OT: Get voting for the next Monopoly
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was able to vote for SA but was not able to select a category in SA.
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I got some bad news about the monopoly game.
Aussie Monopoly may go directly to jail
Friday Feb 9 15:04 AEDT
Plans for a new Down Under version of the popular board game Monopoly could go straight to jail after voters from Australia's two biggest cities failed to show any interest in a place on the board.
Game manufacturer Hasbro had asked Australians to vote via website (www.monopoly.com.au) on what real estate spotsshould fill the board of the Australian edition of Monopoly: Here and Now, with Sydney's plush Vaucluse and Point Piper harbour suburbs tipped for prestige slots.
But as a February 10 deadline for voting loomed, almost 75 per cent of votes lodged had come from people living in the far-flung outback states of Western and South Australia.
That meant Hasbro could be left with mining towns likeKalgoorlie, where pubs and topless barmaids known as "skimpies" rule, as Australia's ritziest Monopoly addresses.
A Hasbro spokeswoman said plans for the game had nowchanged, but said the new version would still "pass go".
Looks like SA might not getting the top spots even if we did win!
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Aussie Monopoly may go directly to jail
Friday Feb 9 15:04 AEDT
Plans for a new Down Under version of the popular board game Monopoly could go straight to jail after voters from Australia's two biggest cities failed to show any interest in a place on the board.
Game manufacturer Hasbro had asked Australians to vote via website (www.monopoly.com.au) on what real estate spotsshould fill the board of the Australian edition of Monopoly: Here and Now, with Sydney's plush Vaucluse and Point Piper harbour suburbs tipped for prestige slots.
But as a February 10 deadline for voting loomed, almost 75 per cent of votes lodged had come from people living in the far-flung outback states of Western and South Australia.
That meant Hasbro could be left with mining towns likeKalgoorlie, where pubs and topless barmaids known as "skimpies" rule, as Australia's ritziest Monopoly addresses.
A Hasbro spokeswoman said plans for the game had nowchanged, but said the new version would still "pass go".
Looks like SA might not getting the top spots even if we did win!
-Ben
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So over 16 million votes count for nothing, gee what a surprise 
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haha gee didnt see this coming
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gee you people are pathetic.
you cheated.
and have the audacity to whinge and kick up a storm because of the 'eastern states bias'
strike me pink!
you cheated.
and have the audacity to whinge and kick up a storm because of the 'eastern states bias'
strike me pink!
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Barossa is tops in new Aussie MonopolyBy Mark Schliebs
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THE BAROSSA Valley has taken the top spot in the new Australian version of Monopoly, nudging out some of the nation's most recognised landmarks.
The new Australian “Here and Now” version of the famous Monopoly board was launched this morning, with the Barossa Valley and Adelaide taking residency in the highly sought-after dark-blue property spaces.
While the “Mayfair” space could be brought by players in the original version of the game for $400, players would have to fork out $4 million in Monopoly money to buy the Barossa Valley property.
Barossa’s head of tourism Julian Maul said the placement was a great coup for the South Australian region.
“Monopoly is Australia’s and the world’s best loved game and we have no doubt that this will lift the profile of our beautiful region and be a boost for tourism,” Mr Maul said.
The places on the board were decided in a nationwide poll which recorded nearly 17 million votes earlier this year.
South Australia recorded the largest number of votes with about eight million wanting their favourite landmark in the game.
More than two million of those votes were in favour of having the Barossa Valley as the most expensive property on the board.
The traditional boot, top-hat and dog tokens were also replaced with a ute, surfboard and thongs in the new game.
Western Australian centres Kalgoorlie, Broome and Perth claimed the slightly less expensive green squares, while Victoria’s Sovereign Hill, the Great Ocean Road and Melbourne landed on the yellow squares.
Queensland’s Sunshine Coast and the Great Barrier Reef were placed in the cheapest squares in the game, after a late surge of votes for ACT landmarks Anzac Parade, Lake Burley Griffin and Cotter Reserve.
But the nation’s biggest city, Sydney, didn’t receive enough support from voters and failed to claim a spot on the board, leaving Broken Hill, Tamworth and the Snowy Mountains to represent New South Wales.
Tasmania’s Launceston, Cradle Mountain and Hobart; along with the Northern Territory’s Katherine Gorge, Devils Marbles and Kakadu also made it into the game.
Hasbro’s marketing manager Amanda Blackhall said that although it was the first time in 25 years that the board game maker had revised an Australian edition, the results of the vote were unexpected.
“While the somewhat surprising results will no doubt be disappointing to those that didn’t make it onto the board, there are no real losers in those that did,” Ms Blackhall said.
“To secure any one of the spots on the new Australian board of the world’s most famous game is a great achievement.”
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THE BAROSSA Valley has taken the top spot in the new Australian version of Monopoly, nudging out some of the nation's most recognised landmarks.
The new Australian “Here and Now” version of the famous Monopoly board was launched this morning, with the Barossa Valley and Adelaide taking residency in the highly sought-after dark-blue property spaces.
While the “Mayfair” space could be brought by players in the original version of the game for $400, players would have to fork out $4 million in Monopoly money to buy the Barossa Valley property.
Barossa’s head of tourism Julian Maul said the placement was a great coup for the South Australian region.
“Monopoly is Australia’s and the world’s best loved game and we have no doubt that this will lift the profile of our beautiful region and be a boost for tourism,” Mr Maul said.
The places on the board were decided in a nationwide poll which recorded nearly 17 million votes earlier this year.
South Australia recorded the largest number of votes with about eight million wanting their favourite landmark in the game.
More than two million of those votes were in favour of having the Barossa Valley as the most expensive property on the board.
The traditional boot, top-hat and dog tokens were also replaced with a ute, surfboard and thongs in the new game.
Western Australian centres Kalgoorlie, Broome and Perth claimed the slightly less expensive green squares, while Victoria’s Sovereign Hill, the Great Ocean Road and Melbourne landed on the yellow squares.
Queensland’s Sunshine Coast and the Great Barrier Reef were placed in the cheapest squares in the game, after a late surge of votes for ACT landmarks Anzac Parade, Lake Burley Griffin and Cotter Reserve.
But the nation’s biggest city, Sydney, didn’t receive enough support from voters and failed to claim a spot on the board, leaving Broken Hill, Tamworth and the Snowy Mountains to represent New South Wales.
Tasmania’s Launceston, Cradle Mountain and Hobart; along with the Northern Territory’s Katherine Gorge, Devils Marbles and Kakadu also made it into the game.
Hasbro’s marketing manager Amanda Blackhall said that although it was the first time in 25 years that the board game maker had revised an Australian edition, the results of the vote were unexpected.
“While the somewhat surprising results will no doubt be disappointing to those that didn’t make it onto the board, there are no real losers in those that did,” Ms Blackhall said.
“To secure any one of the spots on the new Australian board of the world’s most famous game is a great achievement.”
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dibs on the thongs!
dibs on the thongs!
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YAY!!!, I think y'all should make a banner about this for the next trip nto Victoria. 
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Purchased my edition this morning from Kmart, $27 on opening day only.
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YAY!!!, I think y'all should make a banner about this for the next trip nto Victoria.
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Barossa I think we can all agree with, but Radelaide as the new Park Lane?...
What's the bet Condi is in some way responsible?
Barossa I think we can all agree with, but Radelaide as the new Park Lane?...
What's the bet Condi is in some way responsible?
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And theres a typo on the back of the box. It has www.Momopoly.com.au as the web address. proabbly why they were going out cheaply.
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YAY!!!, I think y'all should make a banner about this for the next trip nto Victoria.
''Vics Bitter About Our Barossa''
