"evening, an urban legend spread that a vampire was stalking Coventry Street. No further incidents occurred and the attacker was never convicted. Coventry Street is one of the yellow property squares on the British Monopoly board. The other squares are Leicester Square and Piccadilly, both of which connect to it. All three streets share a common theme of entertainment and nightlife. Citations Sources Coventry Street Coventry Street is a short street in the West End of London, connecting Piccadilly Circus to Leicester Square. Part of the street is a section of the A4, a major road through London. It is"
"[*] Until 2007, Mediterranean and Baltic Avenues were dark purple properties on the traditional Monopoly board; since 2008, they have been brown. [**] McDonald's added Golden Avenue and Arches Avenue for 2008 only; obtaining both won $100,000. [***] Electric Company & Water Works were added for 2014; obtaining both won $10,000. [****] One Free Parking $100,000 prize was seeded on each of the following in only the US Territory: Bacon Clubhouse (1 in 9,836,000), Filet-O-Fish (1 in 19,585,000), Big Mac (1 in 45,000,000) and Large Fries (1 in 150,254,000) [*****] In 2016, the Canadian version replaced all properties with Canadian"
"health centre and a number of primary and secondary schools. Officials have also suggested the development of a ""green spine"" of parks and green spaces along the mostly disused Surrey Canal. Old Kent Road is the first property square on the British Monopoly board, priced at £60 and forming the brown set along with the similarly working-class Whitechapel Road. It is the only square on the board in South London and south of the Thames. The road makes several appearances in literature. In Charles Dickens' ""David Copperfield"", the titular character runs down the road trying to escape from London to"
"so service vehicles can access connecting buildings safely. The street features as a property with a purchase price of £200 on the British Monopoly board. It is one of a group of three, coded orange, with connections to law, and is named after the police station. The other two orange properties, Bow Street and Marlborough Street, which are both valued at £180, are named after the Bow Street Runners and Marlborough Street Magistrates Court respectively. Since the Man in the Moon is now closed, students on a Monopoly board pub crawl drink in one of the nearby pubs, such as"
"Queen Elizabeth II. It was built using more than ten million bricks and has a floor area of . Although it was given a critical reception by architectural critics, visitors have enjoyed the welcoming entrance and praised its internal arrangements. Around 16,000 people visit each day. In Oscar Wilde's ""The Picture of Dorian Gray"", the characters Sibyl and James Vane live at a ""shabby lodgings"" on Euston Road. The street is a property in the United Kingdom edition of the board game Monopoly, which features famous London areas on its gameboard. It is a part of the pale blue set,"
"24, 1965 courtesy of Ted Norrish, the then classics master at King Henry VIII School, Coventry. Initially as a school only club, but soon extending to take in members from outside the school, leading the way to the club becoming what it is today. The club colours are the red, yellow and black of King Henry VIII School, and the distinctive club banner is to be seen at many events. The club also has a variety of distinctive O tops based on these colours. The club is run by Committee, which is elected each year at the AGM in October."
