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CHS Field, Mississippi River, The Minnesota Children’s Museum… and “ice rink.”
About a year after announcing there would be a St. Paul edition of Monopoly, the board was revealed during an event at Can Can Wonderland
On the board, each of Monopoly’s traditional locations has been replaced by famous St. Paul locales and events, such as CHS Field and the Saint Paul Winter Carnival.
When it was announced, Top Trumps USA asked residents for suggestions on what St. Paul hubs would make for the best places to feature on the board. Now, we know what made the cut.
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“We appreciate all those who suggested landmarks, organizations, and businesses that make St. Paul unique and truly special. And we are pleased so many of them raced in to win the opportunity for a place on the board,” Tim Barney, a Top Trumps USA representative, said in a statement.
Here’s the most important thing: The places that found their way onto the board and will undoubtedly cause debate about what’s missing. (No Turf Club!? Come on! No Spruce Tree Centre?! Erm…come on?)
These are all of the locales, starting from just left of “Go” and moving clockwise around the board.
- Mears Park
- Como Park Zoo and Conservatory
- Blaze Credit Union (Income Tax square)
- Mississippi River
- Minnesota Children’s Museum
- State Capitol
- Saint Paul Winter Carnival
- Can Can Wonderland
- All Energy Solar (Utility square)
- The Science Museum of Minnesota
- Landmark Center
- Minnesota Transportation Museum
- Cafe Latte
- Saint Paul Brewing
- Boca Chica
- Hmongtown Marketplace
- Anchor Paper Company
- Wabasha Street Caves
- Skyway Bridge
- Minnesota State Fair
- Saint Paul Public Library
- Highland Park Water Tower (Utility square with the Saint Paul Regional Water Services logo)
- Twin Cities German Immersion School
- Hidden Falls
- Raspberry Island
- Pioneer Press
- “Ice Rink” (no specific one, but it was included while there no room for the Xcel Energy Center)
- Union Depot
- CHS Field/St. Paul Saints (But no room for Allianz Field/Minnesota United)
- Blaze Credit Union (Luxury Tax square)
- Cathedral of Saint Paul
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Additionally, the Chance and Community Chest cards are customized for the St. Paul edition with pithy instructions (some of which feel a bit like you’re reading an advertisement). Those cards offer a twist on the familiar version, transforming a standard get out of jail free card into: “No need for a Minnesota Goodbye. Get out of jail free.”
Others include:
- “You got married in the Chief Justice Room at Landmark Center! Collect $150 for your honeymoon.”
- “Time to update your historic properties on Summit Ave.”
- “Good gravy, this is probably the harshest snowstorm since the Halloween blizzard of ’91! Time to service your furnaces at all of your properties.”
- “You made the best hotdish at the potluck. Collect $20.”
- “You won second prize in the half-time throwing competition at the Minnesota Wind Chill Pro Ultimate Frisbee Game at Sea Foam Stadium. Collect $10.”
- “You got a great loan rate from Blaze Credit Union to buy your new boat. Pay $100 for your down payment.”
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Thursday’s unveiling will be followed by a release party at St. Paul Brewery on Friday, August 15th, which will feature appearances from both Mayor Melvin Carter and Mr. Monopoly.
The St. Paul edition is available for purchase online for $40, as well as at some of the locations and events on the board, including Can Can Wonderland, Cafe Latte, the Wabasha Street Caves, the Hmongtown Marketplace, and Union Depot, according to an announcement from Top Trumps.
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