed that it's for the vendor to discharge the liability to the bank (as would be the case in an ordinary land transaction in real life) but I can appreciate that there is a counter argument. Any views?
Dr Spam (MD) 08:06, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
User:MrBeast objected to the length of the introduction and moved a paragraph. However, that paragraph should have been rewritten to flow into the text where it was pasted, as it "felt out of place." But I wanted to point out that a three paragraph lead for an article of this length is the commonly accepted guideline. See WP:LEAD - under Length, it actually says that three-four paragraphs would be acceptable (though in practice, most editors prefer three paragraphs when the article is in Peer Review and becomes a Featured Article Candidate). So, I'm simply stating that I disagree, and there's my reason why. -- JohnDBuell 18:26, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
The opening line opines that the game can be traced back to the early 1800s, but nothing (I've found) in the article substantiates that claim. We hear of Anspach and much of the early history of the game was "rediscovered" but we don't get to hear any solid history before 1903. Not good. -- Tagishsimon (talk)
McDonalds has introduced Monopoly promotion games, which is played online with game pieces obtained from specific purchases. It would be interesting to see indepth information about that included in this article. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Normannen ( talk • contribs) 21:35, 16 December 2006.
It would be nice to have some basic statistics about how many games have been sold, or how many are currently selling per year. Even limited statistics such as those for the US or UK would help.
-- Johnsl
For what it's worth, I'm currently producing and directing a documentary about the game of MONOPOLY titled "Under the Boardwalk." It will provide a comprehensive and accurate look at the history of the game and I hope it will become a source for this page in the future. We are aiming for a theatrical release in 2010. More info about it can be found at MonopolyDocumentary.com. We have already filmed interviews with Phil Orbanes, Randolph P. Barton (grandson of George S. Parker & former Pres. of Parker Brothers), Lee Bayrd (1st World Champ), Matt McNally (Defending US Champ), Leon Vandendooren (Defending US Champ), and are scheduled to also film with Jason Bunn (1985 World Champ), Antonio Zafra Fernandez (2004 World Champ), and many more. Tostie14 ( talk) 01:40, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
I found a monopoly game that has the last copyright printing dated 1951. It has all wooden playing pieces and the box says it was made in CANADA. Is that just the box or the whole game? I did not think that it was made in CANADA. Also it is in pretty good condition so I was trying to figure out how old the game was. When did monopoly begin? JewellV —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jewellv ( talk • contribs) 06:27, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
Through my research, I am finding dates (more than just the years) for several of the US & World MONOPOLY Championships, such as the final day of the 2004 World Championship was on October 9th, 2004. Is this worth adding to the page where I have the info? Tostie14 ( talk) 19:15, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
Anspach cannot be viewed as a reliable source the book is self published [1] and he has a strong prejudice. While sources should have a POV they shouldn't have a vested interest in facts. Tetron76 ( talk) 17:17, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
I would like to clean-up the structure of this page but because a large number of small changes are needed I was worried that this would become contraversial.
The opening sentence should be something along the lines of: The game of Monopoly was first published in... although its origins can be traced back to...
The reasoning for this is that for the history of any game is when does a game count as a particular game. For Monopoly while the earlier connections are unquestionable there are definite differences to the pre-cursors and Monopoly itself so it would be best to stick to the most precise definition.
