USAOPOLY Launches Monopoly: Spider-Man Edition

The MONOPOLY Brand joins with Marvel Comics to introduce the new MONOPOLY: SPIDER-MAN COLLECTOR'S EDITION. Based on the popular comic book series, USAOPOLY launches this collectible MONOPOLY board game in conjunction with the release of the first-ever live action Spider-Man movie.

Spidey fans now have the chance to help good prevail over evil in the new MONOPOLY: SPIDER-MAN COLLECTOR'S EDITION. Employing classic MONOPOLY game strategy, players take risks and make deals to web-swing around a completely customized game board showcasing classic Marvel comic book artwork of Spider-Man's greatest enemies. Using super spider sense, strength, spider speed and agility, players must wheel and deal for 22 of the baddest guys such as Mysterio, Sandman, Scorpion, Electro and Jackal, to name a few. Although the classic four corners GO, Just Visiting Jail, Free Parking, Go to Jail remain unchanged, the original MONOPOLY game Boardwalk and Park Place properties have been replaced with the deadliest of super-villains, The Green Goblin and Doctor Octopus, respectively.

The MONOPOLY: SPIDER-MAN COLLECTOR'S EDITION is designed with the true Spider-Man fan in mind. Players can choose to be one of six collectible pewter playing pieces including Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Spider Buggy, Spidey's web shooter, Green Goblin and Venom. Classic Marvel artwork is showcased on the title deed cards, as well as on the Spider-Man and Peter Parker cards, which replace Chance and Community Chest cards, respectively. Fans can even get $200 in web crawler cash instead of classic MONOPOLY game money for selling photos to the Daily Bugle.

Marvel's Spider-Man and Hasbro's MONOPOLY game are classic properties. Our mission was to create a custom MONOPOLY board game that showcased the best of Spider-Man, said Dane Chapin, CEO of USAOPOLY. USAOPOLY's graphics team tapped into the creative minds of writers and collectors from the Spider-Man web, including Tom DeFalco, former Marvel Editor In Chief, current writer of Spider-Girl and author of Spider-Man The Ultimate Guide, to ensure an amazing MONOPOLY board game experience for Spidey fans and collectors young and old, said Chapin.

In true Spider-Man fashion, with great power there should also come great responsibility, said Tom DeFalco. USAOPOLY has a great responsibility to showcase the history of a classic comic icon, and they did a marvelous job. The time and thought that went into the design of the game shows inside and out. It's a one-of-a-kind Spider-Man collectible, said DeFalco.

The MONOPOLY: SPIDER-MAN COLLECTOR'S EDITION is now available at Barnes & Noble and other specialty retail stores such as FAO Schwarz, Spencer Gifts/Dapy Stores, Suncoast/Musicland, Virgin Entertainment, Wizards of the Coast/Game Keeper, Hastings stores and www.boardgames.com.

USAOPOLY, a licensee of Hasbro, creates, manufactures and markets America's favorite board games with a twist, including specialty editions of renowned MONOPOLY, CLUE and YAHTZEE games.

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