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Forget your commemorative Pokemon/Sesame Street/or NFL Editions. Real, American Monopoly is played on the classic board, with properties named after actual Atlantic City streets (besides, a Sesame Street game that sternly commands players to “GO TO JAIL” is just plain wrong). So raid your memory’s game closet for all 28 properties, utilities, and railroads from ‘original’ Monopoly.
No need to type “Avenue,” “Place,” or “Gardens” (but you do have to type “Railroad”). Good luck!
Take the Quiz: Name the Monopoly Properties
Wooo!!! Got ‘em all with 1:34 left!!
reCaptcha: alley Street
posted by Amy D on 11-17-2008 at 11:58 am
hmm..i couldn’t think of 10 of them. i guess that’s what i get for only owning the simpsons version. :-P
posted by kz on 11-17-2008 at 1:24 pm
Got them with 2:19 remaining. I need to get a life.
posted by Stubbs on 11-17-2008 at 1:53 pm
Damn you, Ventnor Avenue!
posted by Johnny Cat on 11-17-2008 at 2:10 pm
Woot! Finished with 3:14 left :)
posted by chewy on 11-17-2008 at 3:09 pm
i started typing my first one, but i couldn’t figure out how to press enter so to speak. it wouldn’t accept my answer…
then i realised we aussies use the british version, of which i’d be awesome at!!!
i did get boardwalk however because when you pick up the chance card that takes you to that property (mayfair) it says ‘take a walk on the boardwalk, advance to mayfair’
posted by johnson on 11-17-2008 at 5:57 pm
That’s not ‘original’ monopoly, English is :(
posted by Lisa on 11-24-2008 at 1:54 am