However, the versions of Monopoly featured on this list beg the question: was this necessary? If you own or know of any particularly strange official Monopoly editions then be sure to share them in the comments below. Otherwise, here are six of the weirdest official Monopoly editions you can actually play. Wheels explains the origins of Monopoly. The player tokens in Monopoly: Love Actually Edition are banal – why is there a CD player and a tambourine, for Christ’s sake? - and the box cover is astonishingly low-effort. However, nothing can prepare you for the baffling awfulness of its game board. Platforms: LeapPad Jr., LeapPad Ultimate, LeapPad Platinum, LeapPad Ultra, LeapPad1, LeapPad2, LeapPad3, Leapster Explorer, LeapsterGS Explorer The world’s favourite family board game brings you another exciting edition of MONOPOLY: SpongeBob Squarepants!

Who wouldn’t want to buy the iconic location, The Airport? It's certainly a hard choice between the CD-player and the video tape.

Control the streets of Bikini Bottom

Setting aside the shittiness of the property that Monopoly: Love Actually Edition is based on, it’s still clear that this is a very strange version of the classic board game. It’s possible that it’s the fault of the fact that it’s adapting a movie with very little memorable elements worth referencing, but the contents of the board game feel exceptionally generic and look incredibly low-quality. The game’s board features locations from the show, with players acquiring properties that have played host to numerous violent and horrendous events, such as Don Eladio’s Hacienda and Tuco’s Hideout. Another weirdly tone-death inclusion is a burnt teddy bear, which is a reference to a plane crash in which several people are killed – thanks, in part, to the actions of the main character. Such fun! The morals behind the award-winning television series Breaking Bad are a little murky at times – with certain moments feeling like they glorify Walter White’s transformation from meek science teacher to anti-hero drug dealer. However, for those who have watched Breaking Bad, what happens to Walter by the end of the series’ finale isn’t good. You might be surprised to learn there are multiple editions of Monopoly themed around fishing. Possibly the strangest of these fishy editions is Monopoly: Bass Fishing Edition, namely because it is scratching such a specific itch within an already very specific itch. I am aware that bass fishing is a hobby – one that I’m sure many people enjoy – but is it really such a well-liked hobby that it needed its own edition of Monopoly celebrating it?

The 32 pineapples (yellow) replace the tradition houses and the 12 Krusty Krabs (red) replace the traditional hotels. In SpongeBob SquarePants Monopoly the rules are the same as in the classic game (unless you choose a different game mode), so it won't take you long at all to start playing. The only difference, and it is clear, is the general setting, because it takes place in Bikini Bottom. Another weird element of Monopoly: Bass Fishing Edition is that players can still go to jail. Whatever arrestable offenses are these bass fishers doing? Are there, in fact, numerous illegal activities associated with bass fishing? Is the hobby an elaborate ruse to cover genuine, actual crimes? Monopoly: Bass Fishing Edition may have blown off the lid of one of the world’s greatest conspiracies and we’ve been in blind ignorance until now. We’re obviously not against tabletop titles that take direct inspiration from historical battles or important events in the theatre of war. Some of the best World War II board games serve to educate and immerse players in historical events, such as the Undaunted series. However, tone is an important aspect to consider when covering certain historical subjects, especially those in which civilians lost their lives. A board game that has players charging each other rent on locations that were directly invaded and – in some cases – mostly destroyed feels incredibly inappropriate. Britain’s longest-reigning monarch has left an undeniable impact on the nation in many ways, but none more so than giving people the opportunity to sell as much tat as possible simply by slapping her face on it. Mugs, plates, pillow covers and Monopoly: HM Queen Elizabeth Edition: nothing moves random products quite like Her Maj. Despite releasing before her death last year, Monopoly: HM Queen Elizabeth Edition serves as a surprisingly fitting tribute to the woman, considering that she was arguably one of the most high-profile landlords on the planet.In both Monopoly: Gamer Edition and Monopoly Super Mario Celebration edition, players start the game with just 10 gold coins – 5 single coins and 1 x 5 gold coin. The games use much lower values, with the most expensive properties costing just 5 gold coins. How much money do you start with in Frozen monopoly? (and junior) This change made the Monopoly money distribution universal across the globe, bringing the United States in line with the United Kingdom, which has always used just 16 notes for each player at the start of the game.