Changes: The .com Edition

Revision as of 02:43, 23 March 2020

The .com Edition is a Monopoly board game published by Hasbro in 2000 that allows players to relive the highs and lows of the rise and fall of the ".com" market of the '90's. The houses and hotels are represented by households and offices.

Computer system (monitor and tower)
Computer monitor (alone)
Online computer (with ".com" showing)
E-mail (hand holding envelope)
Mouse (animal)
Pixelated 3D hand (cursor icon)
Mr. Monopoly on the computer ("offline" token; see instructions link below for details)
Virus (microchip "bug")
Surfboard ("surfing the net")

Properties

The main properties in this game are various internet companies and websites.

Purple Color Group

Light Blue Color Group

Magenta Color Group

Shockwave.com
Games.com
E! online

Orange Color Group

Priceline.com
eBAY
Expedia.COM

Red Color Group

Weather.com
About.com
CNET.com

Yellow Color Group

E*TRADE
Monster.com
CBS MarketWatch com

Green Color Group

Ask Jeeves
Alta Vista
LYCOS

Blue Color Group

Excite@Home
YAHOO!

Railroads

The Railroads are Internet Service Providers.

Nokia
MCI WorldCom
Sprint
AT&T

Utilities

The Utlities are computer operating systems.

Linux
Sun MicroSystems

Other changes

The ISP Fee replaces Luxury Tax. Income Tax remains the same.

"E-mail Just In" and "Download" replace the Chance and Community Chest cards.

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 | name = The .com Edition
 | image = [[Image:.combox.jpg|250px]]
-| based = [[wikipedia:Internet|Internet]]
+| based = [[wikipedia:Internet|The Internet]]
 | date = 2000
 |publisher = [[Hasbro]]
-| status = Discontinued
+| status = Out of Print
 }}
-'''The .com Edition''' is a customized [[Monopoly]] board game published by [[Hasbro]]/[[Parker Brothers]].
+'''The .com Edition''' is a [[Monopoly]] board game published by [[Hasbro]] in 2000 that allows players to relive the highs and lows of the rise and fall of the ".com" market of the '90's. The [[houses]] and [[hotels]] are represented by households and offices.
+==Contents==
+===Tokens===
+*Computer system (monitor and tower)
+*Computer monitor (alone)
+*Online computer (with ".com" showing)
+*E-mail (hand holding envelope)
+*Mouse (animal)
+*Pixelated 3D hand (cursor icon)
+*[[Mr. Monopoly]] on the computer ("offline" token; see instructions link below for details)
+*Virus (microchip "bug")
+*Surfboard ("surfing the net")
+===Properties===
+The main properties in this game are various internet companies and websites.
+====Purple Color Group====
+*[[SportsLine.com]]
+*[[Fox Sports.com]]
+====Light Blue Color Group====
+*[[Yahoo! GeoCities]]
+*[[iVillage.com]]
+*[[Oxygen]]
+====Magenta Color Group====
+*[[Shockwave.com]]
+*[[Games.com]]
+*[[E! online]]
+====Orange Color Group====
+*[[Priceline.com]]
+*[[eBAY]]
+*[[Expedia.COM]]
+====Red Color Group====
+*[[Weather.com]]
+*[[About.com]]
+*[[CNET.com]]
+====Yellow Color Group====
+*[[E*TRADE]]
+*[[Monster.com]]
+*[[CBS MarketWatch com]]
+====Green Color Group====
+*[[Ask Jeeves]]
+*[[Alta Vista]]
+*[[LYCOS]]
+====Blue Color Group====
+*[[Excite@Home]]
+*[[YAHOO!]]
+===Railroads===
+The [[Railroads]] are Internet Service Providers.
+*[[Nokia]]
+*[[MCI WorldCom]]
+*[[Sprint]]
+*[[AT&T]]
+===Utilities===
+The [[Utility|Utlities]] are computer operating systems.
+*[[Linux]]
+*[[Sun MicroSystems]]
+===Other changes===
+The ISP Fee replaces [[Luxury Tax]]. [[Income Tax]] remains the same.
+"E-mail Just In" and "Download" replace the [[Chance]] and [[Community Chest]] cards.
+==Board==
+[[File:DotComBoard.jpg|500px|center]]
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+File:DotComMoney.jpg|Money
+</gallery>
+==External links==
+*[http://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/MONOPOLY-The.ComEdition.pdf Monopoly .com Edition instructions 1]
+*[http://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/Monopoly_The.Com_Edition.pdf Monopoly .com Edition instructions 2]
-==[[Tokens]]==
-[[Image:.compewter.jpg|right|200px]]
-To match with the style, the pewter tokens have been change and are now:
-*A computer (Monitor and Tower}
-*A computer with the Internet
-*A computer monitor (Alone)
-*An e-mail (Hand holding envelope)
-*A mouse (The animal)
-*A 3D, pixelated 3D hand (Computer selector)
-*Monopoly Man on the computer
-*A bug (A virus)
-*And a surfboard (symbolyzing surfing the net)
-==Board==
-[[Image:.comboard.jpg|center|500px]]
 [[Category:Board Game Variants]]
 [[Category:Hasbro]]
 [[Category:Monopoly]]
 [[Category:Monopoly Editions]]
+[[Category:2000 Editions]]
+[[Category:The .com Edition]]