With a variety of stunning and authentic photography from the local area, take the time to rediscover this famous MONOPOLY edition whilst putting the pieces together for spaces like Edinburgh Airport, Water of Leith and Income Tax. Arthur’s Seat and Calton Hill occupy the two lowest-value squares on the board, while the Capital’s sporting heritage is celebrated in the form of Murrayfield Stadium and football clubs Hearts and Hibernian. Instead of Community Chest and Chance, players will use Wild Cards and Animal Antics to get ahead of their opponents .

Monopoly Edinburgh Edition Board Game Hasbro 2000 Family Fun Monopoly Edinburgh Edition Board Game Hasbro 2000 Family Fun

Every purchase support s the wildlife conservation charity’s vital conservation projects at home in Scotland and around the world.Each summer provides a dramatic backdrop to the annual Edinburgh International Festival, the world's largest arts and cultural extravaganza. And the brand new edition of the game even features six custom playing tokens to replace the traditional pieces, with Greyfriars Bobby, Mons Meg and one of the zoo’s famous King penguins guiding players round the city in place of the race car, Scottie dog and old boot. Royal Zoological Society Scotland chief executive Barbara Smith said: “The inclusion of a penguin playing piece is very fitting as we have a long history with penguins and are home to the world’s most famous penguin, Sir Nils Olav.

Monopoly Edinburgh Edition Board Game - Phillips Toys

The game features all the great and the good of Edinburgh and is in effect a love letter to Scotland’s capital city. Ring-tailed lemurs at the wildlife conservation charity’s Edinburgh Zoo were treated to a tasty feast of carrots and peas to celebrate the launch of the game .It follows the original 1998 Edinburgh edition, which was the first Monopoly board themed around a UK city outside of London. Take a break from bankrupting your opponents, and work together to complete this fresh, original, high-quality jigsaw instead. One could send players back three spaces for getting stuck in traffic on Queensferry Road whilst another could reward players with a VIP visit around Edinburgh Castle. The tokens will be customised for the first time in Scotland and will all be dedicated to Edinburgh.

Edinburgh icons and landmarks feature on official Monopoly Edinburgh icons and landmarks feature on official Monopoly

The world public may have opted for the panda but we feel the Edinburgh public wanted the King penguin, dating back just about 100 years, with the giant pandas a far more recent phenomenon. We have a brrr-illiant line-up of events happening this winter, from festive wreath making to breakfast with the Clauses.Quiet Living is a new trend that's emerging as the world slowly moves away from hustle culture, which promotes overworking, multitasking and having an endless to-do list. The cramped and irregular architecture of the 'Old Town' stands in contrast to the neat symmetry sought by the planners of the eighteenth century 'New Town'.