Montreal: The Boardwalk of the world
August 20th, 2008
We did it! Montreal has been voted to the top spot on the Monopoly World Edition, occupying the “Boardwalk” spot on the game board.
If you recall, Montreal had a narrow lead with only a few days left in the voting, but everyone suspected that major American cities would pull ahead in the days when voting was hidden. It looks like we pulled it off, though.
In terms of Canadian presence, Vancouver and Toronto also made it onto the board, but in much lower spots. Interestingly enough, New York was the only US city to make the board.
The cities break down as follows:
- Dark Blue: Montreal, Riga
- Green: Cape Town, Belgrade, Paris
- Yellow: Jerusalem, Hong Kong, Beijing
- Red: London, New York, Sydney
- Orange: Vancouver, Shanghai, Rome
- Magenta: Toronto, Kyiv, Istanbul
- Light Blue: Athens, Barcelona, Tokyo
- Brown: Taipei, Gdynia
A ceremony was held today at the Old Port to celebrate the news.
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