Editing Monopoly

'''''Monopoly''''' is a commercial boardgame produced by [[Hasbro]] under its [[Parker Brothers]] board games imprint. It is a turn-based game "simulating" the real estate market, where two to six players vie for dominance, and is one of the best methods of starting a huge family fight.

It was originally created in [[1903]] by Lizzy Magie and called ''The Landlord's Game'', designed as a criticism of the whole "rent" thing and the economic imbalances it fed. In [[1935]] Charles Darrow more or less took the game from some people who taught it to him and patented it as ''Monopoly''<ref>{{w|History of Monopoly}}</ref>, and from there, approximately eleven jillion variations both official and unofficial have cluttered store shelves.


==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Monopoly'' (2007)===
: Released on June 02, ''Transformers Monopoly'' is a fairly straightforward, mostly-cosmetic variation on the traditional ''Monopoly'' game, using "[[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]]" characters, locations, and etc. The only difference in gameplay besides the name changes is that, upon rolling doubles, one can choose to use a 'special power' instead of moving again. What the power is depends on the allegiance of the character and which number was rolled.

: It comes with six character tokens: [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. Houses are now [[Energon cube]]s, and Hotels [[Antimatter]]. 

: In [[2009]], the game was updated and slightly altered with a special collector's edition; inexplicably, [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] art features heavily in this set. It also replaces the Bumblebee, Jazz, Starscream and Soundwave tokens with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]].

: Properties in the traditional ''Monopoly'' game are now locations in the ''Transformers'' [[multiverse]]. Utilities are computers, and Railroads are now forms of transportation. Community Chest cards are now Autobot cards, while Chance cards are Decepticon cards. The four corners - GO, Jail, Free Parking, and Go To Jail - remain unchanged for legal reasons (which is a bummer, because you know the GO! from the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers|original Optimus Prime toy's trailer]] would be ''perfect'' for the starting GO space).
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Purple properties'''</u>
* [[Decagon]] (Mediterranean Ave)
* [[Autobase]] (Baltic Ave)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Light blue properties'''</u>
* [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] (Oriental Ave)
* Moon Base (Vermont Ave)
* [[Sonic Canyons]] (Connecticut Ave)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Magenta properties'''</u>
* [[Shockwave's Tower]] (St. Charles Place)
* Combat Arena (States Ave)
* [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] (Virginia Ave)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Orange properties'''</u>
* [[Sherman Dam]] (St. James Place)
* Decepticon Command Bunker (Tennessee Ave)
* [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] (New York Ave)
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Transformers monopoly board.jpg|right|upright=1.33|thumb|We don't care how you've played all your life, you're NOT SUPPOSED TO GET ANY MONEY FOR FREE PARKING!]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Red properties'''</u>
* [[Smelting pool]]s (Kentucky Ave)
* [[Well of All Sparks]] (Indiana Ave)
* [[Chamber of the Ancients|Chamber of Ancients]] (Illinois Ave)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Yellow properties'''</u>
* [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]] (Atlantic Ave)
* [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] (Ventnor Ave)
* [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] (Marvin Gardens)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Green properties'''</u>
* [[Unicron]] (Pacific Ave)
* [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] (North Carolina Ave)
* [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] (Pennsylvania Ave)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Blue properties'''</u>
* [[Earth]] (Park Place)
* [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] (Boardwalk)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Railroads'''</u>
* The [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] (Reading Railroad)
* [[Space bridge]] (Pennsylvania Railroad)
* The [[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]] (B&O Railroad)
* [[Transwarp Drive]] (Short Line)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Utilities'''</u>
* [[Teletraan I]] (Electric Company
* [[Vector Sigma]] (Water Works)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Taxes'''</u>
* Cover Detected (Income Tax)
* Replenish Energon (Luxury Tax)
|}
The money features pictures of various Transformers along with their [[Tech Spec]] mottos:
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*$1 - Bumblebee
*$5 - Soundwave
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*$10 - [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]
*$20 - Starscream
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*$50 - [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] 
*$100 - Megatron 
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*$500 - Optimus Prime
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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===''Transformers Monopoly'' (2021)===
:In [[2021]], a newer and simpler version of ''Transformers Monopoly'' was released, this iteration using a wide range of artwork including "[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]" and [[evergreen]] designs.

: It came with six character tokens: [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. Houses are once again [[energon cube]]s, but Hotels are now "energon bunkers". Money now simply features Autobot and Decepticon symbols with "Monopoly" written in [[Alphabet|Cybertronian]] beneath them.

