Localized versions of the Monopoly game
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The board game Monopoly has been produced for specific markets, with the place names being localized for countries, cities and areas including:
- Argentina: "El Estanciero", with streets changed for estancias located in different Argentinean provinces.
- Australia: the London board, but denominated in dollars. There is also a Special Australian Edition with streets from all over the country.
- Belgium: Brussels
- Brazil: Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, mix version
- Canada: major streets from cities across the country; from cheap to expensive: St. John's, Fredericton, Charlottetown, Halifax, Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Regina, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver. See Canadian Monopoly.
- Colombia: Each colour group is a different city, including Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Cartagena, etc
- Czech Republic: Prague
- Denmark: Copenhagen
- Egypt: Cairo
- Europe
- Finland: Helsinki
- France: Paris
- Germany
- Hungary
- Hong Kong
- Iran: Tehran In various versions, with the major difference being the use of pre- or post-Iranian Revolution street names.
- Ireland: Dublin In two versions, Irish Pound and Euro
- Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur
- Netherlands (every color group is a city; from cheap to expensive: 'our village', Arnhem, Haarlem, Utrecht, Groningen, The Hague, Rotterdam, Amsterdam.)
- New Zealand Street names taken from cities across the country. The most expensive streets are Queen Street, Auckland, Lambton Quay, Wellington, Cathedral Square, Christchurch, and Princes Street, Dunedin.
- Norway: Oslo
- Singapore: (Singapore is essentially a city-state)
- South Africa
- 1963 version (from cheap to expensive: Durban, Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Johannesburg)
- 2002 version (from cheap to expensive: KwaZulu-Natal, South-East Cape Region, Garden Route Region, Johannesburg, West Cape Region)
- Spain: Madrid
- Sweden: Stockholm
- United Kingdom:
- Cities:
- Birmingham (limited edition)
- Brighton
- Cambridge
- Cardiff
- Chester
- Edinburgh
- Liverpool
- London (standard edition)
- Manchester
- Newcastle (as "Newcastle and Gateshead)
- Southampton
- Sunderland
- Counties including:
- Cities:
- United States
- Cities:
- Albany, New York
- Atlanta
- Atlantic City (standard edition)
- Baltimore
- Boston
- Charlotte
- Chicago
- Cincinnati
- Cleveland
- Dallas
- Denver
- Detroit
- Hollywood
- Houston
- Indianapolis
- Kansas City
- La Jolla
- Las Vegas
- Los Angeles
- Nashville
- New Orleans
- New York City
- Minneapolis (Twin Cities)
- Orlando
- Philadelphia
- Pittsburgh
- Portland
- Seattle
- St. Louis
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- Washington, DC
- States:
- Cities:
In Malaysia, there is also an independent version marketed, known as Saidina.
Property names
The names of the properties in some of the more common versions are listed in the following table. The values and rents of all the properties are proportionally scaled in all versions; thus, only the Go money is listed here.
| US (Atlantic City) | Britain (London) | Germany | Spain (Madrid) | Australia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special spaces | ||||
| Go - $200 | Go - £200 | Los - DM 4,000 | Salida - 20,000 Pesetas | Go - $200 |
| Community Chest | Community Chest | Gemeinschaftsfeld | Caja De Comunidad | Community Chest |
| Income Tax | Income Tax | Einkommenssteuer | Impuesto Sobre El Capital | Income Tax |
| Chance | Chance | Ereignisfeld | Suerte | Chance |
| Free Parking | Free Parking | Frei Parken | Parking Gratuito | Free Parking |
| Go To Jail | Go To Jail | Gehen Sie in das Gefängnis | Vaya A La Carcel | Go To Jail |
| Luxury Tax | Super Tax | Zusatzsteuer | Impuesto De Lujo | Sales Tax |
| Railroads | ||||
| Reading Railroad | Kings Cross station | Südbahnhof (Southern Station) | De Goya | Perth Station |
| Pennsylvania Railroad | Marylebone station | Westbahnhof (Western Station) | Las Delicias | Adelaide Station |
