The game would have likely sold out already had it not been for the attention it got on social media, which encouraged McIndoe to up the order from 1500 units to 2500. Revenue from sales would go back into the events budget. It cost council $97,000 to licence the game and 18 months for staff to develop edition from concept to reality. Palmerston North City Council head of events Luke McIndoe said the Monopoly release was part of the city’s 150th anniversary celebrations. Sophie Mitchell, left, Mia Kawana, Bradley Forrest and Matthew Dowdle, get familiar with Monopoly – Palmerston North Edition. He was one of many who submitted an expression of interest to purchase the game, and contributed to 700 of the board games being sold in the first 48 hours. She can teach the grandkids all about capitalism.” you never know how much it could be worth in the future. He bought two copies, one as a gift, and one to keep in mint condition. Steve Fox, who runs Quality Tyres, also saw the investment opportunity. However, if he got his hands on a copy, he pledged to never open it, considering it a collectors’ item. “I’m quite excited by it, it's good for Palmerston North, puts them on the map,” he said.
they asked for my credit card details, which I thought was a bit weird, but it looked all legit.”īelk had since called his bank to cancel his credit card, but still hadn’t lost hope on winning a copy. We had mutual Facebook friends who were councillors. He thinks this was why scammers targeted him.
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Monopoly – Palmerston North edition features various city landmarks.įor weeks an excited Wayne Belk had been posting to social media on the game’s release and opportunities to win free copies.