Comments on: 8 Obscure Twists on Monopoly

By: Hypatia

Hypatia — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:31:00 +0000

In Niskayuna, New York, they play a life sized local version of Monopoly called “Niska-game” every year for charity. The middle schoolers sign up in teams and take turns being the piece on the board, rolling the enormous knee-high dice, and strategizing. If I recall correctly, the earnings for the event are donated to charity and a lot of the community gets involved, helping with running the bank (an actual person behind a bank building facade), coaching the teams, and selling food.

By: Richard

Richard — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:25:00 +0000

Some friends of mine have “Stoner City” which is knock-off Monopoly but based all on, you guessed it, marijuana. Some of the tokins, oops, tokens, are water pipes and the like, and I think instead of a hotel you have a giant 7-rayed leaf….I think. I can’t really remember…

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 13:36:00 +0000

Can’t not mention KISSopoly. What? You’re surprised?

By: Seanette

Seanette — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 08:02:00 +0000

I used to have the Mad Magazine Game (see Wikipedia article for “Mad Magazine Game” for further info.

By: Sivert55

Sivert55 — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 06:25:00 +0000

He missed Clinton-opoly. I really enjoyed that one.

By: Arianni

Arianni — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:56:00 +0000

On one of my sister’s birthday’s she received a game called “Laredopoly.” You could buy the local radio stations and different businesses around our city. It’s somewhere in our garage now. I’ll need to take a picture of it someday.

I thought it was cool at the time!

By: Rachel*

Rachel* — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:12:00 +0000

The company that makes Monoply also cranks out a million different versions. The best down here is the Auburn and Alabama versions. Once a friend wanted to play the Auburn version but I refused to touch that board!

By: Monica

Monica — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:55:00 +0000

The clothing line, Juicy, sold a special Juicy version of Monopoly.

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:18:00 +0000

KJ & Eric:

The first time I ever saw a Chocolate version of Monopoly was in the annual Neiman Marcus Christmas catalog, featured as a low-cost alternative perhaps to your own private jet and an African Safari for four.

If I recall correctly, the game sold for around $150.00 (during the late 70s/early 80s).

Having grown up in California, I can only imagine how quickly that board might have melted if it was a particularly warm December!

By: Kat

Kat — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:29:00 +0000

The store I work at used to sell Bibleopoly. It rocked so much!