| B&O Railroad | Fenchurch Street station | Nordbahnhof (Northern Station) | Mediodía | Flinders Street Station |
| Short Line Railroad | Liverpool Street station | Hauptbahnof (Central Station) | Norte | Sydney Station |
| Utilities | ||||
| Electric Company | Electric Company | Elektrizitätswerk | Compañía De Electricidad | Australia Post |
| Water Works | Water Works | Wasserwerk | Compañía De Aguas | Telecom Australia |
| Purple (United States, Germany) | Brown (Rest of the World) | |||
| Mediterranian Avenue | Old Kent Road | Badstraße (Bath St.) | Ronda de Valencia | Todd Street |
| Baltic Avenue | Whitechapel Road | Turmstraße (Tower St.) | Plaza Lavapiés | Smith Street |
| Cyan properties | ||||
| Oriental Avenue | The Angel Islington | Chausseestraße (High St.) | Glorieta Cuatro Caminos | Salamanca Place |
| Vermont Avenue | Euston Road | Elisenstraße (Elizabeth St.) | Avenida Reina Victoria | Davey Street |
| Connecticut Avenue | Pentonville Road | Poststraße (Post St.) | Calle Bravo Murillo | Macquarie Street |
| Magenta properties | ||||
| St. Charles Place | Pall Mall | Seestraße (Lake St.) | Glorieta De Bilbao | William Street |
| States Avenue | Whitehall | Hafenstraße (Harbour St.) | Calle Alberto Aguilera | Barrack Street |
| Virginia Avenue | Northumberland Avenue | Neue Straße (New St.) | Calle Fuencarral | Hay Street |
| Orange properties | ||||
| St. James Place | Bow Street | Münchner Straße (Munich St.) | Avenida Felipe II | North Terrace |
| Tennessee Avenue | Marlborough Street | Wiener Straße (Vienna St.) | Calle Velázquez | Victoria Square |
| New York Avenue | Vine Street | Berliner Straße (Berlin St.) | Calle Serrano | Rundle Mall |
| Red properties | ||||
| Kentucky Avenue | The Strand | Theaterstraße (Theatre St.) | Avenida de América | Stanley Street |
| Indiana Avenue | Fleet Street | Museumstraße (Museum St.) | Calle María De Molina | Petries Bight |
| Illinois Avenue | Trafalgar Square | Opernplatz (Opera Sq.) | Calle Cea Bermúdez | Wickham Terrace |
| Yellow properties | ||||
| Atlantic Avenue | Leicester Square | Lessingstraße (Lessing St.) | Avenida De Los Reyes Católicos | Collins Street |
| Ventnor Avenue | Coventry Street | Schillerstraße (Schiller St.) | Calle Bailen | Elizabeth Street |
| Marvin Gardens | Piccadilly | Goethestraße (Goethe St.) | Plaza De Espana | Bourke Street |
| Green properties | ||||
| Pacific Avenue | Regent Street | Rathausplatz (City Hall Sq.) | Puerta del Sol | Castlereagh Street |
| North Carolina Avenue | Oxford Street | Hauptstraße (Main St.) | Calle Alcalá | George Street |
| Pennsylvania Avenue | Bond Street | Bahnhofstraße (Station St.) | Gran Vía | Pitt Street |
| Blue properties | ||||
| Park Place | Park Lane | Parkstraße (Park St.) | Paseo De La Castellana | Flinders Way |
| Boardwalk | Mayfair | Schlossallee (Castle Blvd.) | Paseo del Prado | Kings Avenue |
More international editions
| Argentina | France (Paris) | Italy (Milan) | New Zealand | Russia (Moscow) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special spaces | ||||
| Salida | Départ | VIA! | Go | VPERJOT - 200,000 Rubles |
| Community Chest | Obschestwenaja kazna | |||
| Income Tax | ||||
| Chance | Shans | |||
| Libre Estacionamiento | Parc Gratuit | Free Parking | Besplatnaja stojanka | |
| Vaya a la cárcel | Allez en prison | Go To Jail | Otpravljatjes v Tjoermoe | |
| Super Tax | ||||
| Railroads | ||||
| Ferrocarril Roca | Gare Montparnasse | Sud | Balclutha Station | Rieschkaja Zjeleznaja Doroga |
| Ferrocarril Mitre | Gare de Lyon | Ovest | Taumarunui Station | Koerskaja Zjeleznaja Doroga |
| Ferrocarril Belgrano | Gare du Nord | Nord | Kaikoura Station | Kazanskaja Zjeleznaja Doroga |
| Ferrocarril San Martín | Gare Saint-Lazare | Est | Frankton Junction | Leningradskaja Zjeleznaja Doroga |
| Utilities | ||||
| Energía Eléctrica | Electric Company | Elektrostantsija | ||
| Aguas Corrientes | Water Works | Vodoprovod | ||
| Brown properties | ||||
| Ushuaia | Boul. de Belleville | Vicolo Corto (Short Street) | Palmerston Street | Mitnaja Oelitza |
