Monopoly Facts

Monopoly has been around for decades and will likely be around for decades to come. The fun facts surrounding Monopoly are many. Below, a few truly interesting ones are listed.Did you know…:

• The official mascot of Monopoly is Rich Uncle Pennybags. He was renamed Mr. Monopoly in 1998.
• Marvin Gardens, a property on a yellow square, is actually misspelled. The proper spelling is Marven Gardens. Parker Brothers apologized for the error in 1995.
• St. Charles Place does not exist in modern times.
• $15,140 of play money is available in every Monopoly set.
• The values on the Monopoly game board and Title Deed cards have never been adjusted for inflation.
• Maps, compasses and money were smuggled to POWs during WWII through Monopoly.
• The longest game lasted 70 days (over 1600 hours).
• Monopoly was popular in Cuba until Fidel Castro demanded that all Monopoly game boards be destroyed.
• Monopoly is designed in 27 languages and is available in 81 countries.
• Thailand offers the newest edition of Monopoly.
• An edition in Braille was developed for the blind in the 1970s. It never was officially released to the public. 
• A chocolate version of the Monopoly game board retailed for $600 in the late 1970s.
• Two students from the University of Michigan painted the Monopoly game board on the ceiling of their dorm room. The tokens were helium balloons.
• Kabel is the typeface used on the Monopoly game board and logo.
• A Toyota Prius is one of the newest tokens in the most recent Here and Now Edition of Monopoly.
• The racecar was voted the favorite token in 1998.