Monopoly: The .com Edition The recent news about Yahoo! shutting down Geocities inspired me to pull out my old “.com edition” of Monopoly and reminisce.  This edition was made around 1999/2000 and while most of the properties on the board still exist today, their location/presence on the board would be much different 10 years later. Other fun bits about this edition: Pieces: Mouse, E-Mail, Flat-panel monitor, “Bug”, PC Tower, Web Browser, and a surfboard (for the web, of course.) The base unit of currency is a million dollars. Chance and Community Chest are “E-Mail Just In” and “Download”, and feature such gems as “Buy Link on other players’ websites. Pay $50 million to each player.” Utilities are Linux and Sun Microsystems Luxury Tax is ISP Fee. Railroads are “Connectivity Providers”: Nokia, AT&T, MCI Worldcom, and Sprint. No “Google” on the board!

Monopoly: The .com Edition

The recent news about Yahoo! shutting down Geocities inspired me to pull out my old “.com edition” of Monopoly and reminisce.  This edition was made around 1999/2000 and while most of the properties on the board still exist today, their location/presence on the board would be much different 10 years later.

Other fun bits about this edition:

  • Pieces: Mouse, E-Mail, Flat-panel monitor, “Bug”, PC Tower, Web Browser, and a surfboard (for the web, of course.)
  • The base unit of currency is a million dollars.
  • Chance and Community Chest are “E-Mail Just In” and “Download”, and feature such gems as “Buy Link on other players’ websites. Pay $50 million to each player.”
  • Utilities are Linux and Sun Microsystems
  • Luxury Tax is ISP Fee.
  • Railroads are “Connectivity Providers”: Nokia, AT&T, MCI Worldcom, and Sprint.
  • No “Google” on the board!