Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver 'pass go' on Monopoly game board
Last Updated: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 | 12:33 PM ET
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Three Canadian cities will be featured in the Monopoly board game after five million fans cast votes for their favourite cities to be included in the first-ever international edition.
Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver were among 22 cities that earned a spot on the Monopoly Here & Now: The World Edition board, game maker Hasbro said Wednesday.
Other cities chosen by fans include Beijing, London and Paris.
Montreal will occupy the dark blue property traditionally owned by Boardwalk, the most expensive one on the game board.
Toronto will occupy the magenta property traditionally owned by Virginia Avenue and Vancouver will occupy the orange property traditionally owned by New York Avenue.
Hasbro said the cities were chosen over six weeks earlier this year through a global vote that saw 5.6 million fans casting ballots for 70 cities.
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