| Glaciar Perito Moreno | Rue Lecourbe | Vicolo Stretto (Narrow Street) | Mackay Street | Nagatinskaja Oelitza |
| Cyan properties | ||||
| Península de Valdez | Rue de Vaugirard | Bastioni Gran Sasso | East Street | Warschavskoje Schosse |
| Esquel | Rue de Courcelles | Viale Monterosa | Stafford Street | Oelitza Ogareva |
| Lago Nahuel Huapi | Avenue de la République | Viale Vesuvio | Thames Street | Pjerwaja Parkovaja Oelitza |
| Magenta properties | ||||
| Cerro Tronador | Boul. de la Villette | Via Accademia | Gladstone Road | Oelitza Poljanka |
| San Martín de los Andes | Avenue de Neilly | Corso Ateneo | Marine Parade | Sretenka |
| Valle de las Leñas | Rue de Paradis | Piazza Università | Bank Street | Rostovskaja Nab. |
| Orange properties | ||||
| Puente del Inca | Avenue Mozart | Via Verdi | Devon Street | Rjazanskij Prospekt |
| Aconcagua | Boulevard Saint-Michel | Corso Raffaello | Rangitikei Street | Oelitza Vawilowa |
| Cosquín | Place Pigalle | Piazza Dante | Victoria Avenue | Rublevskoje Schosse |
| Red properties | ||||
| Villa Carlos Paz | Avenue Matignon | Via Marco Polo | High Street | Oelitza Gorkogo |
| Termas de Río Hondo | Boulevard Malesherbes | Corso Magellano | Market Street | Poesjkinskaja Oelitza |
| Valle de la Luna | Avenue Henri-Martin | Largo Colombo | Trafalgar Street | Plosch. Majakovskogo |
| Yellow properties | ||||
| Tren de las Nubes | Faubourg Saint-Honoré | Viale Costantino | Cameron Road | Oelitza Groezinskij val |
| Quebrada de Humahuaca | Place de la Bourse | Viale Traiano | Fenton Street | Oelitza Tsjajkovskogo |
| Cataratas del Iguazú | Rue Lafayette | Piazza Giulio Cesare | Garden Place | Smoljenskaja Ploschad |
| Green properties | ||||
| Gualeguaychú | Avenue de Breteuil | Via Roma | Dee Street | Oelitza Schoesewa |
| Rosario | Avenue Foch | Corso Impero | Princes Street | Gogolevskij Boelwar |
| Mar del Plata | Boulevard des Capucines | Largo Augusto | Cathedral Square | Koetoezovskij Prospekt |
| Blue properties | ||||
| La Boca | Avenue des Champs-Élysées | Viale dei Giardini | Lambton Quay | Malaja Bronnaja |
| Obelisco | Rue de la Paix | Parco della Vittoria | Queen Street | Arbat |
Even more international editions
| Finland (Helsinki) | Britain (Edinburgh) |
|---|---|
| Special spaces | |
| Lähtö - € 200 | Go - £ 200 |
| Yhteismaa | Community Chest |
| Tulovero | Income Tax |
| Sattuma | Chance |
| Vapaa pysäköinti | Free Parking |
| Mene vankilaan | Go to Jail |
| Lisävero | Super Tax |
| Railroads | |
| Pasilan asema | Forth Road Bridge |
| Sörnäisten asema | Haymarket Station |
| Rautatieasema | Edinburgh Airport |
| Tavara-asema | Waverley Station GNER |
| Utilities | |
| Sähkölaitos | Electric Company (British Energy) |
| Vesijohtolaitos | Communications (Cable & Wireless) |
| Brown properties | |
| Korkeavuorenkatu | Shore Place |
| Kasarmikatu | Barnton Grove |
| Cyan properties | |
| Rantatie | Lady Stairs Close |
| Kauppatori | Lauriston Castle |
| Esplanadi | Princes St Gardens |
| Magenta properties | |
| Hämeentie | Easter Road |
| Siltasaari | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Kaisaniemenkatu | Murrayfield / Scottish Rugby Union |
| Orange properties | |
| Liisankatu | Corstorphine Road |
| Snellmaninkatu | Royal Mile |
| Unioninkatu | George Street |
| Red properties | |
| Lönnrotinkatu | Newhaven Harbour |
| Annankatu | Morningside Road |
| Simonkatu | Penicuik |
| Yellow properties | |
| Mikonkatu | Castle Street |
| Aleksanterinkatu | Grindlay Street |
| Keskuskatu | Rose Street / North Lane |
| Green properties | |
| Tehtaankatu | Leith Walk |
| Eira | Rutland Court |
| Bulevardi | St Andrew Square |
| Blue properties | |
| Mannerheimintie | Princes Street |
| Erottaja | Edinburgh Castle |
External links
- Database of street names in local editions (http://kasoft.freeyellow.com/Central/PlayK/Monopoly/Database/index.html)
- The World Success of Monopoly (http://www.muurkrant.com/monopoly/collecting_monopoly_games.htm). Sub-pages:
- The Monopoly country index (http://www.muurkrant.com/monopoly/country_index.htm)
- USA city and university index (http://www.muurkrant.com/monopoly/city_and_university_games.htm)