As part of the 80th anniversary of Monopoly’s first appearance in France, Hasbro is issuing a handful of special sets in that country with real euros in place of the colorful paper it usually. As part of the 80th anniversary of Monopoly's first appearance in France, Hasbro is issuing a handful of special sets in that country with real euros in place of the colorful paper it usually offers. Marking the 80th anniversary, Monopoly maker Hasbro is producing and selling 80 game sets hidden with real currency. However, only one will include the jackpot prize, which replaces every game. Monopoly sells game with real notes in France. Lucky players will be able to really get rich as the makers have announced they will stock 80 sets with real money for the 80th anniversary of.

Monopoly is releasing 30,000 special edition board games to celebrate its 80th anniversary, and 80 of those will contain real cash inside.

The Monopoly sets being sold with money inside are only being sold in France, and so, contain Euros. In celebration of Monopoly’s 80th anniversary, Hasbro asked players what they would rather find as a prize inside a Monopoly box – money or free hotel accommodations. 50.5% reportedly responded saying they wanted money, and Hasbro listened.

“We wanted to do something unique. When we asked our French customers, they told us they wanted to find real money in their Monopoly boxes,” said Hasbro France Brand Manager Florence Gaillard.

According to reports, one box, the jackpot Monopoly set, contains only real money, instead of the typical Monopoly money, making it worth a shocking €20,580. Meanwhile, 10 boxes contain €300 and the other 69 have €150 in real money.

To ensure maximum secrecy, Hasbro had the money mixed in with Monopoly money at a top secret site. However, the boxes containing real Euro notes reportedly weigh slightly heavier and have an extra bulge. While French Monopoly players celebrate the game’s big birthday with the chance of earning real money, the company will not be giving American fans the same chance. In the U.S., Hasbro will release a special edition of the classic board game with historic game tokens from Monopoly past – a lantern (1930s), a cannon (1950s) and a bathtub (1940s).

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PARIS, Feb. 2 (UPI) — Hasbro France is celebrating the 80th anniversary of Monopoly by hiding real money in 80 copies of the popular board game.

The French wing of Hasbro, which purchased Monopoly producer Parker Brothers in 1991, said one copy of the game being sent to store shelves in France will contain $23,268 worth of Euro notes instead of play money, while 10 other sets contain $340 worth of cash and 69 sets contain $170.

Florence Gaillard, brand manager at Hasbro France, said the company “wanted to do something unique” to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the board game.

“When we asked our French customers, they told us they wanted to find real money in their Monopoly boxes,” she said.

Patrice Wimmer, who was hired to count out the money in the special-edition sets said there is one dead giveaway for customers seeking a windfall — the boxes containing the Euro notes had to be made slightly bigger to accommodate the cash.

However, Wimmer said it would take a careful eye to find the difference.

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“The difference is marginal, unless you turn up at the shop with precision scales,” Wimmer said.
Hasbro France said the prize-winning sets were concealed among 30,000 boxes in four versions of the game: classic, junior, electronic and vintage.

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