Hobart Monopoly Board Game

Hobart Monopoly Board Game

A LOCAL MONOPOLY HAS LANDED IN THE HEART OF TASMANIA

After months of anticipation, the official Hobart MONOPOLY board launches today.
Locals and visitors can now celebrate and honour their region by playing the world’s most popular board game!
Thousands of Hobartians across the region have spent months combing through and carefully selecting the best locations to build the board with, and after serious deliberation, the custom themed squares that will feature in this local edition of Monopoly are:

• Brown – Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, and kenvani / Mount Wellington
• Light Blue – Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Mawson’s Huts Museum, and Theatre Royal
• Pink – Royal Hobart Golf Club, Blundstone Arena, and Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
• Orange – Hobart Convict Penitentiary, Pennicott Wilderness Journey, and Cascades Female Factory
• Red – Franklin Square, Mures Fish Centre, and Salamanca Place
• Yellow – Port Arthur Historic Site, Battery Point, and Wrest Point
• Green – Salamanca Market, Cascade Brewery, and MONA
• Dark Blue – The Henry Jones Art Hotel, and MACq 01 Hotel
• Transport – Sullivans Cove Marina, The Shot Tower, MONA Ferry, and Hobart Airport
• Community Chest – Hit FM 100.9

The public are invited to meet Mr Monopoly, throw the dice on the giant Hobart Monopoly board, and get their hands on one of the first boards from (time) at Wrest Point today.

Marc Dragicevic, representative from Winning Moves – the makers of custom Monopoly Boards – said: “Hobart is an incredibly picturesque region rich with heritage and art that we aimed to immortalize with this board. We are so excited to launch this edition and offer Hobartians a board where they can live the local experience in a fun and reminiscent way!”

The MONOPOLY game first hit shelves in 1935 – since then it has been played by more than 1 billion people. Today, the game is adored all around world, being played in 114 countries and enjoyed in over 47 different languages.