Monopoly and Iron Maiden Team Up For 'Somewhere On Tour' Edition Board Game
Usaopoly (The Op Games),the board game and puzzle publisher behind iconic licensed games and best-selling party games Telestrations, Blank Slate and Hues And Cues, has teamed up with IRON MAIDEN, one of heavy metal's most prolific and influential bands of all time, and global leader in play Hasbro to bring fans the ultimate piece of tabletop memorabilia — Monopoly: Iron Maiden Somewhere On Tour.
Played by traditional Monopoly rules, players will buy, sell, and trade properties named after classic albums, including "The Number Of The Beast", "Brave New World", "Senjutsu" and more, to bankrupt their opponents and be the last one with Eddie-faced money to win. The notorious mascot also adorns the traditional Chance and Community Chest cards, aptly renamed "Feeling Lucky?" and "Open the Box," entertaining gamers and Troopers alike with instances of success ("Advance to nearest Maiden Goodies") and brushes with bad luck ("Bad weather... Ed Force One diverted"). Six custom-sculpted pewter tokens also serve as miniature tributes to the band's records and gear, such as an Albatross, Amp Stack, Flying Helmet, Nicko's Drum Kit, Wasted Years Computer, and Steve's Bass.
"We're delighted to have been given the opportunity to have Monopoly get the full Eddie treatment," said Rod Smallwood, manager of IRON MAIDEN. "In true MAIDEN fashion, we commissioned our main tour artist, Akirant, to grace the board and the box lid with some of our most loved Eddies on tour. The game is full of our humor (who else would ransom Nicko's pal Sooty?), even the player pieces reflect our unique history (yeah, the impaled albatross!) and the weird and wonderful world we share with our fans and they have come to expect from us!"
