Not sure what game to buy next? Buy a premium mystery box for two to four great games to add to your collection! Buy Premium Box » 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! A fun twist on the classic Monopoly Board Game. Move around the board, buying and selling property. The process for taking the new game from concept to hitting the shops in October 2021 sees the team at Winning Moves - who are producing the new edition under license from games firm Hasbro - sift through all the suggestions submitted by the public to select the ones that best represent the town. Leeds Castle has been named the ‘Mayfair of Maidstone’ and our sister paper the Kent Messenger takes Fleet Street as the county town gets its very own version of the family favourite board game Monopoly.

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Great online store for board games. They always arrive perfectly and undamaged which is important to me. 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. 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. Even Maidstone’s famous attractions have got involved trying to gather support, so they can claim they’re square on this latest edition.

One card sends you on a free guided VIP tour of Leeds Castle, while another hands players lots of Monopoly money as a celebration for Maidstone United Football Club winning the league. 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.

Just two weeks to vote on landmarks for new Maidstone MONOPOLY

Finding four train stations as in the Monopoly original proved a challenge. As did locating Maidstone’s Old Kent Road equivalent. The public suggested Maidstone landmarks and charities to be featured in the new game 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 Monopoly has finally come to Maidstone with the all new Monopoly: Maidstone Edition! We’re incredibly excited to announce that Maidstone Distillery features on the game board in place of Trafalgar Square on the standard edition board and alongside many other iconic Maidstonian landmarks and businesses. Own a piece of Maidstone history! 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. Debbie Matthews, head of sales and marketing at Leeds Castle, said: “We are very excited to welcome Mr Monopoly to Leeds Castle to launch the Maidstone edition game.Zatu has an excellent range of games and for most of them the best prices too. Delivery is always fast and I have never received a game in bad condition. 10/10 would recommend. 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 and will go on sale in October 2021. Forget those London landmarks, it’s all about Kent’s county town as MONOPOLY announce a Maidstone edition. 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! We look for the public’s input, so polling is open today,” he said as the plans for the Maidstone game were revealed.