How to make your own Monopoly board
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1. Choose a theme
Before you start making your board, it’s good to spend some time thinking of a theme for your game.
The original Monopoly board was based on streets in Atlantic City and the UK board is based on streets in London. But you don’t have to copy either of these.
The great thing about making your own Monopoly board is that you can base the street names on whatever you like. They don’t even have to be streets.
Some ideas for Monopoly property names are:
You’ll find a list of all spaces on the UK Monopoly board here: List of all Monopoly Squares
The original Monopoly board was based on streets in Atlantic City and the UK board is based on streets in London. But you don’t have to copy either of these.
The great thing about making your own Monopoly board is that you can base the street names on whatever you like. They don’t even have to be streets.
Some ideas for Monopoly property names are:
- Streets in your town
- Places you’ve travelled to
- Bucket list destinations
- Members of your family
- Animals or pets
- Things from your favourite TV show
- Bands that you like
You’ll find a list of all spaces on the UK Monopoly board here: List of all Monopoly Squares
2. List the streets
Once you’ve decided on a theme, you’ll want to make a list of all of the streets in your Monopoly game. It’s helpful to write these out on paper before you start to build your board.
You will need names for:
You will need names for:
- 2 Browns
- 3 Light Blues
- 3 Pinks
- 3 Oranges
- 3 Yellows
- 3 Reds
- 3 Greens
- 2 Dark Blues
- 4 Railroads
3. Decide how big you want your Monopoly board to be
A classic Monopoly board is 19 1/2 inches (50 cm) square, but you can make your board any size you like.
You’ll find it easiest if you stick to the classic Monopoly board sizes. That’s because I already have a list of Monoply dimensions that gives you all the exact sizes of the board, squares, cards, money, tokens, houses, and hotels in both inches and centimeters. I suggest that you follow this if you want to make everything line up perfectly.
You’ll find it easiest if you stick to the classic Monopoly board sizes. That’s because I already have a list of Monoply dimensions that gives you all the exact sizes of the board, squares, cards, money, tokens, houses, and hotels in both inches and centimeters. I suggest that you follow this if you want to make everything line up perfectly.