In competition with 67 cities, Jerusalem did succeed in becoming one of the cities appearing on the first edition of the new International Monopoly game.
Hasbro announced the cities appearing on the new game board include; Montreal, Riga, Cape Town, Belgrade, Paris, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, New York, London, Barcelona, Rome, Tokyo, Istanbul and Jerusalem.
Six months ago, a poll began circulating around the world, asking people to vote for cities to be included in the game. Kodkod, which represents Monopol, the Israeli Monopoly, called on Jews around the world to begin casting their ballot for the Jewish capital. Even the Foreign Ministry got involved, calling on Israelis to vote. At the end, Jerusalem is indeed one of 22 cities that have been selected in the new game.
Montreal is the most expensive property, followed by Riga. The least expensive are Gdynia (Poland) and Taipa (Taiwan).
Kodkod officials believe that in the 75 years since Monopoly was launched, over 750 million people have played the game, and it was purchased worldwide by over 250 million in 103 nations and 37 languages. Officials also report that to date, there are 200 different versions of the game.
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