Posted on 09/09/2009 12:05:43 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
It promises to be the biggest game of Monopoly the world has ever seen.
In a 21st century twist on the popular board game, toymaker Hasbro and tech giant Google have made the game available online, allowing players to compete in a worldwide, real-time version of the game.
Launched today, Monopoly City Streets uses the Google Maps platform to let users "buy" any street in the world. Once players create an online profile, they receive a handsome -- albeit make-believe -- $3 million to purchase, build and trade in neighborhoods close to home or the farthest-flung cities.
The site went live this morning but collapsed under the spike in traffic.
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Someone is always cheating!
Any street in the world huh.
Sounds rather lame. There is so much choice that nobody will ever have to pay rent, unlike the small circuit of the board game.
Just because I have ten hotels on Indiana Avenue, and you landed there, doesn't mean I'm cheating. :)
OTOH, if you could charge the real residents of the real streets...
Is the White House for sale? Oh, sorry, I already knew the answer to that one........Didn’t I Barry?
Dibs on
Mediterranean Ave in VA, NJ, FL, NV, CA, SC, OH, NJ, IN and TX.
I know they’re low down, but hey, everybody lands on Mediterranean.
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