Leeds Monopoly Board Game

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In 1993 the company produced a special limited edition of the game when 500 sets were produced with all the squares named after Leeds locations. Waddingtons was a family run company that started out as a theatrical printer in 1896 and then moved on to printing card games in 1921. Waddingtons got the rights to the game Monopoly in 1935 the same year that Parker Bros, in the United States of America got the rights to the game. In the original UK edition of Monopoly, the streets on the Monopoly board are named after London streets, after one of the Waddingtons employees when down to London for a short trip with this purpose in mind. On the original board there is one error; Marlborough Street should be Great Marlborough Street. Board game company Winning Moves have released Monopoly: Scarborough Edition in time for Christmas. The original UK version of Monopoly was based on 1930s London where players passed properties of increasing value the further they travelled from the starting square.

One card sends you on a free guided VIP tour of Leeds Castle, while another hands players lots of Monopoly money as a celebration for Maidstone United Football Club winning the league. Now Victor is trawling through another tranche of the firm's archives and his personal papers, he is sorting them out to make sure any important material goes to the right home.

This fast paced city is complimented by stunning local countryside, including the beautiful Yorkshire Dales and culture abound with? wide array of restaurants, bars, clubs, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Opera North and Northern Ballet.

But more recently, new versions of the game have been released for places such as Leeds, Sheffield, Harrogate and more. Image: Winning Moves UKNominations for the design features closes on 31 August 2023, and it is expected the Yorkshire Dales version will be available to buy from May 2024. Scarborough's famous attractions feature on a new special edition of the classic board game Monopoly. The announcement was made in March. At the time, the public was invited to suggest Maidstone landmarks and charities to feature. More than 5,000 suggestions were received. Mayor of Maidstone, Cllr Fay Gooch, attended the launch A LIMITED edition charity version of the world-famous Monopoly has proved a huge sell-out success for Leeds manufacturers Waddingtons. The 500 sets, using Leeds place names instead of London ones, were all snapped up within two hours of going on sale yesterday, leaving many people disappointed. Long queues had already formed outside the firm’s Rothwell premises when the doors opened at 8.45am. The contents, board and box are identical to that of Monopoly sets produced from 1987 to 1993 (apart from the Leeds theme). Contents