"based at No. 34 Bow Street since 1994. A police station in Bow Street is mentioned in the Sherlock Holmes story ""The Man with the Twisted Lip"". At the station, Holmes reveals that the beggar Hugh Boone is the aristocrat Neville St. Clair in disguise. Bow Street is one of the streets on the British version of the game Monopoly, which is based in London. It forms a group with Marlborough Street and Vine Street, all of which have connections to the police and law. Citations Sources Bow Street Bow Street is a thoroughfare in Covent Garden, Westminster, London. It"
"in Sunday newspapers. Originally, customers received a set of two tokens with every purchase, but now tokens come only with certain menu items. Tokens correspond to a property space on the Monopoly board (with the exception of the ""Golden Avenue/Arches Avenue"" ""properties"", which were added in the 2008 edition; and ""Electric Company/Water Works"" utilities added in 2014). When combined into color-matched properties, the tokens may be redeemed for money. Historically, the grand prize ($1 million, annuity only) has been the combination of the two most costly properties, Park Place and Boardwalk, but in the 2006–2007 games the top prize ($5"
"of the players is bankrupted; the player with the most cash on hand wins. In 2013, the game was revised with the board now based on a simplified version of a city rather than a midway. The player tokens were replaced with a green car, blue ship, orange cat and black dog. The ticket booths were replaced with ""sold signs"", cardboard pieces featuring cartoon caricatures of the player tokens. The $1, $2, $3, $4 and $5 notes were replaced with single-denomination ""Monopoly money"" notes, and the prices on the board were denoted with a Monopoly money currency glyph (an uppercase"
"increased to up to 16 pieces on each side in some versions). The pieces of one player are distinguishable from another by their colours: black, green, red, and yellow. Six cowrie shells are used to determine the amount to move the players' pieces. The shells are thrown from the player's hand and the number of cowries which fall with their openings upwards indicate how many spaces the player may move: In some versions, seven cowrie shells are used: The board is usually embroidered on cloth. The playing area is cruciform. There is a large square in the centre, called the"
"After she arrived, Hoskins made a new board with Atlantic City street names, and taught it to a group of friends, who ultimately passed in on to Charles Darrow, who made some modifications to the game and claimed it as his own invention. Marvin Gardens, the leading yellow property on the board, is actually a misspelling of the original location name, ""Marven Gardens"". The misspelling was said to have been introduced by Charles Todd and passed on when his home-made ""Monopoly"" board was copied by Charles Darrow and thence Parker Brothers. It was not until 1995 that Parker Brothers acknowledged"
"when it played at Northampton Town's Sixfields Stadium, some away, due to a rent dispute. Coventry's home shirts are either completely or predominately sky blue. However, in past seasons, different 'home colours' were worn. For example, in 1889, the then Singers FC wore pink and blue halved shirts (mirroring the corporate colours of Singers Motors). Furthermore, in the 1890s, black and red were the club's colours. In the early 1920s, the club wore red and green (to reflect the colours of the city crest). Sky blue was first used by Coventry in 1898 and the theme was used until 1922."
"a prestigious social status when the British version of the ""Monopoly"" board was first produced, in 1936. On the board, Park Lane forms a pair with Mayfair, the most expensive property in the game. The squares were designed to be equivalents of Park Place and Boardwalk, respectively, on the original board, which used streets in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In 1988, the World Monopoly Championships were held at the Park Lane Hotel, sponsored by Waddingtons, manufacturers of the British version. Since the game's original production, prices on the real Park Lane have held their value, though average rent costs have"
"board should be released worldwide in late 2015. Lima, Peru won the vote and will hold the Boardwalk space. Hasbro sells a ""Deluxe Edition"", which is mostly identical to the classic edition but has wooden houses and hotels and gold-toned tokens, including one token in addition to the standard eleven, a railroad locomotive. Other additions to the ""Deluxe Edition"" include a card carousel, which holds the title deed cards, and money printed with two colors of ink. In 1978, retailer Neiman Marcus manufactured and sold an all-chocolate edition of ""Monopoly"" through its ""Christmas Wish Book"" for that year. The entire"
"Monopolonian (a game-based take on the Euro; designated by M). The game uses said unit in millions and thousands. As seen below, there is no dark purple color-group, as that is replaced by brown, as in the European version of the game. It is also notable that three cities (Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver) are from Canada and three other cities (Beijing, Hong Kong, and Shanghai) are from the People's Republic of China. No other countries are represented by more than one city. Of the 68 cities listed on Hasbro Inc.'s website for the vote, Jerusalem, was chosen as one of"
"since its formation until Spring 2016, when he was replaced by current manager Terry Anderson. On 4 July 2015, the club announced the takeover of Coventry City Ladies F.C, rebranding the ladies side Coventry United Ladies F.C. Coventry United's home kit is made up from the city's civic colours. The shirt is a dark red Adidas designed top that prominently features the logo of the current club sponsors ""Graham The Plumbers' Merchant"" on the front. The shorts and socks are the same shade of dark green. The club's away strip is a full white strip which is also sponsored by"
"Graham The Plumbers' Merchant. At the start of the 2014–15 season, Coventry unveiled their third kit for the season which is a full sky blue strip that references local professional club Coventry City. On 4 July 2015, Coventry City Ladies F.C. announced that they will merge with Coventry United and be rebranded as Coventry United Ladies F.C. from the beginning of the 2015–16 Women's Premier League season. The move means that the team will play in Coventry United Men's team colours, also the cities civic colours, red and green rather than Coventry City's sky blue. They will also continue playing"