: Unlike the preivous game, which was more or less a 1:1 replacement of traditional ''Monopoly'' spaces, each colored area of the board only features two properties. Utilities are now [[Titan (group)|Titans]], and railroads are now [[space bridge]]s. The four corners - GO, Jail, Free Parking, and Go To Jail - remain unchanged for the same reasons as before, and the Community Chest/Autobot Chance/Decepticon cards/spaces remain.

{|{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Purple properties'''</u>
* [[Moonbase One|Moon Base 1]]
* [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Light blue properties'''</u>
* Rocket Base
* Antimatter Lab
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Magenta properties'''</u>
* [[Springfield]] City
* [[Sherman Dam]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Orange properties'''</u>
* [[Moonbase Two|Moon Base 2]]
* [[Praetorus Wharf|Preatorus Wharf]]
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:TFMonopoly2021.jpeg|right|upright=1.33|thumb|Also, YOU DO NOT GET $400 FOR LANDING ON GO.]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Red properties'''</u>
* [[Protihex]]
* [[Crystal City]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Yellow properties'''</u>
* Solar Power Station
* [[Andes Mountains|Ancient Ruins]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Green properties'''</u>
* [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]
* [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|Decepticon Base]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Blue properties'''</u>
* [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon City]]
* [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon City]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Railroads'''</u>
* [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Cybertron)|Shockwave Space Bridge]] (Reading Railroad)
* Autobot City Space Bridge (Pennsylvania Railroad)
* Megatron Space Bridge (B&O Railroad)
* [[Emirate Xaaron Spacebridge Nexus|Iacon City Space Bridge]] (Short Line)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Utilities'''</u>
* [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (Electric Company)
* [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (Water Works)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Taxes'''</u>
* [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] (Income Tax)
* [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] (Luxury Tax)
|}

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===''Beast Wars Monopoly'' (2022)===
: ''Beast Wars Monopoly'' is an even further tweaking of the traditional ''Monopoly'', now with the aesthetic trappings of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''.

: This version of the game comes with ''fourteen'' character tokens, seven characters with a token for both Beast Mode and Robot Mode (players use both under the new rule set): [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]], [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]. Community Chest cards are now [[Maximal]] cards, while Chance cards are [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] cards, and their individual flavor texts reference different episodes of the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|original ''Beast Wars'' cartoon]]. Instead of Houses and Hotels players can now place [[Stasis pod|Stasis Pods]] on their properties. A [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] is also included. Instead of traditional money, this version of the game uses Energon Cubes and [[Energon crystal|Energon Crystals]].

: Once again there are only two properties per color block, but there's an even further shift in the rules. There are no Utilities or Taxes, now being replaced by spaces allowing a player to Maximize or Terrorize. The mode you're in can have a profound impact on gameplay: players can only place Stasis Pods when in Robot Mode, but pay a smaller "energy cost" when landing on an opponent's property in Beast Mode. The four corners continue to remain unchanged from the original other than the traditional graphics being placed over the old toy-packaging red-scale backdrop.

{|{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Purple properties'''</u>
* Rock Bridge
* Box Canyon
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Light blue properties'''</u>
* [[Flying mountain|Floating Mountain]]
* [[Brigadoon|Flying Island]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Magenta properties'''</u>
* [[Grid Halex]]
* [[Grid Omega]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Orange properties'''</u>
* [[Northern Sector]]
* [[Tarantulas's lair|Secret Lair]]
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:BeastWarsMonopoly.jpg|right|upright=1.33|thumb|All these years of us warning against house rules and this edition just shirks our efforts with its own unique rules.]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Red properties'''</u>
* [[Grid Orion]]
* [[Grid Trion]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Yellow properties'''</u>
* [[Standing Stones]]
* [[Bio-Dome]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Green properties'''</u>
* [[Grid Scavos]]
* [[Grid Vega]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Blue properties'''</u>
* Predacon Base
* Maximal Base
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Railroads'''</u>
* [[Nemesis (G1)|The Nemesis]] (Reading Railroad)
* [[Ark (G1)|The Ark]] (Pennsylvania Railroad)
* [[Darksyde (BW)|The Darksyde]] (B&O Railroad)
* [[Axalon (BW)|The Axalon]] (Short Line)
|}
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==Notes==
[[File:MonopolyEmpireStarConvoyHead.jpg|thumb|100px]]
*While not explicitly a ''Transformers'' themed game, a version of ''Monopoly Empire'' features Transformers as one of the buyable brands in-game. The token for the Transformers brand is the head of Optimus Prime, which is based on Star Convoy, oddly enough.

==External links==
*{{w|Monopoly (game)|''Monopoly'' on Wikipedia}}

==References==
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[[Category:Board games]]
[[Category:Generation 1 games]]
[[Category: Beast Wars games]]