An official Tampa version of the 'Monopoly' board game is in the works

Free parking can be hard to find in Tampa these days, but we bet it’ll be available in a new version of Monopoly that’s supposed to hit shelves this winter.

The Tampa-themed board game will feature “the most essential parts of Tampa,” according to a press release from game company Top Trumps USA. The Tampa edition will be released under Hasbro licensing, and will feature custom monopoly money and community chest and chance cards. You can also suggest which locations make the board by emailing [email protected].

The University of Tampa and its iconic minarets will probably make the cut, and so will the popular Ybor City neighborhood, but we’ve also got our fingers crossed for the spaceship at 2001 Odyssey on Dale Mabry Highway and some of Tampa's most miserable places, too.
Top Trumps USA has been in the card and board game business since 2008, and created its line of City Monopoly Editions in 2020. Tampa is the 22nd city to join the iconic property purchasing game, joining the ranks of Pittsburgh, Palm Springs and Sacramento.

Monopoly, originally created in 1935, has roots dating back to 1905 when Elizabeth Magie created the game to explain Henry George’s single tax theory, which advocated for property taxes on the value of buildings regardless of buildings or modifications on the land.

Now, the game has over a billion players worldwide, and loads of different themes.

Tampeño Monopoly fans might recall a similar concept to the upcoming Tampa Monopoly, Tampa-Opoly, available via Visit Tampa Bay.

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