Attention MONOPOLY fans: it’s time to start counting down to 27th August 2008—WORLD WIDE WEDNESDAY! Join us in celebrating the launch of MONOPOLY Here & Now: The World Edition with friends and neighbours from around the world as we attempt to set the World Record for the "Largest Simultaneous Game of MONOPOLY"!
MONOPOLY Here & Now: The World Edition will feature the WORLD’S GREATEST CITIES—as voted by you! You can help make history by participating in the World Record attempt by playing the newest version of the world’s most popular game on multiple formats: the board game, online, or on your mobile phone or video game console. Come back in July and find out about how and where you can participate in the World Record attempt!

Today, MONOPOLY is the best-selling board game in the world, sold in 103 countries and produced in 37 languages. But where did the MONOPOLY game come from? How did this phenomenal pastime get its start? Find out here.
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