New Australia Monopoly: Did your favourite towns make the cut?

Chance cards, game pieces and properties have all been redone for new Australia Monopoly.

Board game lovers unite, because Australia has a new Monopoly game!

Designed to raise funds for regional communities battered by everything 2020 has thrown at them, the game replaces the traditional London suburbs with towns around Australia.

And let’s be real: what use is a thimble when you’re in the outback? The game comes with six new pieces – the Harbour Bridge, a thong, an Akubra hat, a kookaburra, a kangaroo and of course a trusty Sherrin.

The game’s makers have also completely redone the ‘Community Chest’ and ‘Chance’ cards for a more Australian theme.

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Australia Monopoly supporting hard-hit regions

Winning Moves Australia, the makers of the new game, will donate $5 to the Australian Red Cross for each game sold. The Red Cross will then distribute the money to places that have been the worst hit.

“The communities chosen have all gone through a tough time for one reason or another,” said Charlotte Waalkens from Winning Moves Australia. “We thought they deserved something special to remind everyone how incredible they are, and help inject some positive spirit.”

Did your favourite holiday spot make the cut?

“Choosing which locations to put on the board was unbelievably difficult, as there are so many phenomenal places to choose from in Australia, and we wanted to showcase places above and beyond the usual cities or hotspots,” Waalkens said.

The game is on sale now at Big W and other retailers. The full list of towns that made it in is below.

Australian Capital Territory

• Belconnen
• Queanbeyan

Queensland

• Bundaberg
• Noosa
• Winton

New South Wales

• Batemans Bay
• Broken Hill
• Blue Mountains

South Australia

• Coober Pedy
• Mount Gambier
• Port Augusta

Victoria

• Mildura
• Gippsland

Tasmania

• Port Arthur
• Devonport
• Strahan

Western Australia

• Kalgoorlie
• Busselton
• Karratha

Northern Territory

• Katherine
• Tennant Creek
• Palmerston

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