I was picking up Toufic’s gift from Maya yesterday at Virgin Megastores when i spotted a board game called Lebanopoly on the stand right next to the book signing one.
It is basically a Lebanese customized Monopoly and costs 26.6$. It is a very nice idea but the only inconvenient is that it is full of ads instead of reflecting all of Lebanon, meaning that shops, restaurants, residences paid to have their name on it, so you go shopping at Fiordelli or pass by Byblos Bank etc …
I wanted to buy it but hesitated after seeing those.
you can still find the original monopoly with the lebanese roads (i.e. no advertising) at some toy stores
I’ll look for the one you’re talking about ‘anon.’ Would be a great gift for my friends and family back home. Nice find!
I used to be a monopoly addict, thought about doing a Lebanese version, but one already exists in Arabic, and updating it was going to cost a LOT! you need to get the official license, the only way one could do it an cover expenses is through sponsorship, my hat’s off to whoever decided to go through with it… but i still got the original with (Share3 el 7amra) ;)…
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