Broadway and Hildebrand instead of Boardwalk and Park Place.
How about Dominion and Stone Oak? There’s a title deed worth owning. Or maybe Zarzamora, Blanco and San Pedro could make up a desirable set of properties to buy and trade.
A roll of the dice might even land you at The Alamo or the River Walk.
Those are just a few of the possibilities for the newly approved San Antonio version of Monopoly.
For the next two weeks, San Antonians will have a chance to make their own suggestions for game properties. Top Trumps Inc. is manufacturer of the official San Antonio game, under license from toy and gaming manufacturer Hasbro.
On Thursday, City Councilwoman Rebecca Viagran and Mayor Ron Nirenberg were at Mission San Jose to announce the upcoming Alamo City edition.
The official San Antonio version of the game is scheduled to go on sale in September.
It’s only the second city to be recognized with its own version, company officials said. There are other knock-offs based on cities across the nation, but they’re not the official Hasbro game.
And they don’t have Uncle Pennybags, who was right there at the news conference with Viagran and Nirenberg.
Locally themed squares will replace Boardwalk and Park Place from the original board, game officials said. Custom Community Chest and Chance cards also are planned to make the game a San Antonio adventure. Several squares will be dedicated to local landmarks and iconic locations.
Fans can pitch locations they would like to see on the board through March 17 at the official Monopoly San Antonio email: sanantonio@toptrumps.com.
“We want to ensure that Monopoly San Antonio is an accurate portrayal of what locals love about the city,” Top Trumps representative Benjamin Thompson said. “So we would love for everyone to get on board and send us recommendations of what they would like to see included.”
Who knows what those suggestions will bring?
Maybe four national park missions instead of four railroad properties.
As far as game pieces go, the possibilities are endless. Take your pick from a River Walk Barge, the gigantic North Star Mall boots, a chancla or a taco truck. And spurs! In honor of our favorite sports team, the San Antonio Spurs, of course.
And don’t forget that classic Fiesta favorite — a cascarón.
vtdavis@express-news.net
