Monopoly City Streets was a worldwide online Monopoly based game launched in 2009, where you start with $3 Million Dollars and were able purchase and develop real city streets on Google Maps.[1]
The game was ended after 3 months [2]
Facts & Trivia[2]:[]
- During the three months of the game, there was an online building boom - players purchased nearly 9 million streets and built more than 175 million buildings.
- Players enjoyed using the new sabotage elements of the game with nearly 1.8 million hazard buildings built and more than 2.5 million buildings destroyed.
- Negotiation was certainly a big part of the game for those who wanted to get ahead, but 52 percent of all offers were declined.
- While any city and street were up for grabs, there were definitely some properties that were more desirable by players than others. Here’s a snapshot of the most popular city and street searches:
Top 10 Cities Searched
- New York City
- Paris
- London
- Las Vegas
- Tokyo
- Miami
- Madrid
- Berlin
- Barcelona
- Los Angeles
Top 10 Streets Searched
- Wall Street
- Route 66
- Broadway
- Oxford Street
- 5th Avenue
- Rue De La Paix
- Rodeo Drive
- Times Square
- Main Street
- Yonge Street