Cultural References
In 2008, Gdynia made it onto the Monopoly World Edition board after being voted by fans through the internet. Gdynia occupies the space traditionally held by Mediterranean Avenue, being the lowest voted city to make it onto the Monopoly Here and Now board, but also the smallest city to make it in the game. All of the other cities are large and widely known ones, the second smallest being Riga. The unexpected success of Gdynia can be attributed to a mobilization of the town's population to vote for it on the internet.
Monopoly Here and Now: The World Edition (2008)| Free Parking | Sydney |
Chance ? | New York |
London |
Monopoly Cruise |
Beijing |
Hong Kong |
Wind Energy |
Jerusalem |
Go To Jail | |
| Vancouver |
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Paris |
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| Shanghai |
Belgrade |
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| Rome |
Cape Town |
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| Monopoly Air |
Monopoly Space |
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| Toronto |
Chance ? | ||||||||||
| Kiev |
Riga |
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| Solar Energy |
Super Tax pay |
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| Istanbul |
Montreal |
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| In Jail/Just Visiting | Athens |
Barcelona |
Chance ? | Tokyo |
Monopoly Rail |
Income Tax pay |
Taipei |
Community Chest | Gdynia |
Go Collect |
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An abandoned factory district in Gdynia was the scene for the survival series Man vs Wild, season 6, episode 12. The host, Bear Grylls, manages to escape the district after blowing up a door and crawling through miles of sewer.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld, the supervillain in the James Bond novels, was born in Gdynia on May 28, 1908, according to Thunderball.
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