11/16 NEWSBREAK: Charleston edition of Monopoly game unveiled

Charleston officials and business leaders met Mr. Monopoly at the Hotel Bennett Wednesday to unveil the official Charleston edition of the legendary board game.

“On behalf of the Charleston community, we’re honored to be featured in one of our country’s most beloved board games,” said Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg. “From our picturesque city parks to our thriving local businesses, Monopoly: Charleston Edition highlights just some of the places that make our city so special.”

Top Trumps, the company that partners with Hasbro to release special editions of Monopoly, placed a callout in April for Lowcountry citizens to suggest their favorite prominent highlights of Charleston. The selections chosen from community responses replace the board game’s Atlantic City squares with Charleston’s cultural sites, historic landmarks, charitable organizations and businesses.

Charleston charities featured in the game are the Charleston Animal Society, Lowcountry Food Bank and Lowcountry Orphan Relief. Emanuel AME Church, Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim and Circular Congregational Church made the list of places of worship.

Property squares ranged from the Pineapple Fountain on the peninsula to the Angel Oak Tree on Johns Island. Other properties featured are the Charleston Museum, Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park, Wonder Works Toys, Holy City Brewing, Rainbow Row and more. Tax squares feature S.C. Federal Credit Union, while travel squares include the Don N. Holt Bridge, Ashley River Memorial Bridge, James Island Connector, Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge. Explore Charleston is also featured on the back of the game.

Monopoly: Charleston Edition will be available in partner stores and online for the holidays.

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