"anniversary being celebrated in 1972. It has a grey slate roof, and its walls consist of light-coloured stone which appear grey after being coloured with a cement wash. The local social club has been serving Binley locals since 1929. The club holds thousands of members. They have a local pool team / darts team / golf team / snooker team and two large venue rooms for hire. Members are often required to renew their membership (sometimes weekly) and hold urgent meetings to discuss club matters. Binley, Coventry Binley is a suburb in the east of Coventry, England. Binley evolved from"
"Canadian Monopoly Canadian Monopoly is an edition of the popular board game Monopoly. It features Canadian properties, railways, and utilities, rather than the original version which is based in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The Canadian edition was originally released in 1982. An updated version was released in 2000, and another updated version was issued in 2010. The properties (clockwise) span Canada from east to west, with streets in St. John's at the beginning of the circuit, with streets in Vancouver and Victoria taking over for ""Boardwalk"" and ""Park Place."" All four railways are Canadian lines, and the police officer depicted"
"Coventry Street Coventry Street is a short street in the West End of London, connecting Piccadilly Circus to Leicester Square. Part of the street is a section of the A4, a major road through London. It is named after the politician Henry Coventry, secretary of state to Charles II. The street was constructed in 1681 for entertainment and retail purposes, and acquired a shady character with numerous gambling houses and a reputation for prostitution. This changed during the late 19th century, with the establishment of several music hall outlets including the London Pavilion, the Prince of Wales Theatre and the"
"and attempted to make one full circuit of the ""Monopoly"" board within five turns. Two dice were rolled on a shaker table referred to as the """"Monopoly"" Rock-and-Roller,"" and the contestant stopped it by pushing a button and moved clockwise according to the total shown. Rolling doubles awarded an extra roll. All colored properties awarded cash amounts, starting at $2,000 for Baltic Avenue (landing on Mediterranean Avenue was not possible, due to its being only one space away from GO) and increasing clockwise to $40,000 for Boardwalk. Other spaces awarded prizes or triggered mini-games as described below. Rolling three consecutive"
"having ""the most fashionable shops in all the kingdom"". Bond Street is also a square on the British ""Monopoly"" board, and is the most expensive of the green-coloured set that also includes Regent and Oxford Streets. The three streets are grouped together because of their shared retail history. Citations Sources Further reading Bond Street Bond Street is a major shopping street in the West End of London. It links Piccadilly in the south to Oxford Street in the north and has been popular for retail since the 18th century, being the home of many fashion outlets that sell prestigious or"
"instead of ""Boardwalk"", etc. Several of the space names are changed to British English terms on the British version of the board: ""Candy Floss"" instead of ""Cotton Candy"", ""Water Chute"" instead of ""Water Slide"", ""Dodgems"" instead of ""Bumper Cars"", ""Big Wheel"" instead of ""Ferris Wheel"" and ""railways"" instead of ""railroads"". Depending on the version of the board the Rest Rooms may be alternatively called the Café, and Uncle Pennybags may be alternatively called Mr. Monopoly. Players take turns in order, with the initial player determined by age before the game: the youngest player goes first. Players are dealt an initial"
"London Monopoly board. Park Lane is about long, and runs north from Hyde Park Corner to Marble Arch, along the eastern flank of Hyde Park. To its east is Mayfair. The road is a primary route, classified A4202. The street is one of the key bus corridors in Central London. It is used by London bus routes 2, 10, 13, 16, 36, 73, 74, 137, 148, 414 and night bus routes N16, N73, N74 and N137. The nearest tube stations are Hyde Park Corner on the Piccadilly line near the street's southern end and Marble Arch on the Central line"
"central London. In 2011, Johnson introduced spot fines for coaches idling on Park Lane. The widening of the road distanced the houses on the east side of Park Lane from Hyde Park itself, access to which is now by underpass. Despite the traffic noise the road is still upmarket, featuring five-star hotels (such as The Dorchester, the Grosvenor House Hotel and the InterContinental London Park Lane Hotel) and showrooms for several sports car models, including BMW, Aston Martin and Mercedes-Benz. Park Lane is the second most valuable property in the London edition of the board game ""Monopoly"". The street had"
"second person selected is treated as the ""new contestant"" for the purposes of game play: this is elaborated on later in this section. The main game board has sixteen squares in a 4x4 layout (from A1 to D4). Behind each square is a different colour, and neither player (nor the host or audience) knows the location of which colours are where. The colours are: The number of times that each colour occurs in the Grid varies between episodes. Typically, it will contain 4-7 Cash squares, 1-4 Bonus squares, 2-4 Steal squares, 4-6 Penalty squares and there is always 1 Bankrupt"
"mutual consent, due to irreconcilable differences regarding performance and contract length. Shortly afterwards on the 14 May Graham Alexander was appointed as the club's new manager. At each home game the team walks out to The Pogues' cover of Dirty Old Town, the 1949 Ewan McColl song inspired by the singer's childhood in Salford. The club's colours are red, white and black. Prior to the change in ownership in 2014, the club played in tangerine & black (earlier colours include tangerine & white and all navy blue). The club's logo also changed in 2014 but both logos picture a lion."
