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Number of versions: 1
Edition: December 19, 2009
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So far I have got no indication Ecuador ever has had any native versions of
Monopoly published or Parker/Hasbro have ever sold their standard Spanish
Atlantic City editions in this country.
In any case the edition described below seems to be (one of the) first Monopoly
games in this country.
Edition:
Monopoly Ecuador, ref.nrs. LA01730 (LA01753 / 2000001743126)
Juego de Compraventa de Inmuebles, de Parker Brothers ®
Edición
de Colección
Publisher:Hasbro/Parker
- 2008
Dimensions of the box: 40.2 x 26.7x 6.7 cm
Diese Version auf deutsch: www.monopoly-wiki.de
The game:
This collector's item is from the collection of Steve Amato - N.Y.
While in many countries the black, or blue,
Parker logo tends to disappear these days from the Hasbro
editions this first Monopoly edition is yet introduced in this country showing
the American blue Parker logo on the
colorfull lid. This also means the game has been produced in America. It almost
has the sizes of the standard white boxes of the Parker/Hasbro editions from
around the year 2000 in Europe and elsewhere, only 1.5 cm higher. However, its
content is that of the standard square green
boxes with the third die as it is announced by the yellow
sticker on the bottom of the box saying "Juega rápido con el Dado
Veloz" (Play faster with the Lucky die). The bottom
of the box only shows a large picture of the board with Mr. Monopoly on top and
the "introduction story" in a green
column. There is no reference to the new interactive ways of playing Monopoly by
EA.
From what is written on the bottom of the box it appears this edition to be
distributed in Mexico and Chileas well!
The properties are from Salida
(Go) onwards:
Península De Santa Elena - Arca
Comunal (Community Chest) - Machala
- Impuestos Sobre La Renta (Income Tax)
- Aeropuerto Cuenca - Santo Domingo
- Casualidad (Chance)
- Portoviejo - Manta
- En la cárcel/De visit nada más
- Plaza
de la Independencia - Empresa
Electrica - Parque la Carolina
-Palacio de Carondelet - Aeropuerto
Quito - Panecillo
- Arca
Comunal - Iglesia DeGuapulo - Parque
Itchimbía - Parada Libre - Parque
de las Iguanas - Casualidad
- Parque Histórico Guayaquil - Malecon
2000 - Aeropuerto Guayaquil - Las
Penas - Municipio
de Guayaquil - Agua Potable (Represa
Paute) - Parque
Centenario -¡Váyase a la cárcel!
- Cuenca - Ruinas
de Inga-Pirca - Arca Comunal - El
Chimborazo - Aeropuerto Manta
-Casualidad - Islas Galápagos - Impuestos
de Lujo (Luxury Tax) and Mitad
del Mundo
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The most striking is the 3rd die, the red
socalled Lucky die, making the play faster. However, the game can still
be played the "old-fashioned" way, without this additional die.
This die shows the figures 1 - 2 and 3, a bus and 2x Mr.
Monopoly. The effect of this Lucky die, together with both white dice is:
 | 1, 2 or 3: Add up this with your throw of the white dice. |
 | Bus: You may choose if you want to move on the basis of one or both white
dice. |
 | Mr.Monopoly: Proceed the number of pips of the white dice and carry out
what has to be done on that space. Further you go to the next unsold
property and buy it or let it be auctioned. If there is no more unsold
ground you proceed to the next property of an other player and pay the rent. |
 | At double throw of the white dice the Luck die does not count. |
 | When you throw 3 times one, two or three in 1 throw you may go to a space
to choice. |
 | If you are sent to the prison, the Lucky die no longer participates. |
Other
features of this possible prospective "standard edition" are:
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In the white strip of the lid is stated it
here concerns a Parker invention of a Family game for players over
8 years old and a number of players from 2 to 8. |
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All 4 rims of the lid show the new rectangular
Monopoly red bar. |
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The innerbox contains a greenish
cardboard filling piece showing the red
Monopoly bar and Ecuador
banner as well as a black plastic insert with 7 slots for the
banknotes. |
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The property deeds have the sizes
of the European ones: 56x88 mm, while the picture in the Rules booklet
suggest they have the sizes of the American cards: 67x77 mm.
The fact that this wrong card is shown in the Rules booklet may be an
indication there must have been an earlier
Ecuadorian Parker Monopoly? By the way: the word Mudo on the small card
is wrong, it ought to be Mundo. |
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The Casualidad
and Arca Comunal cards are illustrated
with various apparitions of Mr. Monopoly with
his cane. The instructions on these cards are still the same as over the
past 74 years. |
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The Banknotes are printed in black
on colored paper in the denominations: 1 (white) - 5
- 10 - 20
- 50 -
100 and 500 $ (=
US $). The notes are not stacked in order in the bundle, the 20$ and
50$ have been swapped. |
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The 8 metal tokens are the
usual ones, viz.: car - wheelbarrow - dog - iron - hat - boat - shoe
and thimble. |
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The hollow plastic houses
and hotels are the American ones and
have a chimney and an overhanging roof. |
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The Rules are in a booklet of 12
pages. There
is a number on the back. It is 767LA0173000. |
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The double folded game board lies
unfixed on both inserts of the innerbox and so can move freely. |
The game is made in the U.S.
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