Forget those London landmarks, it’s all about Kent’s county town as MONOPOLY announce a Maidstone edition.

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Released this October, a roll of the dice could land you on the likes of Archbishop’s Palace and Leeds Castle, or you could go to jail at Maidstone Prison! It can be nice little facts, different bits of trivia that are key to Maidstone but people outside Maidstone may not know, that’s why it is so important that people write in and let us know what should be on the board.” You could be raking it in by building houses on Mote Park. Picture: MBC Locals will be helping us decide, especially on the Community Chest cards and things like this,” he said. Leading landmarks from Maidstone will replace those from the original Monopoly game and the public are being invited to vote for landmarks and cards to feature in the game. Current suggestions are Leeds Castle, Archbishop’s Palace, the Town Hall, Maidstone Prison, Mote Park, Maidstone Hospital and Maidstone Museum. Today it has been announced that Maidstone will become the latest location in Kent to be honoured with its own version of the famous board, with local landmarks replacing the traditional London locations.Maidstone landed the honour of a customised Monopoly game after seeing off 24 other places across Europe to win the accolade and beating runner-up Chartres in France. The new game will have sets and cards themed to Maidstone’s landmarks, heritage, shopping, education, entertainment and more, as well as customised Chance and Community Chest cards.

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We look for the public’s input, so polling is open today,” he said as the plans for the Maidstone game were revealed. Reacting to news of the new game, Mayor of Maidstone Marion Ring said: "As there are only two weeks to vote and so many beautiful, historical and memorable places in Maidstone that could be featured in the new game, have a go now for your own favourites. This is our opportunity as residents to shape how it will look and what it will be like to play. It's great that Maidstone has been chosen and I will look forward to playing it when it comes out later in the year." Graham Barnes from games manufacturer Winning Moves @toptrumps told Maidstone Radio that he wants the people of #Maidstone to recommend local landmarks. Mr Shrimpton said: “Maidstone is Kent’s most populous place and is blessed with very many stunning landmarks and buildings, and hidden gems like Leeds Castle and the Archbishop’s Palace.It may well be more a case of which landmarks to leave off than the ones to put on. We expect to be wonderfully spoilt for choice.” Celebrate Maidstone, the county town of Kent, in this special edition of MONOPOLY! Pass GO and begin your journey at the historic Archbishop’s Palace. Where will you stop next? Get ready to build your own Maidstone empire! Invest in houses and hotels, then watch the rent come pouring in! Stay sharp — because there’s only room at the top for one. Trade your way to success — you can own it all! If you’ve ever played Monopoly you’ll be familiar with the lowest of lows at Old Kent Road and the highest of highs with Mayfair and Park lane.

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A fun twist on the classic Monopoly Board Game. Move around the board, buying and selling property. Even Maidstone’s famous attractions have got involved trying to gather support, so they can claim they’re square on this latest edition. Marion Ring, Mayor of Maidstone, said: “As there are only two weeks to vote and so many beautiful, historical and memorable places in Maidstone that could be featured in the new game, have a go now for your own favourites. In between Leeds Castle and Archbishop’s Palace are the great and good of the town, including Maidstone Museum which will replace Oxford Street, the Hazlitt Theatre replacing Coventry Street and Maidstone United's home ground the Gallagher Stadium in place of Piccadilly.Mr Shrimpton said the company would carry out research to look for what is important to the County Town to ensure the game has a really unique local flavour.