Following on from this there should be a sections :
The difference is that there is duplication of material and the blurring of issues has lead to one or two points that are not relevant to the article. I think that it is probably the case that there needs to be some other articles to allow Monopoly and its history to be streamlined. Tetron76 ( talk) 15:13, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
Update (Please change as you see fit, I'm only providing the information as you've got OUTDATED AND INCORRECT INFORMATION AS TO WHO OWNS MONOPOLY!!!!!!!): Because of the lengthy court process and appeals, the legal status of Parker Brothers' trademarks on the game was not settled until the late 1970s. Ralph Anspach won a lawsuit over his game Anti-Monopoly on appeals in 1979, as the 9th District Court determined that the trademark Monopoly was generic, and therefore unenforceable. Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125599860004295449.html Also see: http://www.antimonopoly.com/original_boardgame.html
Suggestion has been made to move the single table here and add other tournaments as new columns, and restore the multiple tables in the main article, but collapsible. -- JohnDBuell ( talk) 00:42, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
Monopoly Tournament locations and champions | |||||
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Year | World Tournament Location | World Tournament Winner | US Tournament Location | United States Tournament Winner | Canada Tournament Winner |
1973 | Catskills, New York, USA | Lee Bayrd, United States [1] | Catskills, New York | Lee Bayrd, Los Angeles, California [2] | |
1974 | New York City, New York, USA | Alvin Aldridge, United States [1] [3] | New York City, New York | Alvin Aldridge, Dayton, Ohio [2] | |
1975 | Washington, D.C., USA | John Mair, Ireland [1] | Atlantic City, New Jersey | A.E. "Gus" Gostomelsky, Skokie, Illinois [2] [4] | Susan Touchbourne, Toronto |
1976 | Greg Henkel, Winnipeg | ||||
1977 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Cheng Seng Kwa, Singapore [1] | New York City, New York | Dana Terman, Gaithersburg, Maryland [2] | Greg Henkel, Winnipeg |
1979 | New York City, New York | Dana Terman, Gaithersburg, Maryland [2] | |||
1980 | Bermuda | Cesare Bernabei, Italy [1] | David Brooks, Concord | ||
1982 | Jerome Dausman [2] | ||||
1983 | Palm Beach, Florida, USA | Greg Jacobs, Australia [1] | David Brooks, Concord | ||
1984 | Jim Forbes [2] | ||||
1985 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA | Jason Bunn, United Kingdom [1] | David Brooks, Concord | ||
1987 | Washington, D.C. | Gary Peters, Boca Raton, Florida [2] | |||
1988 | London, England | Ikuo Hyakuta, Japan [1] | Cara Buffett, North Sydney | ||
1991 | New York City, New York | Gary Peters, Boca Raton, Florida [2] | |||
1992 | Berlin, Germany | Joost van Orden, The Netherlands [1] | Jay Bleiweiss, Toronto | ||
1995 | New York City, New York | Roger Craig, Harrisburg, Illinois [2] | Bill Bartel, Winnipeg | ||
1996 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Christopher Woo, Hong Kong [1] | |||
1999 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Matt Gissel, St. Albans, Vermont [2] | |||
2000 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Yutaka Okada, Japan [5] | Bill Bartel, Winnipeg | ||
2003 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | Matt McNally, Las Vegas, Nevada [2] | |||
2004 | Tokyo, Japan (originally scheduled for Hong Kong) [6] | Antonio Zafra Fernandez, Spain [7] | Leon Vandendooren, Edmonton | ||
2009 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Bjørn Halvard Knappskog, Norway | Washington, D.C. | Rick Marinaccio, Buffalo, New York | Will Lusby, Ottawa |
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The rules booklet for Winning Moves' Monopoly Card Game from 2000 advertises a calculator that could be used during regular Monopoly game play. It was apparently also a Winning Moves product that helped with some game calculations and doubled as a regular calculator. Should it be included as a licensed product? Anybody have a pic we can use? -- JohnDBuell ( talk) 14:32, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
Anyone have a launch date for the smartphone app version of this game? I got a copy of the board game version over the weekend at Target - was this a pre-Christmas release (like Cityville Monopoly)? -- JohnDBuell ( talk) 15:32, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
I believe it launched for iPhone months ago, but it never came out on the Play Store. Tostie14 ( talk) 12:40, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
Anyone have any idea what happened to this edition? It was given a debut at the 2011 New York Toy Fair and supposed to come out that autumn. There are photos of it everywhere if you use Google Image Search, and an ad/video or two, but no actual games?! -- JohnDBuell ( talk) 00:00, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
--- I believe the negative press around Live during the NY Toy Fair that year doomed its release in the US, and they ended up only releasing it in Australia and possibly one other country (not sure which) Tostie14 ( talk) 13:22, 24 October 2013 (UTC)
"In 1989, the first of many video game and computer game editions was published" is untrue. The first official computer versions were released in 1985 ( here's a 1985 review, if you need proof of the date), while the unauthorised (but identical) Automonopoli was released in 1983. Mogism ( talk) 16:22, 24 May 2014 (UTC)
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Please add new archivals to Talk:History of the board game Monopoly/Archive03. Thank you. -- JohnDBuell ( talk) 03:06, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
Not editing anything, not a pro, just calling your attention to an article published in "Antique Toy World" magazine, February 2008. Auctioneer, collector and consultant on antique toys for the Antiques Roadshow, Noel Barrett, has unearthed the second known Monopoly game set known as the Tie Box set with some hand typed money, and hand-colored oilcloth roll up game board. The other example appears to be on occasional display at Hasbro headquarters. The article is interesting and prompted me to read your history.
