Sep 11, 2009
Real World Monopoly: Rich Uncle Pennybags (Mr. Monopoly) Discovers Google Maps
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By: Luke Gilman | Other Posts by Luke Gilman Go to Comments | Be the First to Comment |
From the series of tubes that brought you I can haz cheezburger and stumbleupon comes the next great internet time waster Monopoly City Streets. The site softlaunched a few days ago according to the official blog and news reports such as the Guardian’s quickly brought it crashing back down again. It’s essentially exactly what it sounds like – a mashup of Google Maps and Monopoly, enabling a new look on the classic board game.
Monopoly City Streets, a link up between game owners Hasbro and Google Maps, launches on Wednesday for a four-month period. It enables one, in theory, to buy any street in the world.
