Monopoly is celebrating its 85th anniversary in the most extra way possible: by debuting a special-edition board game [1] that's embellished with freakin' Swarovski crystals — more than 2,000 of them, I might add. This fancy version of Monopoly offers the usual properties — St. Charles Place, Tennessee Avenue, Boardwalk, and so on — but those colored stripes above each name are adorned with rows of teeny-tiny colored crystals.
If Stefon from Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update [2] advertised board games instead of New York City's hottest clubs, he'd have an absolute field day listing out all of this game's over-the-top features without breaking character. The luxe game has "everything":
- A board made of glass that's decorated with gold and silver printing
- Shiny gold game pieces, including a new ring token specially made for this version
- A Monopoly logo and Railroad symbols filled in with silver crystals
- Gold-foil-stamped Chance, Community Chest, and Title Deed cards
- Money made of vellum (that's calfskin, BTW)
- A $499 price tag
Yep, you read that correctly — this extravagant Monopoly game will cost you half a thousand bucks, and there are only 500 available. Get an up-close look at the crystal-covered board ahead, and preorder the Monopoly 85th Anniversary Edition online here [3], if you so please.
