The Monopoly board is based on Atlantic City, NJ. But what if it was your city? In case you're not familiar, the names are color grouped in order of increasing importance/prestige. I'll do Madison:
Browns - Johnson St, Gorham St
Light blues - Webster St, Fairchild St, Doty St
Purples - Williamson St, Wilson St, Blair St
Oranges - Park St, Dayton St, Campus Dr
Reds - Regent St, Monroe St, Randall Ave
Yellows - Wisconsin Ave, MLK Blvd, West Washington Ave
Greens - East Washington Ave, University Ave, John Nolen Dr
Dark blues - State St, Monona Terrace
The four railroads are replaced by the four capital square streets: Mifflin, Carroll, Pinckney, and Main.
The two utilities are replaced by UW-Madison and the Capitol.
A lot of cities and college towns have their own versions of the game already.
We have the Firebaugh version of Monopoly. Truth be told I don't some of the changes to the Chance and Community Chest cards.
I'll try Duluth/Superior
Brown - Winter St, Cody St
Light Blue - Piedmont Ave, Garfield Ave (Duluth), Arrowhead Rd
Magenta - Minnesota Ave, Grand Ave (both of them), 2nd St East (Superior)
Orange - Central Ave, 21st Ave East, Commonwealth Ave
Red - Central Entrance, Hammond Ave, Michigan St
Yellow - Belknap St, Mesaba Ave, Canal Park Drive
Green - Tower Ave, Lake Ave, London Road
Dark Blue - Skyline Pkwy, Superior St
Whereas there already is a "Twin Cities-opoly", it's not street-based.
Though for the dark blues, I think I'd go with Summit Ave. and Bde Maka Ska Pkwy
fort collins: going around the board
purple: north college, briarwood apartments
RR: great western
light blue: jerome st, grape st, suniga rd
light purple: myrtle st, laurel st, magnolia st
utility: ft collins light/power
RR: union pacific
light orange: cambridge st, columbia rd, stanford rd
red: wyandotte st, montmorency st, garden dr
RR: BNSF
utility: fort collins water (yum-mee!)
yellow: anchor way, boardwalk dr, whalers way
green: hogan dr, starflower dr, colony dr
RR: dammit i'm out of railroads. there's only 3 here.
dark blue: des moines dr, kansas dr, caribou dr
edit: there exists a fort collins-opoly game, but its more local businesses than streets. i think it was an advertising thing.
SF Bay Area:
Railroads are BART, CalTrain, Muni, VTA
Rents are more than you can afford
Purple are Milpitas Blvd. and Dublin Blvd. You cannot build a house anywhere else.
Free Parking is always full
Quote from: kurumi on November 17, 2021, 12:10:25 AM
SF Bay Area:
Railroads are BART, CalTrain, Muni, VTA
Rents are more than you can afford
Purple are Milpitas Blvd. and Dublin Blvd. You cannot build a house anywhere else.
Free Parking is always full
:clap:
I played around with a Seattle version of Monopoly for a while. I don't see the whole list now, but I started with the orange properties are the U District - University Way, Brooklyn, and Campus Parkway. They're not really that expensive, but have the best return of any property group.
Dark blues were McGilvra Blvd and Lake Washington Blvd.
Instead of railroads, there were coffee places: Starbucks, Seattle's Best Coffee, Cafe Allegro, and mmm, I don't remember the 4th one.
The streets that run parallel to my street are Connecticut and Vermont. Wonder why my street wasn't named Oriental? :-D
I know there is one for Chicago but it uses landmarks in addition to streets, so here's a street/road only version for Chicago
Browns - Madison Avenue, State Street
Light blues - Chicago Avenue, Halsted Street, Roosevelt Road
Purples - Garfield Blvd, 95th Street, Cermak Road
Oranges - Ashland Avenue, Cicero Avenue, Western Avenue
Reds - Foster Avenue, Irving Park Road, Sheridan Road
Yellows - Ogden Avenue, Clark Street, Milwaukee Avenue
Greens - Eisenhower Expressway, Dan Ryan Expressway, Kennedy Expressway
Dark blues - Lake Shore Drive, Michigan Avenue
Railroads: Orange Line, Green Line, Blue Line, Red Line
Utilities: Midway Airport, O'Hare Airport
Rochester, NY already has its own version, and I think I even have it somewhere. I'll have to post a picture here if I find it.
For Los Angeles, which would also include the freeways in this incarnation:
Brown: Central Ave, Crenshaw Blvd
Light blue: La Brea Ave, Manchester Ave, Normandie Ave
Purple: The 105, The 710, Slauson Ave
Orange: The 10, Vermont Ave, Venice Blvd
Red: The 210, Ventura Blvd, Washington Blvd
Yellow: The 405, Pacific Coast Highway, Sunset Blvd
Green: The 5, The 101, The 110
Dark blue: Hollywood Blvd, Santa Monica Blvd
I'd replace the railroads with the four TV networks to fit in with the whole L.A. theme. They'd be arranged in the same order as they are in the local TV listings (CBS, NBC, ABC and FOX). The utilities are The CW and MyNetworkTV. Chance and Community Chest become Casting Call and Endorsement, respectively.
