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Monopoly Expansion – Go To Jail & Free Parking Jackpot (2025)

November 22, 2024 / / 0 Comments

As of the 22nd November 2024, the first listing of the new Expansion packs has been spotted on eBay. This is despite the 2025 copyright. These are the first official Monopoly expansions since the 2009 release of Free Parking + Get Out of Jail Free – also ‘expanding’ the Free Parking and Jail spaces, respectively. These expansions promise to ‘Make the game faster’.

Free Parking Jackpot Expansion

Free Parking Jackpot contents:

  • Free Parking Spinner Attachment with base
  • 6 Spin Space Clips
  • 1 Deal Mobile Token
  • 20 Spin Chips
  • 32 Free Parking Bonus Cards
  • 8 Remainder Cards
  • Expansion Guide

It appears that the Chance and Community Spaces are replaced by Spin spaces. Landing on one of these spaces allows the player to spin the 8 segment wheel (Free House, Buy any Unowned Property, Deal Mobile, JACKPOT, -£50, -£100, -£150, -£200). In addition, there are 32 Bonus cards which are drawn alongside a Spin. Landing on Free Parking is the same as landing on a Spin space, as well as the added bonus of scooping the entire ‘Jackpot’. Finally, the expansion comes with an additional token of the Deal Mobile. The user of this token gets free properties and skips rent – use of this token is presumably decided by the Wheel and Bonus Cards.

Go To Jail Expansion

Go To Jail contents:

  • Jail Gameboard Attachment
  • Super Jail Gameboard Attachment
  • 32 Corruption Cards
  • 12 Super Corruption Cards
  • 2 Go to Jail Space Attachments
  • Heist Die with Stickers
  • Escape Die with Stickers
  • 6 Reminder Cards
  • Expansion Guide

The two Tax spaces either side of Go are replaced by Go To Jail spaces. Getting out of Jail now costs £100 instead of £50. When a player passes or lands on the new Corruption Square (replacing the original Jail), they take one ‘Corruption’ card. The game also adds a new tier of Jail called ‘Super Jail’. To escape Super Jail, the player must pay £300 or give a Super Corruption card to an opponent. Each turn spent in jail earns a Corruption or Super Corruption cards. The maximum a player may sit in jail is three turns – as is the rule in traditional Monopoly. Two new dice are added – Heist and an Escape die.

Both Expansion packs can be played together.

Reverse of Game

Monopoly Succession – Heirloom Edition

May 9, 2024 / / 0 Comments

This Monopoly Succession set is one of the rarest in my collection. Monopoly Heirloom was produced by WS Game Company – an American company that specialises in designing ‘luxury’ versions of Hasbro games. However, this edition is even rarer due to its ‘Succession’ branding.

This edition was not sold in stores, instead it was given away as a gift in advance of the Premiere of the fourth and final season of the TV show Succession. Succession Season Four debuted on 26th March 2023.

The centre of the board has the ‘SUCCESSION’ logo and the side of the board is marked with the ‘HBO MAX’ logo. Otherwise the game is identical to the Monopoly Heirloom edition.

Photographs

Additional Information about Monopoly Succession

Hi Callum,

Thank you so much for reaching out! It is so awesome that you were able to obtain one of the Succession Monopoly Heirloom Editions. The information I can give you regarding the unit is that we worked with an HBO hired promotional company to produce this Monopoly for the final season. Unfortunately we cannot share any additional details about the qty produced and the distribution of the units. You definitely have very good fortune to be able to have obtained one of these units!

WS GAME COMPANY

The following Instagram Post is from Patton Oswalt, a US comedian and actor.

Monopoly By You – Selfridges Event Christmas 2021

May 8, 2024 / / 0 Comments

During the Festive Season of 2021, Selfridges (in partnership with Noonah) sold customisable Monopoly editions. These were standard UK editions with traditional UK London properties. Selfridges would then print your Family’s name onto the box and the board – making it unique to every customer.

In addition, customers could select any eight tokens to include with their game – both silver and gold tokens were available to choose from.

The edition could be purchased either online or in-store for £35.

My Edition

I purchased one of these editions from eBay – from the ‘Gungz’ Family

This edition includes: watch, challice, flag, dumbbell, elephant, bird, horse and plane.

Selfridges Display – interactive slideshow

Monopoly Secret Vault (2022)

May 8, 2024 / / 0 Comments

In this version of Monopoly, there are no Railroads, utilities, houses or Community Chest Cards. Hotels can only be obtained through the ‘Vault’ – they cannot be bought.

The Vault starts with: 4 x £100, a Hotel and a Key. The key is the only way to obtain a locked property. The Vault gains an extra £100 every time a player passes Go, and it also receives money taken from the Tax squares and certain Chance Cards.

The Vault is only unlocked with the correct code. Players can make one attempt to unlock the Vault if they roll the Vault symbol during their turn; land on a Vault Space (formerly the Railroads) or pay £100 after landing on a Pay £100 Vault Space (formerly the Utilities).

The game ends when all 22 properties have been purchased or unlocked. Each player collects one extra rent payment from the bank. The winner is then whoever has the highest cash total.

Pall Bow Street Monopoly Deal Error

Monopoly Deal Error – Pall Bow Street (2024 Refresh)

February 14, 2024 / / 0 Comments

In 2024, Monopoly Deal was refreshed with a new look style. The game itself remains unchanged with the same 110 cards as before. However, the first print run (Product Code: 0523-G0351-102) has a major error! The name of ‘Bow Street’ has been misprinted to ‘Pall Bow Street’. The other properties remain unaffected. It appears as every Monopoly Deal in this initial print run is affected.

Monopoly Deal is a card game based on the classic board game. Monopoly Deal was first released in 2008 and this 2024 reprint is its fourth design (Original 2008 edition, 2014 Shuffle, 2017 Hasbro and 2024 ‘Refresh’). Between 2014 and 2017, Monopoly Deal was produced by Cartamundi and was advertised as a part of its Shuffle produce line. The rules and cards have remained unchanged since its 2008 launch.

Pall Bow Street

My edition was purchased direct from a wholesaler – NDA Toys before the game had reached stores (January 2024). At time of writing, this refresh edition is only sold by Smyths, with other major stores still selling the previous (2021) print.

Hasbro Response

When alerted to this error – Hasbro responded that they are aware of the error and are taking action for the next print run. However, the affected batch of Monopoly Deal is currently still making its way to shops.

Dear Callum,

Thank you for contacting Hasbro, Inc. We do appreciate the fact that you have taken the time to share your experience and observations with us.

Hasbro’s number one concern is to make quality toys that are fun, safe and rewarding for consumers of all ages. That’s why we maintain extensive testing procedures during the development, production, assembly and packaging of all our toys.

Please be assured that we have shared your comments with those who work closest with that aspect of our business.

The team were aware of this and the issue has been amended for all future print runs. 

Warmest Regards,
Rio
Hasbro Global Consumer Care – UK

Hasbro global consumer care uk

Hasbro also offered to send a replacement game.

Dear Callum,

Thank you for your email.

As we are unable to replace just this card at this time, please provide your full address details and I will arrange for the older version of the game (same game just a different design) to be sent out to you. 

May we thank you for contacting Hasbro and if we can be of any further assistance, either now or in the future, please do not hesitate to contact us again.

Kind Regards,

Laura
Representative, Hasbro Global Consumer Care-UK

Hasbro global consumer care uk

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