(The longest underwater game is over 72 hours, and the longest continuous game lasted 70 straight days.) And no film about this classic board game would be complete without meeting a few of the quirky collectors of all things MONOPOLY. The filmmakers investigate the psychology of the game, and game experts let viewers in on the best strategies for winning.Īs a cultural phenomenon, MONOPOLY has a colorful history, including secretly helping WWII POWs escape, influencing movies and television since its inception, and being part of all kinds of interesting world records and trivia. The game is now sold in over 110 countries around the world in 40 different languages. This documentary looks at how MONOPOLY was transformed and why it has become so popular. Few people realize that the game began as an anti-capitalist political platform thirty years before it evolved into a game about getting rich and took the world by storm in the depths of the Great Depression. In addition to the competitive arena, the game of MONOPOLY provides a wealth of other interesting stories. Geoff, a banker from New Zealand whose nickname is The Nimble Thimble (TNT for short, because TNT goes boom!).
Bjørn, a 19-year-old student from Norway out to prove that a teenager can beat the seasoned veterans. Tim, a teacher in California who has used the math skills learned from MONOPOLY to help his sixth-graders achieve record test scores. Ken, who trained for 12 hours a day during his summers in college in the 70s, and has been trying to win a national championship ever since. Rick, a lawyer from Buffalo who wants to win the prize money so he and his fiancé can buy their first house.
Dominic, who won the Rhode Island state championship in 1995 as a 14-year-old, and has always dreamed of becoming world champion. champion, who tries to earn another trip to the World Championship, along with his girlfriend, a Las Vegas showgirl. Leading up to the exciting coronation of a new champion at the most recent World Championship in Las Vegas, the filmmakers follow some of the most colorful players in the game, including: Under the Boardwalk focuses on the MONOPOLY national and world championships that are held around the world every four to six years. The film has narration provided by Zachary Levi, star of NBC's Chuck, Heroes Reborn, and Disney's Tangled. This documentary captures how the classic board game became a worldwide cultural phenomenon, and follows the colorful players who come together to compete for the title of MONOPOLY World Champion. (Batteries not included.For 80 years, the game of MONOPOLY has brought friends and families together on countless occasions and created millions of memories. Requires 3 x 1.5V AAA alkaline batteries.Includes gameboard, banking unit, 4 plastic token, 4 bank cards, 16 Title Deed cards, 20 Chance cards, 4 Reference cards, 1 die, and game guide.Get together for family game night and watch kids enjoy being in charge of their own banking card GREAT FAMILY GAME: This Monopoly board game is fun for families and kids ages 8 and up. GET INTO TRADING SPACES: Land on a Forced Trade space? Choose any property and immediately trade it for your choice of any other player's property GET REWARDS BACK: Choose your rewards! Each token in the Monopoly Super Electronic Banking board game has a matching bank card that offers a unique reward by performing a certain action in the gameīANKING UNIT: The Monopoly Super Electronic Banking board game features an all-in-one banking unit with tap technology that makes gameplay faster than the classic Monopoly gameįLIGHT SPACES: Instead of purchasing railroads in this edition of the Monopoly game, players can choose to take a flight to any property on the gameboard
Monopoly name and character, as well as each of the distinctive elements of the board and playing pieces are trademarks of Hasbro for its property trading game and game equipment.
The Hasbro, Hasbro Gaming, Parker Brothers, and Monopoly names and logos, the distinctive design of the gameboard, the four corner squares, the Mr. It's an exciting game as players buy properties, collect rent - and get rewarded for it! The player with the most money at the end of the game wins. There is no paper money in this game - the cards and banking unit track each player's cash. Players can also choose to fly to any property on the board, and force another player into trading one of their coveted properties. The Monopoly Super Electronic Banking board game features an all in one electronic banking unit, and amps up the excitement with unique rewards! Each player has a bank card that will earn them different rewards for gameplay: roll a certain number, land on a certain space, or purchase a particular property.