Monopoly Game Collection - Antique Board Games

Being a cheapie, if I'm going to collect something it has to be something I like to play with and it has to be inexpensive. Hence, my joy in collecting Monopoly game sets. I've come across quite a few older games over the years. Through my mom's old antique store, she'd come across old game sets and throw them my way. It seems like every family from way back in the day had a Monopoly set so they are fairly common. Interestingly enough, a new set costs between $10-$15 bucks for a basic set and it is about what you can get for an 'antique' set.

I really like these old sets and marvel at how simple they were. The houses and hotels are still green and red but are made of wood. The Community Chest and Chance cards are the same color but looked typed and don't have pictures. In fact, these older sets don't include the iconic "Rich Uncle Moneybags" character with the top hat and moustache. The money looks pretty much the same from the beginning.


The other big difference between the older versions and the newer ones is the box. Nowadays, there is a large elongated box the includes the board, money and all the pieces. Back in the day, all of the money, tokens, and cards came in a smaller box and the board was separate. The game board itself looks virtually identical to the modern counterpart.