From a fan of wikipedia.
I put the citation needed mark before the 1994 for the additional versions. I remember a canada version long before that date.
I quote it here: "Other cities, territories, states and countries, and licensed properties have also become variants and editions of Monopoly." What exactly does this intend to say? Cities and territories cannot literally become editions of Monopoly; they can become the basis for an edition. If that's all that's meant by this sentence, it's redundant with the previous sentence and should be deleted. Otherwise, it should be rewritten. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Edonovan ( talk • contribs) 22:58, 15 December 2006.
As there are five votes each for keeping the current title and moving it to History of Monopoly (game), I'm going to ask for one more round of voting, and try to establish a consensus. If we either leave the title or move it, I can foresee an edit war due to the lack of consensus under one proposal or the other. So, please, cast a support vote for either of the two proposals underneath. Reasoning for either has been given (see the Talk archive), but if anyone has anything constructive to add, please feel free to do so below. -- JohnDBuell 19:01, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
Per Wikipedia:Disambiguation, the parenthetical description is used only when there is a conflict with another page or when context is necessary. Moving it to History of Monopoly (game) is unnecessary. Arguing that the article on the game is Monopoly (game) and so this should refer to "Monopoly (game)" misses the point of what disambiguation means. It doesn't change the title of the subject, it's just a technical convention to deal with the technical problem of being unable to have two different articles at the same page name. (Different software can do this, but the way Wikipedia is set up we can't.)
Incidentally, is there any reason the article is not at History of Monopoly? The "the board game" part of the title seems superfulous. — Saxifrage ✎ 23:33, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
The pictures have suddenly been changed to ones of genitalia... what is it?~ user:orngjce223 how am I typing? 00:41, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
Why can't people who do this even once get ip banned from editing? I for one, am tired of trolls who feel it's neccessary to be dicks and vandalize featured articles. One example was the featured San Francisco article, where someone deleted everythign and added "home to faggots worldwide" -- pissed me off to no end
holy moly, I opened the page on a projector to a room full of college kids. We're still laughing
I think I got rid of them :) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.148.84.73 ( talk) 01:17, 13 December 2006 (UTC).
Thank you good sir, they were literally an eyesore
Why does the first paragraph not say what country it is talking about? It could be talking about Indonesia for all i know. Shouldn't this have been read before putting it on the front page? *sigh* Cokehabit 01:43, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
Based on original designs by Elizabeth Magie - If it can be traced back to Elizabeth Magie how come there were several designs over 30 years? Why is her name in there if the origin, date and original designer isn't known? When were her designs made? Which of the several designs were hers?
I mean it is very bad and never should have been on the front page. Next time a bit more thought should go into picking it as a featured article because it certainly isn't one of the best articles in wikipedia as the {{featured}} suggests. If the start was changed then it would stand a chance but not as it is. Cokehabit 07:16, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
Introductions generally have two styles. One style is to summarize EVERYTHING within the first two-three paragraphs (an "Executive Summary" style), which would allow the reader to skip reading the entire article. The other style is to introduce many of the ideas and concepts covered in the first two-three paragraphs, and hopefully entice the reader to read on and learn more about the ideas and concepts through the body of the article. For the introduction section here, I chose the latter style. -- JohnDBuell 16:55, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
In the Further evolution of game play section, it mentions that the rules of Monopoly have remained rather stagnant over the years. However, no mention is made in the article (even later when it mentions the variations on Monopoly) about the special rules that have been instituted in the newer variations of the game.
For example, the Looney Tunes: Official Classic Cartoon Edition of Monopoly includes the following rule variation: doubles take on extra meanings, or "Looney Tunes effects." Extra tasks can be carried out depending on the value of the dice roll (double ones, double twos, etc.). -- Tim4christ17 talk 01:45, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
Im concerned about the images on the top of the page. I can't seem to remove them, and I am concerned that leaving up the page will do damage to WIkipedia's reputation. Until it can be fixed I think it should be taken down. Bok269 02:05, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
I definately agree that the damage should be reverted and that be it, but the problem was that seemed impossible. I thought it best that the admins should take it down all together until it could be fixed. But, as long as its fixed Im happy. Bok269 20:56, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
Needs moving to History of Monopoly. Honestly, the current wording is awkward, ugly, unnecessarily long, and generally suboptimal. — Werdna talk criticism 03:03, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
Disagree - the current name is perfect. 68.146.198.203 14:33, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
This article is fantastic. Sincerest compliments to all who worked on it. Paul 06:29, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
Yes great article well done everyone.
