There are countless themed variations of Monopoly, but this one is the best yet. Technically, The Doom That Came To Atlantic City isn’t actually a new version of the game, but a loosely based satire that has the monsters from your Lovecraftian nightmares trying to take over South Jersey.
Yeah, because if you were one of the Great Ones wouldn’t you start there, too?
The game is the work of artist Lee Moyer, designer Keith Baker, and sculptor Paul Komoda and has been a work-in-progress for 20 years that is finally going to happen thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign.
See more pictures and a video after the jump…
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Remember when special editions of Monopoly were you know, special? As in, they didn’t cover the entire shelf of the board game section? It hasn’t been that way for a while, and even virtual games, like World of Warcraft and StarCraft, are getting in on the action. Street Fighter is the latest to join the bunch—but USAPoly needs your opinion on which characters should get game pieces before the game is releaed. Click here to vote through March 5th.
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Blizzard has officially announced a partnership with USAopoly that will make Warcraft Monopoly and StarCraft Risk a reality beginning this summer.
Check out the official descriptions after the break.
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One custom Monopoly board this week wasn’t enough. First there was the Mass Effect version, and now we have one for Skyrim. Alex Bennett has designed a board that goes to Karthwasten and makes the players draw for guild missions.
See some detailed images of game components after the break.
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There’s practically a different Monopoly theme for every day of the month. Apparently, there isn’t a Mass Effect edition though. DeviantArt user TommyFilth decided to rectify this problem and design a custom board and game pieces. I approve of the level of dedication.
Check out a gallery with more pieces after the break.
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Play the classic game of Monopoly set in the year 3,000! In one of the latest Monopoly themes, you can fly around the board as Bender and buy places like Planet Express. If you don’t feel like having the usual Monopoly marathon, directions are included for a speedy 60 minute version. That’s probably the option they’d go for in space.
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Monopoly is so much cooler when it happens in space… or when you’re pretending to buy space. This edition features the 11th Doctor and his companions. The Chance and Community Cards are Doctor Who themed, as is the board. You get a TARDIS, but you’ll also get regular pieces like the boot. It looks like you still buy houses instead of say, space ships as well. Blame that on timey wimey stuff. It works for the Doctor.
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The 24th anniversary of the release of The Princess Bride happened over the weekend. To commemorate that event, here’s a customized Monopoly board. I only wish it was real!
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Being what is no doubt a talented, thoughtful and all around awesome girlfriend, Elisabeth Redel created this Fallout Monopoly set for her boyfriend.
The board was printed on a 50 x 50 cm PVC plate. Every street is a location from the Fallout game. “GO” is now “G.O.A.T.” and “free parking” is the “please stand by” screen. Every card has one of the Fallout3 or Fallout New Vegas perks on it and has a really cool old playingcard image on the back.
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Play Monopoly the Klingon way! There will be rituals, bloodletting, and guttural noises. I know you’re asking: what makes that different from any other game of Monopoly? This special Star Trek edition is limited to just 1,701 pieces and no attention to detail has been spared. The final game pieces are still a mystery, but the LE will at least include a 1/6th scale Chancellor’s Cane from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, carefully carved Birds of Prey, and a Klingon Empire proclamation.
Check out the video after the jump to see some of the work that has gone into building this game.
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