Hasbro France Putting Real Money In Select Monopoly Games

(RTTNews) - Hasbro France has reportedly included real euros in 80 copies of its popular board game Monopoly, with a view to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the game's first appearance in the country.

Out of 30,000 board games being released for the occasion, 80 will have real euros inside as a special edition, the reports said.

Only one set will land the major jackpot, in which every game note is replaced by real money - for a total windfall of 20,580 euros.

Also, 10 sets will contain five real 20-euro notes, two 50-euro notes and one 100-euro note; and a lesser amount can be enjoyed in 69 sets, which will have five 10-euro notes and five 20-euro notes.

The board game of Monopoly was created after the Great Depression in the U.S. Players move around the gameboard buying or trading properties, developing their properties with houses and hotels, and collecting rent from their opponents, with the goal being to drive them into bankruptcy.

The move to insert real money in the game follows a survey by Hasbro France to find out what players would most like to find inside their Monopoly box. More than half of the respondents in the survey said they wanted real money. There are 500,000 sets sold each year in France.