 The Monopoly Logo | |
| Designer(s) | Elizabeth Magie Louis & Fred Thun[1] Charles Darrow |
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| Publisher(s) | Hasbro Parker Brothers Waddingtons |
| Players |
Some Versions 2–6
Other Versions 2-8 |
| Setup time | 5–10 minutes |
| Playing time | 60–180 minutes (1–3 hours) [average] |
| Random chance | High (dice rolling, card drawing) |
| Skill(s) required | Negotiation, Resource management |
| Date | Location | Winner | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | New York City | Lee Bayrd | USA |
| 1975 | Washington D.C. | John Mair | Ireland |
| 1977 | Monte Carlo | Cheng Seng Kwa | Singapore |
| 1980 | Bermuda | Cesare Bernabei | Italy |
| 1983 | Palm Beach, FL | Greg Jacobs | New Zealand |
| 1985 | Atlantic City, NJ | Jason Bunn | United Kingdom |
| 1988 | London | Ikuo Hyakuta | Japan |
| 1992 | Berlin | Joost van Orten | Netherlands |
| 1995 | Monte Carlo | Christopher Woo | Hong Kong |
| 2000 | Toronto | Yutaka Okada | Japan |
| 2004 | Tokyo | Antonio Fernandez | Spain |
| 2009 | Las Vegas | Bjørn Halvard Knappskog | Norway |
Norwegian named Monopoly champion | |
A 19-year-old Norwegian is $20,580 (£12,200) richer - in real money - after sweeping the board at the World Monopoly Championships in Las Vegas.
Bjorn Halvard Knappskog, playing with the iron, beat rivals from 41 countries to take the prize money - equal to a game's bank reserves.
It took him just over 40 minutes to beat the battleship brandished by Geoff Christopher of New Zealand.
He said he was "the most surprised you could ever be" after his victory.
"I think this was a really good final. It was the best game I played in the whole tournament," Mr Knappskog told the Associated Press in the ballroom of the Caesar's Palace hotel.
The players, using the Atlantic City version of the game, were all champions in their home countries.
Translators were on hand to help the competitors stick to the rules and negotiate property deals.
Additional rules and an extra "speed dice" meant the game was over rather more quickly than the average contest.
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