Monopoly Game 70th Anniversary Edition

by Milton Bradley

• Seventy years!
• This anniversary edition of the world's most popular board game is a luxurious interpretation of the classic.
• It has it all, so you can 'own it all' in style!
• 1930's-inspired graphics on the foil gameboard, special plastic houses in 4 architectural styles, 12 unique hotels, 12 deluxe tokens inspired by your favorites (the boot becomes a high-heel shoe and the battleship is now a swank speedboat). Collectible stylized tin slips into a protective plastic sleeve.
• Ages: 8 to Adult / 2-8 Players.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.6 x 10.8 x 10.8 inches ; 3.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Origin: Made in USA and Imported
• ASIN: B00061I4YM
• Item model number: 653569027690
• Manufacturer recommended age: 8 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #184,841 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Product Description

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In the 70th anniversary edition of this timeless board game, the neighborhood still looks exactly the same, with Marvin Gardens and Boardwalk in their expected places and properties still valued at 1930s prices. The object, as always, is to use business savvy to purchase properties and become the richest player by the end of the game. The difference is in the wrappings and this celebratory version comes packaged in an elegant embossed silver tin decorated in an Art Deco-inspired design. The glamorous Deco style is echoed on the foil-wrapped game board and also in the distinctive architecture of the houses and hotels in this set. Players will recognize their old favorites among the chrome-plated playing pieces--the shoe, the car, and (who could forget?) the thimble—but even some of those have had ornate decorative touch-ups. Maybe Monopoly’s continuing success is fueled by the influence of modern-day real-estate mogul Donald Trump or maybe it’s just the fun of dreaming about being a millionaire. Either way, Monopoly still holds its appeal as an entertaining game that is full of high stakes and luck. --Cristina Vaamonde

Product Description

This 70th Anniversary Edition captures the glamour and distinctive art style of the 1930's by making the familiar elements of the game bigger, better and more luxurious. For example, the popular tokens from the classic Monopoly game have taken on a new style. The Race Car has become a stretch Roadster and the old Shoe is now an elegant High Heel. The hotels and houses are bigger and better, too. Each game includes 12 unique hotels and four distinctive house designs. Two to four players.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but flawed collector's edition of Monopoly. September 15, 2005

By David V. Shook

Durability: 3.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   

This is a good edition of the classic Monopoly game. The houses and hotels are greatly detailed in the 1930's deco style. Each hotel has a unique design. The tokens are more detailed and larger than the tokens in the standard and deluxe sets. The banker's tray is of a more durable plastic and feels velvet like on top. Every thing is well organized in the collector's tin and very protable.

I there are some negatives however. First the quad-folded board is not as thick as the deluxe edition. It has the same thickness as the standard sets. The second and biggest flaw in my opinion is the game only comes with one set of Monopoly money. The delexe set priced at $19.99 comes with two sets of Monopoly money. For an edition priced at $39.99, containing only one set of Monopoly money is inexcusible.

Overall I would recommend this set for play only if you don't already have a good edition of Monopoly. Otherwise I would only buy this if you are a hardcore collector of Monopoly sets.

Note: My set came with 15 hotels instead of 12 and 33 houses instead of 32. Weither you consider this a good or a bad thing I will leave up to you to decide :)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Monopoly September 18, 2008

By Trip P

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Durability: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

Fun for the whole family. It is one of those staple games that you never get sick of playing.

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Monopoly Differences December 30, 2005

By EMPIRE COMMANDER

Durability: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

If your looking to buy a nice version of monopoly than this is what you are looking for. It comes in a silver colered tin with a gold plastic case around it, instead of the usual cardboard box, and includes the following:

Game Peices:

A dog, train, High heeled shoe, money bag, horse and rider, car, thimble, boat, top hat, Iron, cannon, and a wheel-barrow, all of which are either new or upgraded editions of the original game peices.

Houses + Hotels:

Ther are six different maroon hotels and four different emerald houses.

Cards + money:

The properties are the same, but the actual card is gold instead of white, the chance, community chest, and money cards/paper have a different design.

Game Board + dice:

The game board features a new design as well and has a mettalic front, while the dice are clear but have colored sparkles.

On the inside of the tin, everything comes in a soft insert that seperates all the peices. So the whole game is very nice looking and would make a great edition to any game collection, (GET THIS GAME!).

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Fairly Good Edition January 30, 2009

By Tina A. Stephens

Durability: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 3.0 out of 5 stars   

This version of the Monopoly game is Ok. The game pieces are excellent, the board is fair and the chance and other cards are quite cute. However, the money is small and there is not enough of it. It doesn't allow for that many players to play. The tin container is very efficient. For what I paid for it, it's darn right excellent. I paid $11.00 at Toys R Us several years ago during Christmas time. I couldn't believe it. It may have been a mistake on the store's part, Because everywhere else I looked it was about 50.00 bucks. So for the $11.00 bucks that I paid, it's a darn good buy. Would I pay never pay over $100.00 bucks for it.

1.0 out of 5 stars 70th Anniversary Monopoly Game First Edition May 31, 2010

By SewingNana

Amazon Verified Purchase

Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   

My rating reflects a damaged product, that was not replaced.
The 70th Anniversary Monopoly Game First Edition comes in a beautiful container and the pieces are so retro and cool. My complaint is that the quad-folded board came damaged, must not have been completely dry when folded and packaged. Opened the board and a few areas side were stuck to the opposite side and the board was bent in numerous area. Sent pictures to the seller, but would not replace the board !

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Monopoly tokens on Steroids! April 17, 2006

By Zeph Greenwell

Durability: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

What makes this monopoly version special is the Large Tokens and the difeerent styles of houses and hotels. I love how they made the tokens bigger and heavier. The are also about four different styles of houses and hotels for a little variety in housing. The money holder has felt on it to make it a little more fancy then standard plastic and of course the case is metal instead of the standard cardboard box. Other than that it is the same game. The only complaint I had is that I thought looking at the tin on the shelf that it was a silver and gld colored tin, but it is only siver. The gold is only on the plastic around the tin.

5 of 10 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars 70th Edition Monopoly September 19, 2005

By C. O'Leary

Durability: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 3.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   

Its a fun game...not any different from the original except the pieces are cooler and it also comes with a history of the game.

We are monopoly collectors, and this is one of the better ones.