Penguin-opoly– This clumsily-titled Monopoly rip-off swaps properties for penguins (for some reason). This rule applies to unmortgaged properties even if another property in that colour-group is mortgaged.

Watching the soapbox pontificators at Speaker’s Corner won’t cost you a penny, and coffee and cake at the Park Lane outpost of the prettily pink Elan Cafe can be done for (just) under a tenner. It became such a success in the UK that Waddingtons ran Monopoly competitions in locations depicted on the board; one such contest was held on platforms 3 and 4 of Fenchurch Street station. The set includes 180 chips with chip rack, decorative tin, 54-card deck and a rulebook featuring your favorite South Park characters.

I won’t lie to you, the most enticing option around here doesn’t arrive until 2020, when massive Italian food hall Eataly is slated to open. If you are not "sent to jail" but in the ordinary course of play lands on that space, you are "Just Visiting", you incur no penalty, and you move ahead in the usual manner on your next turn. When you land on a property that is owned by another player, the owner collects rent from you in accordance with the list printed on its Title Deed card.

I am of course kidding – head to Chinatown for a more authentic experience, whether that be taiyaki ice cream cones from Bake, or by chowing down at these excellent restaurants. To be honest, you would be very lucky to have one of these editions in your possession but there are some other versions of Monopoly that are quite valuable. Many sets came with simple wooden tokens in a skittle shape, but some sets were supplied with shaped tokens made from compressed paper and sawdust. During the war years, manufacturers were not able to use metal to create the playing tokens so they had to look for alternatives. During PREPARATION for play, the Banker shuffles the pack of Title Deed cards, then the player to the left cuts them, then the Banker deals out two, one at a time, to each player.Fun fact about Old Kent Road: it’s actually the only square on the Monopoly board that’s south of the Thames. The Scottish edition of Monopoly was launched in 2001, featuring a board themed like the Scottish flag and Scottish towns and cities for each of the properties.

As you build evenly, you must also break down evenly if you sell houses back to the Bank (see SELLING PROPERTY).The stations were the four London termini of the London and North Eastern Railway, principally King's Cross, which served Waddingtons' home town of Leeds. If your debt is to another player, you must turn over to that player all that you have of value and retire from the game.

Since Vine Street has no pubs, a typical Monopoly pub crawl visits the connecting Swallow Street instead. Dog Opoly– If you’re a fan of man’s best friend, then this canine twist on the Monopoly formula might be the one for you. Unlike the most famous version of the game, the game board is circular and drawn on oil cloth rather than cardboard. Head to Little Bat for afters, where a big list of cocktails will keep you entertained into the wee hours.If they hold property in this way until a later turn, they must pay the interest again upon lifting the mortgage. The player who mortgages property retains possession of it and no other player may secure it by lifting the mortgage from the Bank. Most of the copies remain with their original owners, but a few have found their way into the private collections of board game enthusiasts. British pop star Harry Styles is big news at the moment, with his great pop songs tearing up the charts on both sides of the Atlantic.