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01 Oct 2011
ANATOMY OF A BESTSELLER – GAME ON
There’s no guarantee you’ll get rich through property investment except in the world of Monopoly. STEVE BARNETT gives you the fun facts and strategies to help you come out on top in the world’s favourite real estate game.
- Since the game’s early days, property prices have skyrocketed many times over: Oxford Street in the original 1935 London edition was valued at £300. Cambridge, which occupies the Oxford Street box in the 2006 London edition costs £3 million.
- During World War II, the British Secret Service sneaked a modified version of the game to prisoners of war in Germany. In it were money, maps and compasses that would come in handy for escaping prisoners.
- The world's bestselling board game, Monopoly is available in 37 languages and sold in 103 countries.
- DID YOU KNOW? The bank never runs out of cash. The banker can create and issue as much money as he needs by writing on ordinary paper.
- Historians trace its origins to Elizabeth Magie who patented The Landlord’s Game in 1904, but it was Charles Darrow who sold Monopoly to the Parker Brothers in 1935, hence sealing its success as a worldwide phenomenon.
- HOT TIP: Acquire three houses quickly to make the most of rental income, which jumps exponentially between the second and third house.
- HOT TIP: Early in the game, stay out of jail so you have a chance to buy properties. Later on, when it gets expensive to move around, stay in jail as long as possible.
- Game tokens most popular with players are the race car, dog, cannon, top hat and ship, in that order.
PHOTO ELLEN LIM
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