Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh gets its own Monopoly board

Saudi Arabia's Riyadh gets its own Monopoly board

Dubai: There’s a new Monopoly board coming to market – and it’s got all the happening places in Riyadh, the Saudi metropolis. The ‘Riyadh Monopoly’ will be up at stpres in September after being announced on June 26 at the King Abdullah Financial District Conference Centre.The board is ‘designed to reflect Riyadh鈥檚 rich culture, notable landmarks and dynamic spirit’.Riyadh is going through a major transformation, including the creation of a swanky Downtown. .Dubai luxury homes: Super-rich Saudis, Indians lead in buying multi-million dollar properties.鈥淩iyadh Monopoly reflects our goal of making big, strategic projects accessible and engaging to all ages,” Mazroua Al-Mazroua, Chief Marketing and Experience Officer, at King Abdullah Financial District Development and Management Company.”As the leading destination for international and local businesses in Saudi Arabia, we are creating new opportunities for the next generation to thrive.”We want the new generation to recognize the names and places shaping their future. What better way than through play?鈥漁ver half of Riyadh鈥檚 residents are under 20 years. “Riyadh Monopoly is crafted to unite generations in friendly rivalry, whether strategizing over historic streets or modern skyscrapers,” said a statement. The Monopoly board game has been in existence for 90 years and has sold over 275 million. It has the Guinness World Record as the ‘best-selling board game in history’.

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