I'm sure there's an official Denver one, but here goes my version:
Dark Purple - Auraria Parkway, Park Avenue
Light Blue - Blake Street, Larimer Street, Champa Street
Light Purple - Quebec Street, Montview Boulevard, MLK Boulevard
Orange - Brighton Boulevard, Logan Street, 38th Avenue
Red - Alameda Avenue, Downing Street, 6th Avenue
Yellow - Monaco Parkway, Federal Boulevard, Santa Fe Drive
Green - University Boulevard, Colfax Avenue, Colorado Boulevard
Dark Blue - Broadway, Speer Boulevard
Railroads - Coors Field, Empower Field, Bell Center, Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Utilities - Colorado Brewers Guild, Colorado Distillers Guild
Guess I'll try Hartford, CT
Dark Purple: Albany Avenue, Park Street
Light Blue: Broad Street, Wethersfield Avenue, Washington Street
Light Purple: Blue Hills Avenue, Flatbush Avenue, New Britain Avenue
Orange: Bulkeley Bridge, Founders Bridge, Charter Oak Bridge
Red: Franklin Avenue, Capitol Avenue, Main Street
Yellow: Trumbull Street, Front Street, Church Street
Green: Woodland Street, Farmington Avenue, Maple Avenue
Dark Blue: Asylum Avenue, Prospect Avenue
Railroads: Bushnell Park, Elizabeth Park, Goodwin Park, Keney Park
Utilities: XL Center, The Bushnell
Jail: Weston St Jail
Quote from: Rothman on November 16, 2021, 10:27:42 PM
A lot of cities and college towns have their own versions of the game already.
There's actually one for Jackson, Ky. (population 2,500 or so).
Orange: Pratt Street, St. Paul Street, Light Street
Red: Broadway, Charles Street, Alameda
Green: Boston Street, Eastern Avenue, Key Highway
Yellow: Roland Avenue, 33rd Street, Hanover Street
Light Blue: Lombard Street, Orleans Street, Fayette Street
Light Purple: North Avenue, Edmondson Avenue, Cold Spring Lane
Dark Blue: York Road, Monroe Street
Dark Purple: Belair Road, Perring Parkway
Railroads: CSX, Light RailLink, Metro SubwayLink, Northeast Corridor (Amtrak/MARC)
Utilities: National Aquarium, M&T Bank Stadium
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Route 66 is Hammons Tower? Okay...
Since Seattle already has an official version (though Pike Place should really be a dark blue), I'll do the burbs instead.
Everett
Browns: Everett Mall Way, El Capitan Way
Light Blues: Lombard Avenue, Oakes Avenue, Wetmore Avenue
Purples: Pacific Avenue, Rockefeller Avenue, Everett Avenue
Oranges: Casino Road, Airport Road, Seaway Boulevard
Reds: Marine View Drive, Grand Avenue, Mukilteo Boulevard
Yellows: Beverly Boulevard, Bruin Boulevard, Madison Street
Greens: Rucker Avenue, Hewitt Avenue, Colby Avenue
Dark Blues: Evergreen Way, Broadway
Railroads, replaced with Parks: Forest Park, Kasch Park, Sullivan Park, Lowell Park
Utilities, replaced with businesses: Boeing Factory, Funko HQ
Tacoma
Browns: Bridgeport Way, Jackson Avenue
Light Blues: Tacoma Mall Boulevard, Clement Avenue, Oakes Street
Purples: Milded Street, Orchard Street, Pearl Street
Oranges: Union Avenue, Stevens Street, Proctor Street
Reds: Schuster Parkway, Broadway, Stadium Way
Yellows: Yakima Avenue, Division Avenue, 6th Avenue
Greens: Portland Avenue, McKinley Way, Puyallup Avenue
Dark Blues: Tacoma Way, Pacific Avenue
Railroads, replaced with bridges: Tacoma Narrows, Thea Foss (SR 509), Murray (E 11th Street), Bridge of Glass
Utilities, replaced with the bases: Fort Lewis, McChord AFB
If I were to do the Milwaukee area:
Brown: Kinnickinnic Ave, Howell Ave
Light Blue: Canal St, North Ave, Loomis Rd
Purple: Greenfield Ave, Miller Park Way, 27th St
Orange: State St, Kilbourn Ave, Milwaukee Ave
Red: Water St, Highland Ave, Wells St
Yellow: Mayfair Rd, Capitol Dr, Forest Home Ave
Green: Wisconsin Ave, Fond du Lac Ave, National Ave
Dark Blue: Blue Mound Rd, Lincoln Memorial Dr
Stadiums: Fiserv Forum, Miller Park
Freeways: I-794 Lake Freeway, I-894 Zoo Freeway, I-43 North-South Freeway, I-94 East-West Freeway