Why publishers shouldn’t monetise internet culture The original creators of these memes may never have envisioned they'd appear on a Monopoly board one day.

Britain’s longest-reigning monarch has left an undeniable impact on the nation in many ways, but none more so than giving people the opportunity to sell as much tat as possible simply by slapping her face on it. Mugs, plates, pillow covers and Monopoly: HM Queen Elizabeth Edition: nothing moves random products quite like Her Maj. Despite releasing before her death last year, Monopoly: HM Queen Elizabeth Edition serves as a surprisingly fitting tribute to the woman, considering that she was arguably one of the most high-profile landlords on the planet. Fast food promotion toys ( SpongeBob sport toys (McDonald's) • SpongeBob SquarePants 2021 Happy Meal toys (McDonald's) • The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water Happy Meal toys (McDonald's)) • Life Preserver and Treasure Chest cards serve the purpose of the Chance and Community Chest cards. These cards can have rewards or penalties on them for the player that draws them. Life Preserver cards take the place of Chance cards and Treasure Chest cards take the place of Cummunity Chest cards.Have fun in the “sordid underworld” of meth dealing You too can own the hideout where Breaking Bad's Tuco was gunned-down. The enduring legacy of Love Actually is baffling. It’s easily worse than fellow Richard Curtis and Hugh Grant movie collaborations Four Weddings and a Funeral and Notting Hill, yet Love Actually continues to find its way into the Christmas lexicon every year. Entire essays could – and have – been written about its toxic portrayal of ‘romance’ and it might as well serve as a guidebook for entitled creeps everywhere. Certain official Monopoly editions are odd because of the property they’re based on, the concept behind them, the contents of the game itself or the fact that Hasbro executives believed there was an audience for them. Whilst we’ve never been the biggest fans of Monopoly, there are some versions and spin-off titles that we have found enjoyment in: such as Matt’s vocal love for the card game Monopoly Deal. Weirdest Monopoly Editions The Speed Die was introduced to the Standard Edition of Monopoly in 2007 to make the game faster. Speed Die Monopoly has several different rules – one of which is how much money each player starts with. Monopoly: D-Day does nothing to engage players in the event of the Normandy landings, it only appropriates its imagery and language in an extremely shallow manner. There are more important things to be upset about at the moment than Monopoly: D-Day, but it’s undoubtedly baffling that someone thought this board game should be published.

Another weird element of Monopoly: Bass Fishing Edition is that players can still go to jail. Whatever arrestable offenses are these bass fishers doing? Are there, in fact, numerous illegal activities associated with bass fishing? Is the hobby an elaborate ruse to cover genuine, actual crimes? Monopoly: Bass Fishing Edition may have blown off the lid of one of the world’s greatest conspiracies and we’ve been in blind ignorance until now. However, the versions of Monopoly featured on this list beg the question: was this necessary? If you own or know of any particularly strange official Monopoly editions then be sure to share them in the comments below. Otherwise, here are six of the weirdest official Monopoly editions you can actually play. Wheels explains the origins of Monopoly.

Weirdest Monopoly Editions

Sheldon J. Plankton Mode - (Plankton is added to the game, whenever someone rolls a one, Plankton moves one space. As soon as he reaches the Krusty Krab from Plankton's lab, the game is over.) The morals behind the award-winning television series Breaking Bad are a little murky at times – with certain moments feeling like they glorify Walter White’s transformation from meek science teacher to anti-hero drug dealer. However, for those who have watched Breaking Bad, what happens to Walter by the end of the series’ finale isn’t good. The game’s board features locations from the show, with players acquiring properties that have played host to numerous violent and horrendous events, such as Don Eladio’s Hacienda and Tuco’s Hideout. Another weirdly tone-death inclusion is a burnt teddy bear, which is a reference to a plane crash in which several people are killed – thanks, in part, to the actions of the main character. Such fun! You may be wondering how much Monopoly money is in a box. The answer varies depending on which edition of Monopoly you have and when it was made.

Advance to Kelp Forest, Krusty Krab and Bikini Bottom Mall – will you owe rent or reap the rewards? A fitting tribute to the ultimate landlord Considering this money has the Queen's face, there's a very small chance you could pass it off for real currency. You might be surprised to learn there are multiple editions of Monopoly themed around fishing. Possibly the strangest of these fishy editions is Monopoly: Bass Fishing Edition, namely because it is scratching such a specific itch within an already very specific itch. I am aware that bass fishing is a hobby – one that I’m sure many people enjoy – but is it really such a well-liked hobby that it needed its own edition of Monopoly celebrating it? In regular Frozen Monopoly, players start the game with the same money and same note breakdown as in modern classic Monopoly:

The 32 pineapples (yellow) replace the tradition houses and the 12 Krusty Krabs (red) replace the traditional hotels. We are sure you know Monopoly, the popular real estate board game where you have to buy the different streets while trying to drive your opponents to bankruptcy. SpongeBob SquarePants Monopoly is a recreation of this classic game where the characters are those of the successful children's TV series. Features The player tokens in Monopoly: Love Actually Edition are banal – why is there a CD player and a tambourine, for Christ’s sake? - and the box cover is astonishingly low-effort. However, nothing can prepare you for the baffling awfulness of its game board.

As with many other editions of Monopoly with innocuous theming, the purchasable properties in the Queen Elizabeth edition represent various standout moments in her life. Highlights include her birth, the marriages of her grandchildren and, seemingly, the realisation of her own identity with a property space simply titled Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The most disappointing aspect of the game – despite its very existence – is the fact that its creators missed out on the perfect opportunity to educate players on exactly how much land and property the royal family owns. The world’s favourite family board game brings you another exciting edition of MONOPOLY: SpongeBob Squarepants!It feels like there’s an infinite number of Monopoly editions in the world. There aren’t, but researching for this article made it seem like there are. Regardless, there are a lot of editions of Monopoly - and buried amongst all the bog-standard Game of Thrones, Arsenal and Dungeons & Dragons editions are some real anomalies.