Monopoly

Monopoly: The Muppets Collector's Edition, 2010.

Monopoly: Jim Henson's Muppets Collector's Edition, 2003.

Monopoly is one of the best-selling commercial board games in the world. Players take turns moving around the board, and compete to acquire wealth through stylized economic activity involving the buying, rental and trading of properties using play money. The game is named after the economic concept of monopoly, the domination of a market by a single seller. It was first marketed by Parker Brothers in 1935.

Over the years, many specialty Monopoly editions have been licensed by Parker Brothers (and its parent company, Hasbro). From Star Wars to SpongeBob SquarePants, many pop-culture franchises have had the Monopoly treatment. Licensed Monopoly games have also been produced for many cities and colleges.

Monopoly: Jim Henson's Muppets Collector's Edition

Monopoly: Jim Henson's Muppets Collector's Edition was produced by USAopoly in 2003. The gameplay is identical to the 1933 original, with Muppet names and images used on the properties, cards and money. Special pewter playing pieces were also produced.

Monopoly: The Muppets Collector's Edition

Another Muppet version, Monopoly: The Muppets Collector's Edition, was released by USAopoly in August, 2010.

Monopoly: Sesame Street Collector's Edition

In honor of the 35th anniversary of Sesame Street, Monopoly: Sesame Street Collector's Edition was released in 2004 by USAopoly. The gameplay was the same as the original, but with a Sesame twist. Special pewter playing pieces of the characters were included, and the board, cards, money and properties were changed to reflect the Sesame Street locations and characters.

Monopoly Junior: Plaza Sésamo Collector's Edition

The gameplay was released in 2006 by Servicios Mexicanos S. de R.L. de C.V. and was the same as the original, but with a Sesamo twist. Special pewter playing pieces of the characters were included, and the board, cards, money and properties were changed to reflect the Plaza Sésamo characters. The locations had themes as halloween, christmas, valentineday and easter.

Monopoly: Disney Theme Park Edition

Kermit the Frog appeared on the front box cover and gameboard of the second edition, and for the third edition, "Muppet*Vision 3D" was one of the places to land on in the game.

Edition Variations

Properties

	Standard Edition	Muppets Edition	Sesame Street Edition
	Mediterranean Avenue	S.S. Swine Trek	Twiddlebug Windowbox
	Baltic Avenue	Veterinarian's Hospital	Barkley's Doghouse
	Oriental Avenue	Beauregard's Supply Closet	Sherlock Hemlock's Detective Agency
	Vermont Avenue	Newsman's Desk	Martians' Home on Mars
	Connecticut Avenue	Lew Zealand's Boomerang Stand	Biff and Sully's Construction Co.
	St. Charles Place	Johnny Fiama & Sal's Lounge	Charlie's Restaurant
	States Avenue	Robin's Lilypad	Sesame Street Library
	Virginia Avenue	Scooter's Backstage	The Mail-It Shop
	St. James Place	Crazy Harry's Hideout	Guy Smiley's Game Show
	Tennessee Avenue	Electric Mayhem's Stage	Mumford's Magic Shop
	New York Avenue	Rizzo the Rat's Sewer	Super Grover's Phone Booth
	Kentucky Avenue	Sam the Eagle's Podium	The Count's Castle
	Indiana Avenue	Swedish Chef's Kitchen	Bert's Rooftop Pigeon Coop
	Illinois Avenue	Pepe’s Salsa & Samba Club	Ernie's Bathtub
	Atlantic Avenue	Statler & Waldorf's Balcony	Elmo's World
	Ventnor Avenue	Bunsen & Beaker's Muppets Lab	Oscar's Trash Can
	Marvin Gardens	Rowlf's Recording Studio	Cookie Monster's Bakery
	Pacific Avenue	Gonzo's Daredevil Stunt Show	Furry Arms Hotel
	North Carolina Avenue	Fozzie Bear's Comedy Club	Sesame Street Courtyard
	Pennsylvania Avenue	Animal's Drum Set	Big Bird's Nest
	Park Place	Miss Piggy's Dressing Room	Hooper's Store
	Boardwalk	Kermit The Frog’s Swamp	123 Sesame Street
	Reading Railroad	Motorcycle	Oscar's Taxi Service
	Pennsylvania Railroad	Automobile	Furry Monster Ferry Line
	B&O Railroad	Bicycle	Bus Stop
	Short Line	Hot Air Balloon	Sesame Street Subway
	Electric Company	Red Carpet	Oscar's Recycling Center
	Water Works	Romantic Rendezvous	Sesame Street Fire Department

Property Improvements

	Original Edition	Muppets Edition	Sesame Street Edition
	Houses	Movie sets	Parking lots
	Hotels	Movie studios	Garages

Cards

	Original Edition	Muppets Edition	Sesame Street Edition
	Chance	Chicken	Block Party
	Community Chest	Penguin	Street Smarts

Currency Images

		Muppets Edition	Sesame Street Edition
	$1	Sam the Eagle	Super Grover
	$5	The Swedish Chef	Elmo
	$10	Gonzo	Bert
	$20	Fozzie Bear	Ernie
	$50	Animal	Cookie Monster
	$100	Miss Piggy	Oscar the Grouch
	$500	Kermit the Frog	Big Bird

Playing Pieces

		Muppets Edition	Sesame Street Edition
		Kermit the Frog Miss Piggy Fozzie Bear The Great Gonzo Animal The Swedish Chef	Big Bird Oscar the Grouch Bert Ernie Cookie Monster Super Grover

References

• In The Muppets on Puppets, an ancillary Muppet performed on-camera by Jim Henson and Frank Oz says that he was "big game hunting in Africa", specifying Monopoly.
• In episode 205 of The Muppet Show, J. P. Grosse uses Monopoly terms while on the phone with a client.
• The Dinosaurs episode Life in the Faust Lane featured a similar game called "Monotony". However, while the Monopoly game board is usually a square-shaped game board, Monotony is an octagonal shape.
• In the Muppet Meeting Film "Win! Win! Win!," the speaker shows a board of "The Business Game," modeled after a monopoly board.
• The title was spoofed as "Animalopoly" in The Treasure of Peg-Leg Wilson #3. However, while the one-page sequence is formatted like a board game, it's not formatted like Monopoly.

Connections

• Merv Griffin created the game show Monopoly in 1990 based on the board game.

External links

• Wikipedia: History of the game
• Monopoly's Official Site
• "Monopoly - Muppets Edition" at boardgamegeek.com