Product Description

This 70th Anniversary Edition captures the glamour and distinctive art style of the 1930's by making the familiar elements of the game bigger, better and more luxurious. For example, the popular tokens from the classic Monopoly game have taken on a new style. The Race Car has become a stretch Roadster and the old Shoe is now an elegant High Heel. The hotels and houses are bigger and better, too. Each game includes 12 unique hotels and four distinctive house designs. Two to four players.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #48035 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Hasbro
• Released on: 2005-03-01
• Dimensions: 10.80" h x 10.80" w x 3.60" l, 3.40 pounds

Features

• Seventy years!
• This anniversary edition of the world's most popular board game is a luxurious interpretation of the classic.
• It has it all, so you can 'own it all' in style!
• 1930's-inspired graphics on the foil gameboard, special plastic houses in 4 architectural styles, 12 unique hotels, 12 deluxe tokens inspired by your favorites (the boot becomes a high-heel shoe and the battleship is now a swank speedboat). Collectible stylized tin slips into a protective plastic sleeve.
• Ages: 8 to Adult / 2-8 Players.

Editorial Review
In the 70th anniversary edition of this timeless board game, the neighborhood still looks exactly the same, with Marvin Gardens and Boardwalk in their expected places and properties still valued at 1930s prices. The object, as always, is to use business savvy to purchase properties and become the richest player by the end of the game. The difference is in the wrappings and this celebratory version comes packaged in an elegant embossed silver tin decorated in an Art Deco-inspired design. The glamorous Deco style is echoed on the foil-wrapped game board and also in the distinctive architecture of the houses and hotels in this set. Players will recognize their old favorites among the chrome-plated playing pieces--the shoe, the car, and (who could forget?) the thimble—but even some of those have had ornate decorative touch-ups. Maybe Monopoly’s continuing success is fueled by the influence of modern-day real-estate mogul Donald Trump or maybe it’s just the fun of dreaming about being a millionaire. Either way, Monopoly still holds its appeal as an entertaining game that is full of high stakes and luck. --Cristina Vaamonde

Customer Reviews

Good but flawed collector's edition of Monopoly.
This is a good edition of the classic Monopoly game. The houses and hotels are greatly detailed in the 1930's deco style. Each hotel has a unique design. The tokens are more detailed and larger than the tokens in the standard and deluxe sets. The banker's tray is of a more durable plastic and feels velvet like on top. Every thing is well organized in the collector's tin and very protable.

I there are some negatives however. First the quad-folded board is not as thick as the deluxe edition. It has the same thickness as the standard sets. The second and biggest flaw in my opinion is the game only comes with one set of Monopoly money. The delexe set priced at $19.99 comes with two sets of Monopoly money. For an edition priced at $39.99, containing only one set of Monopoly money is inexcusible.

Overall I would recommend this set for play only if you don't already have a good edition of Monopoly. Otherwise I would only buy this if you are a hardcore collector of Monopoly sets.

Note: My set came with 15 hotels instead of 12 and 33 houses instead of 32. Weither you consider this a good or a bad thing I will leave up to you to decide :)

Monopoly tokens on Steroids!
What makes this monopoly version special is the Large Tokens and the difeerent styles of houses and hotels. I love how they made the tokens bigger and heavier. The are also about four different styles of houses and hotels for a little variety in housing. The money holder has felt on it to make it a little more fancy then standard plastic and of course the case is metal instead of the standard cardboard box. Other than that it is the same game. The only complaint I had is that I thought looking at the tin on the shelf that it was a silver and gld colored tin, but it is only siver. The gold is only on the plastic around the tin.

Fairly Good Edition
This version of the Monopoly game is Ok. The game pieces are excellent, the board is fair and the chance and other cards are quite cute. However, the money is small and there is not enough of it. It doesn't allow for that many players to play. The tin container is very efficient. For what I paid for it, it's darn right excellent. I paid $11.00 at Toys R Us several years ago during Christmas time. I couldn't believe it. It may have been a mistake on the store's part, Because everywhere else I looked it was about 50.00 bucks. So for the $11.00 bucks that I paid, it's a darn good buy. Would I pay never pay over $100.00 bucks for it.