"Michelle Nicholas, served as the co-host/dice roller. Three contestants played, each represented by a color (red, gold, and green). In the first round, the players attempted to take control of the eight groups of colored properties on a giant Monopoly board. To do so, they had to solve crossword-style clues. The first letter of each answer was given to the players, and each side of the four-sided board, referred to as ""blocks"" (with the block containing the five properties between the Go to Jail corner and ""GO"" referred to as the ""high rent district""), had a different starting letter for"
"edition with Atlantic City-area names was reprinted), although local variants of the board are now also found in several of these countries. In 1998, Winning Moves procured the ""Monopoly"" license from Hasbro and created new UK city and regional editions with sponsored squares. Initially, in December 1998, the game was sold in just a few W H Smith stores, but demand was high, with almost fifty thousand games shipped in the four weeks leading to Christmas. Winning Moves still produces new annually. The original income tax choice from the 1930s U.S. board is replaced by a flat rate on the"
"the road, with the inn remaining on the north side. A new building was constructed in 1899, later becoming a Lyons Corner House. It closed in 1959, and was threatened with demolition as a plan to improve junction improvements around Pentonville Road, but survived and is now partly occupied by a branch of The Co-operative Bank. The poet John Betjeman's parents ran a cabinet makers at No. 34–42 Pentonville Road. It was established since 1859 and produced the Tantalus drinks cabinet in 1881. Pentonville Road is one of the locations on the London version of the Monopoly board game. It"
"cards were yellow (although they were sometimes printed on blue stock) with no decoration or text on the back; the Chance cards were orange with no text or decoration on the back. Hasbro commissioned a major graphic redesign to the U.S. Standard Edition of the game in 2008, with some minor revisions. Among the changes: the colors of Mediterranean and Baltic Avenues changed from purple to brown, and the colors of the GO square changed from red to black. A flat $200 Income Tax was imposed (formerly the player's choice of $200 or 10% of their total holdings, which they"
"technocracy."" In the 'Junk Series' Coventry takes the flattened and crumpled remnants of McDonald's' packaging, as it would be found on the pavements, and crops them in such a way as to transform them into iconic constructivist compositions, rendered in the brand's ubiquitous livery. In an interview with Whitechapel Gallery director Iwona Blazwick in 2008, Coventry said: """"I wanted to present them [the Junk Series] as Suprematist-looking objects, using the colours red, yellow and blue. I like this idea that capitalism can consume anything, that McDonalds can consume suprematism. No matter what you do to react against it, it just"
"'M' with two horizontal crossbars) instead of dollars or pounds. The board became more reminiscent of the standard ""Monopoly"" board, replacing the ""Rest Rooms"" (or ""Café"", depending on the version of the board) with ""Jail"" and ""Uncle Pennybag's Loose Change"" with ""Free Parking"". The four Railroad spaces, the Fireworks space, the Water Show and two Chance spaces were also eliminated, reducing the board size from 32 spaces to 24. Some space names on the British version of the board have different names, similar to the UK version of the original ""Monopoly"" board: ""Park Lane"" instead of ""Park Place"", and ""Mayfair"""