Oui, c'est utile. (Okay, okay, I'm trying.) ~ user:orngjce223 how am I typing? 11:39, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
Please can you answer the following question: if a player agrees to sell a propery to another player and the property is already charged to the bank does the purchaser take the property as it were free of incumberances or in its charged form? I have always assumed that it's for the vendor to discharge the liability to the bank (as would be the case in an ordinary land transaction in real life) but I can appreciate that there is a counter argument. Any views?
Dr Spam (MD) 08:06, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
User:MrBeast objected to the length of the introduction and moved a paragraph. However, that paragraph should have been rewritten to flow into the text where it was pasted, as it "felt out of place." But I wanted to point out that a three paragraph lead for an article of this length is the commonly accepted guideline. See WP:LEAD - under Length, it actually says that three-four paragraphs would be acceptable (though in practice, most editors prefer three paragraphs when the article is in Peer Review and becomes a Featured Article Candidate). So, I'm simply stating that I disagree, and there's my reason why. -- JohnDBuell 18:26, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
The opening line opines that the game can be traced back to the early 1800s, but nothing (I've found) in the article substantiates that claim. We hear of Anspach and much of the early history of the game was "rediscovered" but we don't get to hear any solid history before 1903. Not good. -- Tagishsimon (talk)
McDonalds has introduced Monopoly promotion games, which is played online with game pieces obtained from specific purchases. It would be interesting to see indepth information about that included in this article. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Normannen ( talk • contribs) 21:35, 16 December 2006.
It would be nice to have some basic statistics about how many games have been sold, or how many are currently selling per year. Even limited statistics such as those for the US or UK would help.
-- Johnsl
For what it's worth, I'm currently producing and directing a documentary about the game of MONOPOLY titled "Under the Boardwalk." It will provide a comprehensive and accurate look at the history of the game and I hope it will become a source for this page in the future. We are aiming for a theatrical release in 2010. More info about it can be found at MonopolyDocumentary.com. We have already filmed interviews with Phil Orbanes, Randolph P. Barton (grandson of George S. Parker & former Pres. of Parker Brothers), Lee Bayrd (1st World Champ), Matt McNally (Defending US Champ), Leon Vandendooren (Defending US Champ), and are scheduled to also film with Jason Bunn (1985 World Champ), Antonio Zafra Fernandez (2004 World Champ), and many more. Tostie14 ( talk) 01:40, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
I found a monopoly game that has the last copyright printing dated 1951. It has all wooden playing pieces and the box says it was made in CANADA. Is that just the box or the whole game? I did not think that it was made in CANADA. Also it is in pretty good condition so I was trying to figure out how old the game was. When did monopoly begin? JewellV —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jewellv ( talk • contribs) 06:27, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
Through my research, I am finding dates (more than just the years) for several of the US & World MONOPOLY Championships, such as the final day of the 2004 World Championship was on October 9th, 2004. Is this worth adding to the page where I have the info? Tostie14 ( talk) 19:15, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
Anspach cannot be viewed as a reliable source the book is self published [1] and he has a strong prejudice. While sources should have a POV they shouldn't have a vested interest in facts. Tetron76 ( talk) 17:17, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
I would like to clean-up the structure of this page but because a large number of small changes are needed I was worried that this would become contraversial.
The opening sentence should be something along the lines of: The game of Monopoly was first published in... although its origins can be traced back to...
The reasoning for this is that for the history of any game is when does a game count as a particular game. For Monopoly while the earlier connections are unquestionable there are definite differences to the pre-cursors and Monopoly itself so it would be best to stick to the most precise definition.
