Top Ten MONOPOLY Facts

The MONOPOLY game is the fast-dealing property trading game where players buy, sell, dream, and scheme their way to riches. Check out our top ten facts about the world’s most loved board game!

1. Early editions of Monopoly games included no game tokens, but players were instructed to use household items as tokens. In 1935, the original six player tokens were introduced: the battleship, boot, cannon, thimble, top hat, and iron. Fan favourite Scottie the dog wasn’t added until 1950!

2. A standard MONOPOLY game includes a total of $20,580.

3. To speed up the game, MONOPOLY recommends following the official rules that dictate that if a player does not wish to buy a property they land on, the Banker should sell it at auction to the highest bidder. Any player, including the one who declined the option to buy it at the printed price, may bid. Bidding may start at any price.

4. Another controversial rule is that, officially, a player landing on FREE PARKING does not receive any money collected via fines, or other rewards. 

5. On the flip side, Jail can still be quite lucrative. According to the official rules, even though you are in Jail, you may buy and sell property, buy and sell houses and hotels and collect rents.

6. Standard MONOPOLY games include 32 houses and 12 hotels.

7. The police officer in MONOPOLY is called Officer Edgar Mallory and the disgruntled looking prisoner is called “Jake the Jailbird”.

8. In MONOPOLY, there is no inflation. Values on the MONOPOLY gameboard are the same today as they were in 1935.

9. The original MONOPOLY game cost $2 to purchase.

10. MONOPOLY has 28 properties, and a total of 40 spaces.

Over the years, the MONOPOLY board and the rules of MONOPOLY have remained virtually unchanged. Today, the MONOPOLY game is known as the world’s favorite family game brand and the game has been played by more than one billion people in 114 countries around the world.

Whether fans play face-to-face, on mobile, play MONOPOLY online or visit a MONOPOLY DREAMS attraction, there is a MONOPOLY game and experience to fit every lifestyle.

If you want to learn more about the rich and fun history of the Monopoly game, visit the MONOPOLY Facebook page for awesome MONOPOLY trivia and fun!