Monopoly 1935

by Winning Moves

Product Features

• Game board, Title Deeds, Chance & Community Chest cards
• Original moving tokens and wooden houses
• Monopoly Memories commemorative booklet, rules
• Beautiful, Retro look.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.8 x 10.1 x 20.1 inches ; 4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00006FWVL
• Item model number: 1009
• Manufacturer recommended age: 10 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #177,899 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

From the Manufacturer

A reproduction of the first deluxe edition of Monopoly produced in 1935. Includes special "Monopoly Memories" booklet containing historical references about the 1930's and the Monopoly game's origins.

Product Description

A reproduction of the first deluxe edition of Monopoly produced in 1935. Each detail lovingly recreated. Includes special ''Monopoly Memories'' containing historical references about the 30's and the Monopoly game's origins.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

50 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointment!!, August 1, 2004

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Calledgestewdent - See all my reviews

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

This review is from: Monopoly 1935 (Toy)

I was kind of disappointed with this edition. It's about half true to the 1935 edition and about half modern.

True Aspects:
-Wood houses and hotels
-Outside box looks pretty accurate which the earliest look.
-The tokens are mostly correct. About half of them are not included in regular sets today so I must assume they were in the old editions only.
-Chance and Community Chest cards are done old school. They have old pictures to match the old descriptions.
-Property cards are old looking (typed).

These are just wrong:
-The money tray is the modern version (flimsy plastic). The original was a cardboard box, which I really wanted!!
-The wood houses and hotels have overhangs, which is not true to the original pieces.
-The property cards are thin. I don't know how thick the originals were but these seemed super thin.
-The money is too big and I'm not sure if the style was the one included in the 1935 set.

Interesting additions:
-History about the game
-Pictures of several additions
-Double stacks of cash!! They give you two packs of money, which helps with big games.
-"Banker's rate card" is included to help with interest and mortgage rates. This information was not included in the 1935 set and helps make the game easier to play.

I got these comparisions from the pictures included in the rule book. I don't recommend this edition for serious collectors but if you are looking for a more nostalgic look, go for this edition. The board is made really well and can probably stand up to more use than other editions. I like the look of this set and even for all its faults was still worth my money.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Minor Complaints, January 18, 2007

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Elinor Dashwood "Elinor Dashwood" (England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Monopoly 1935 (Toy)

This Monopoly game was exactly what I was looking for. I was impressed with the durable wooden property houses and metal player pieces. The "Chance" and "Community Chest" cards are neat too because they are relevant to 1930's history.

There are only two things I can think of that they could have done a better job with. First of all, there aren't enough houses and hotels. I played a full-length game with several others, and by the end of the game we were using household jiblets to signify houses and hotels. Secondly, the property prices are not printed on the board. The game comes with a paper sheet that lists property values. It was cumbersome to have to keep referring to and easy to lose track of.

16 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not accurate to the original, July 1, 2004

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"endoxos" - See all my reviews

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

This review is from: Monopoly 1935 (Toy)

The original houses and hotels were made of wood (not plastic), and the money provided is not like the original, the patterns on them were much different. There was no plastic money holder (it was cardboard), and though I can't tell from the picture, the back of my original Monopoly board is like a jean-like material. I also don't recall the dog being one of the original pieces, either.