Following on from this there should be a sections :
The difference is that there is duplication of material and the blurring of issues has lead to one or two points that are not relevant to the article. I think that it is probably the case that there needs to be some other articles to allow Monopoly and its history to be streamlined. Tetron76 ( talk) 15:13, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
Update (Please change as you see fit, I'm only providing the information as you've got OUTDATED AND INCORRECT INFORMATION AS TO WHO OWNS MONOPOLY!!!!!!!): Because of the lengthy court process and appeals, the legal status of Parker Brothers' trademarks on the game was not settled until the late 1970s. Ralph Anspach won a lawsuit over his game Anti-Monopoly on appeals in 1979, as the 9th District Court determined that the trademark Monopoly was generic, and therefore unenforceable. Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125599860004295449.html Also see: http://www.antimonopoly.com/original_boardgame.html
Suggestion has been made to move the single table here and add other tournaments as new columns, and restore the multiple tables in the main article, but collapsible. -- JohnDBuell ( talk) 00:42, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
Monopoly Tournament locations and champions | |||||
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Year | World Tournament Location | World Tournament Winner | US Tournament Location | United States Tournament Winner | Canada Tournament Winner |
1973 | Catskills, New York, USA | Lee Bayrd, United States [1] | Catskills, New York | Lee Bayrd, Los Angeles, California [2] | |
1974 | New York City, New York, USA | Alvin Aldridge, United States [1] [3] | New York City, New York | Alvin Aldridge, Dayton, Ohio [2] | |
1975 | Washington, D.C., USA | John Mair, Ireland [1] | Atlantic City, New Jersey | A.E. "Gus" Gostomelsky, Skokie, Illinois [2] [4] | Susan Touchbourne, Toronto |
1976 | Greg Henkel, Winnipeg | ||||
1977 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Cheng Seng Kwa, Singapore [1] | New York City, New York | Dana Terman, Gaithersburg, Maryland [2] | Greg Henkel, Winnipeg |
1979 | New York City, New York | Dana Terman, Gaithersburg, Maryland [2] | |||
1980 | Bermuda | Cesare Bernabei, Italy [1] | David Brooks, Concord | ||
1982 | Jerome Dausman [2] | ||||
1983 | Palm Beach, Florida, USA | Greg Jacobs, Australia [1] | David Brooks, Concord | ||
1984 | Jim Forbes [2] | ||||
1985 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA | Jason Bunn, United Kingdom [1] | David Brooks, Concord | ||
1987 | Washington, D.C. | Gary Peters, Boca Raton, Florida [2] | |||
1988 | London, England | Ikuo Hyakuta, Japan [1] | Cara Buffett, North Sydney | ||
1991 | New York City, New York | Gary Peters, Boca Raton, Florida [2] | |||
1992 | Berlin, Germany | Joost van Orden, The Netherlands [1] | Jay Bleiweiss, Toronto | ||
1995 | New York City, New York | Roger Craig, Harrisburg, Illinois [2] | Bill Bartel, Winnipeg | ||
1996 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Christopher Woo, Hong Kong [1] | |||
1999 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Matt Gissel, St. Albans, Vermont [2] | |||
2000 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Yutaka Okada, Japan [5] | Bill Bartel, Winnipeg | ||
2003 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | Matt McNally, Las Vegas, Nevada [2] | |||
2004 | Tokyo, Japan (originally scheduled for Hong Kong) [6] | Antonio Zafra Fernandez, Spain [7] | Leon Vandendooren, Edmonton | ||
2009 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Bjørn Halvard Knappskog, Norway | Washington, D.C. | Rick Marinaccio, Buffalo, New York | Will Lusby, Ottawa |
References
The rules booklet for Winning Moves' Monopoly Card Game from 2000 advertises a calculator that could be used during regular Monopoly game play. It was apparently also a Winning Moves product that helped with some game calculations and doubled as a regular calculator. Should it be included as a licensed product? Anybody have a pic we can use? -- JohnDBuell ( talk) 14:32, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
Anyone have a launch date for the smartphone app version of this game? I got a copy of the board game version over the weekend at Target - was this a pre-Christmas release (like Cityville Monopoly)? -- JohnDBuell ( talk) 15:32, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
I believe it launched for iPhone months ago, but it never came out on the Play Store. Tostie14 ( talk) 12:40, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
Anyone have any idea what happened to this edition? It was given a debut at the 2011 New York Toy Fair and supposed to come out that autumn. There are photos of it everywhere if you use Google Image Search, and an ad/video or two, but no actual games?! -- JohnDBuell ( talk) 00:00, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
--- I believe the negative press around Live during the NY Toy Fair that year doomed its release in the US, and they ended up only releasing it in Australia and possibly one other country (not sure which) Tostie14 ( talk) 13:22, 24 October 2013 (UTC)
"In 1989, the first of many video game and computer game editions was published" is untrue. The first official computer versions were released in 1985 ( here's a 1985 review, if you need proof of the date), while the unauthorised (but identical) Automonopoli was released in 1983. Mogism ( talk) 16:22, 24 May 2014 (UTC)
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The original parts box is described as black, but the photo shows it as blue. I have one right in front of me, and it is definitely blue. WilliamSommerwerck ( talk) 19:42, 16 November 2017 (UTC)
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