Winning Moves Maidstone Monopoly Board Game, Advance to Yalding Bridge, Teapot Island and the Hazlitt Theatre, 2–6 players makes a great gift for players aged 8 plus

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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! Maidstone Borough Council is urging residents to vote for places to feature as Monopoly announce a new Maidstone version of the iconic board game. There are just two weeks to have your say as polling started on Thursday, March 25 and closes at 11.59pm on Wednesday, April 7. Locals will be helping us decide, especially on the Community Chest cards and things like this,” he said. Graham Barnes from games manufacturer Winning Moves @toptrumps told Maidstone Radio that he wants the people of #Maidstone to recommend local landmarks.

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Although it may not be getting its own Monopoly money this time around, it is still a wealthy trading centre in its own right and is known as a major hub for the trade in diamonds. 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.Whatman Park teams is also in the brown set, which are the game’s most affordable squares. Mote Park will join Leeds Castle in the top ranking set, so is the equivalent of Park Lane from the game’s London original.

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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. 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! 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. 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

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. 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. It is not the first time a place in Kent has been granted the honour of featuring in its very own edition of the iconic trading game. This is our opportunity as residents to shape how it will look and what it will be like to play. It's great that Maidstone has been chosen and I will look forward to playing it when it comes out later in the year."

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Even Maidstone’s famous attractions have got involved trying to gather support, so they can claim they’re square on this latest edition. 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! As MONOPOLY announce a new Maidstone version of the iconic game, MBC is urging residents to vote for places to feature on the new board 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. Today it has been announced that Maidstone will become the latest location in Kent to be honoured with its own version of the famous board, with local landmarks replacing the traditional London locations. George Shrimpton, custom games executive at manufacturer Winning Moves, explained what it takes to bring a special edition of the famous game to life. We imagine what the iconic Monopoly board could look like with Maidstone landmarks