Pages

▼

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Get Taipei in Global Monopoly Edition!

Maoman over at Forumosa alerted me to this:

Hasbro is creating a global edition Monopoly, and Taipei has a crack at making it on as a wild card entry. The 20 pre-selected cities with the highest worldwide votes will make it onto the board. Plus, you will have from February 29 to March 9 2008 to vote on the most nominated Wildcard cities. Only the top two will make it on the board, and Taipei is currently ranked Number 3, behind Gdynia, Poland, and Quebec City, Canada!

Click here to get to the site. You'll need to register, but voting is pretty straightforward!
If my Taiwanese readers would post this to their Chinese-language forums, it would be much appreciated...Gdynia, Poland?

(Permalink)

13 comments:

  1. maomanFebruary 23, 2008 at 5:38 PM

    Excellent - thanks for putting this up, Michael.

    ReplyDelete
  2. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2008 at 8:29 PM

    It's about 8:30 pm Taiwan time now, and I don't see Taipei on the list of cities. Has it followed in the footsteps of Jerusalem?

    Frank

    ReplyDelete
  3. TommyFebruary 23, 2008 at 10:15 PM

    You have to write it in at the bottom to nominate the city. I tried to do it using an old e-mail address, but I don't know if it worked. I hope it does. Hong Kong is on the list, but I prize Taipei more :-D. If it did not at least get a spot equal or greater than stinky St. Charles Place, then I would be scandalised.

    ReplyDelete
  4. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2008 at 11:27 PM

    I put my vote in and sent (so far) the link to thirty friends in and of Taiwan.

    ReplyDelete
  5. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2008 at 11:42 PM

    Hey Michael! Are you makin' fun of the world-renowned metropolis of Gdynia?

    ReplyDelete
  6. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2008 at 11:46 PM

    If you are, then you'd best be prepared for some nasty comments from a lot of angry Gdynia-nians.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Michael TurtonFebruary 24, 2008 at 7:03 AM

    Far be it from me! Hey, my grandparents are from Poland! I'd never make fun of the Old Country! I'm just saying that maybe Gdynia doesn't have as a good a claim as Taipei does....

    ReplyDelete
  8. skiingkowFebruary 24, 2008 at 12:50 PM

    .
    .
    .
    It would be nice to see Taipei and Quebec City on there as the wild-cards.

    It would be most fitting, since both cities have been involved with recent "independence" issues. ;>)

    I would love to see a "community chest" card with these words...

    "Congratulations! Taiwan has now become a member of the U.N. thanks to your support. Collect $1000 for increased trade relations."

    LOL!
    .
    .
    .

    ReplyDelete
  9. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2008 at 4:39 PM

    Just joshin' with ya! Good to be back.

    ReplyDelete
  10. ChaonFebruary 25, 2008 at 1:32 PM

    I caught a bad case of Gdynia when traveling in Cambodia, but a dose of penicillin cleared it right up.

    ReplyDelete
  11. KieqMarch 2, 2008 at 7:34 PM

    Greetings frem Gdynia :)
    Hope, that Taipei and my city will make it! :)

    ReplyDelete
  12. UnknownMarch 2, 2008 at 10:23 PM

    I,m from Gdynia. I'm proud of my city and I believe that we can win :P

    ReplyDelete
  13. maomanAugust 20, 2008 at 3:01 PM

    Success! http://www.hasbro.com/games/kid-games/monopoly/default.cfm?page=News/Item&newsID=DB7DFA53-D56F-E112-458E61859535CD3D

    ReplyDelete

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.