Monopoly has been around for some 87 years now, with the board game being a staple of most households even to this day. It’s one of those go-to board games of skill and one-upmanship that can always command the attention of the house.
Of course, it’s known as a game of playing to the rules of capitalism, but it was, in fact, created by a socialist, Elizabeth Magie, to demonstrate how evil capitalism is, and given how mad the game can make players, it’d be fair to say that it often proves its point.
Now a famous brand of board gaming, Monopoly’s publisher, Hasbro, has expanded on the original game, blending Monopoly into new themes and even new formats. One of those comes in the form of Liverpool Edition Monopoly.
Monopoly continues to diversify
For quite some time, Monopoly toyed with a few different themes, and even a different way to use money, but its most stark leap from the norm has come in the Paddy Power Live Casino.
This is the home of Monopoly Live, which is a wheel-spin and colour-betting live game show that also includes features like Rolls and Chance.
In the live game, a host gives everyone time to bet on numbered colours, which come in the form of Monopoly Money Notes, and then they spin the wheel. Where the wheel lands decide the winning notes, with the numerical value representing the multiplier of the win. It’s quite the leap from the board game but is very popular.
Board game versions have also seen a fair few changes in special editions. Most special editions would have different playing tokens, new locations, and perhaps a different form of money, but recent new editions have changed the game drastically.
Liverpool Edition puts you in the heart of the Merseyside city
Liverpool Edition Monopoly is a part of the City Edition Monopoly games that have been released in recent years and follows the staple format of the classic game. You get six tokens of the Liverbird, an electric guitar, football, boat, purse, and racehorse, and get to play with physical paper notes.
On the board, the brown properties are Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral and Liverpool Cathedral, with the coveted light blue spots being the Walker Art Museum, Museum of Liverpool, and the World Museum. It gets sporty on the pink properties, with Everton FC, Anfield, and Aintree available to buy. The most expensive properties on the board, the dark blue spots, are The Three Graces and St George’s Hall.
As you can see, there are a lot of great sights to see from Liverpool in its edition of Monopoly. You may notice the absence of Liverpool FC there, though, and that might just be because The Reds have their own version of Monopoly. LFC Retro Monopoly is loaded with legends of the club as the properties on the board so that you can build an all-time great team.
While not the most drastic detour from the original game of Monopoly, Liverpool Edition Monopoly is certainly one that residents and those affectionate for the city can enjoy a round of – until they land on Super Tax!