Author Topic: McDonalds: The Monopoly Game (Read 5644 times)

BlackNMild2k1 · « **on:** October 15, 2006, 08:20:54 AM »

Every year MCDonalds has a monopoly game and this year is no different. But has anyone ever heard of anyone winning a major prize or the big cash prize from this game?

Is it possible that everyyear McDonalds never actually prints out winning tickets, but instead gives the excuse that someone must have trown them away? or are they really printing them out and someone really is just throwing them away?

Well anyway, I was really wondering if they make the same game pieces rare all over the country or do they switch it up? I figured using the internet to help play the game might improve all our chances winning regardless of which scenario it is, so I'm gonna post the pieces that I need in hopes that maybe one of you might have one of them and we can split a prize.

Pieces I need:
Boardwalk
Short Line Railroad
Pennsylvania Ave.
Ventor Ave.
Illinois Ave.
Kentucky Ave.
Tennessee Ave.
Virginia Ave.
Vermont Ave.
Mediterranean Ave.

Nick DiMola · « **Reply #1 on:** October 15, 2006, 09:02:52 AM »

The only one on your list I have is Illinois Ave., so that leaves Kentucky still to complete the reds. All the ones you are missing are the ones I'm missing too. I guess certain pieces just don't get printed too often (or ever).

Renny · « **Reply #2 on:** October 15, 2006, 09:13:05 AM »

I need Coronary Bypass and Roly-Poly Road. I have the Waterworks and B. O.

Nile Boogie · « **Reply #3 on:** October 16, 2006, 10:13:23 AM »

Back in '98, I was in the navy(great lakes, IL). I heard about somebody wining a Corvette from the Monopoly game on base. My dorm was right across the street from a McDonlds so all we ate was that stuff.

nitsu niflheim · « **Reply #4 on:** October 16, 2006, 12:18:55 PM »

It's fraud to have a contest that is fixed that no one can win the prizes, all or any. McDonald's has to print up every piece, but the total numbers of them is different. If no one collects all the right pieces then that's fine. But for them to just not print up all the required pieces is fraud.

What I find wrong is that in the past you could find pieces everywhere, in newspaper and on just about anything you got from McDonald's, but know you have to buy the more expensive sandwiches, and it's been years since I was able to find free pieces in the Sunday paper.

Ian Sane · « **Reply #5 on:** October 16, 2006, 12:27:24 PM »

I don't know about in the States but here in Canada McDonalds only just started doing the Monopoly game again a few years ago after a couple years of doing similar contests. The rumour was that the game in Canada had in fact been fixed by the manufacturers of the pieces. They made winning pieces, they just gave them to people they knew so they themselves could win. After the big backlash of this and legal action being taken Monopoly distanced itself from Canadian McDonalds for a few years until things cooled over. Sounds like urban legend stuff to me but we did not have the game for quite a few years.

Anyway Short Line and Boardwalk have been the holy grail pieces as long as I've played the game. I as usual have just been getting the same crappy pieces again and again. Yesterday both my fries and drink had the exact same pieces. I also never win free food anymore and if anyone I know wins they get something crappy like a cone or a coffee or a muffin. Years ago I used to win fairly frequently and it was always good stuff like hamburgers and, you know, the stuff people actually order.

nitsu niflheim · « **Reply #6 on:** October 16, 2006, 12:54:49 PM »

I got a free small soda /or small coffee piece, and then another time I got a best buy dollar on my chicken club sandwich.

IceCold · « **Reply #7 on:** October 16, 2006, 08:01:32 PM »

In Canada you automatically get $2 Future Shop (now Best Buy) dollars with a large fries, I think. Or a sandwich or something.. I remember buying the fries for $2, then using the $2 coupon to buy a drink or a candy bar at Future Shop (they actually had those, and there was no minimum purchase required either)..

Shecky · « **Reply #8 on:** October 17, 2006, 02:59:19 PM »

I'm sure there's a list somewhere of the "rare" pieces. Find one of those and you've essentially won.

Spak-Spang · « **Reply #9 on:** October 19, 2006, 09:08:16 AM »

McDonald's prints up enough pieces. The simple fact is that not everyone plays the game. Its genius really. Create a contest that will bring many people to your store to buy your food. However, probably 50% or more of your customer will not play the game fully, or will not dedicate enough time to collect the pieces or to check all of them.

So most of the prices become unclaimed, and you can have bigger and better prices each year. All the prices that you are going to give away because you have sponsorships from businesses you include in instant win prices...or the new Best Buy Dollars...which won't be used very much either.

ThePerm · « **Reply #10 on:** October 19, 2006, 09:27:06 AM »

i have half of the million dollar prize...i just need the other one...i eat at mcdonalds basically everyday(sadly)
i have a ton of pieces, combie that with my roomates...we have alot

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 19, 2006, 09:57:08 AM »

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Originally posted by: ThePerm
i have half of the million dollar prize...i just need the other one...i eat at mcdonalds basically everyday(sadly)
i have a ton of pieces, combie that with my roomates...we have alot

Don't forget that you can play the online game with all your pieces on www.PlayAtMcD.com. just enter 10 codes a day to move around the board and have a second chance at winning some prizes. Chances are you won't win there either, but its worth a shot.

Ian Sane · « **Reply #12 on:** October 19, 2006, 10:16:16 AM »

"i have half of the million dollar prize...i just need the other one"

You and me and my brother and my best friend and everyone else who has gone to McDonalds more than twice during the game's duration. Don't tell me. Park Place, right?

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #13 on:** October 19, 2006, 10:29:15 AM »

wait, you need or do you have Park Place? cause depending on what your answer is we may need to talk

vudu · « **Reply #14 on:** October 19, 2006, 10:48:01 AM »

He has Park Place. Everyone has Park Place. I haven't been to McDonalds in over five years and I have Park Place. (not really)

You're aware of how the game works, right? They print up a million Park Places and two Boardwalks

wandering · « **Reply #15 on:** October 19, 2006, 11:39:01 AM »

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What I find wrong is that in the past you could find pieces everywhere, in newspaper and on just about anything you got from McDonald's, but know you have to buy the more expensive sandwiches, and it's been years since I was able to find free pieces in the Sunday paper.

Go to the drive-thru. Ask for a game piece or two. Don't order any food.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #16 on:** October 19, 2006, 11:45:09 AM »

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Originally posted by: wandering
Go to the drive-thru. Ask for a game piece or two. Don't order any food.

Can you really do that? cause I'm really sdick of eating McDonalds

wandering · « **Reply #17 on:** October 19, 2006, 11:51:53 AM »

YES. Occasionally they'll be dicks about it, but usually they'll honor the "no purchase necessary" policy, as they're legally required to do.

Ian Sane · « **Reply #18 on:** October 19, 2006, 12:04:26 PM »

My brother's strategy is to order "super-sized water".

ShyGuy · « **Reply #19 on:** October 19, 2006, 09:58:04 PM »

Here's a couple interesting tidbits for those playing the game:

http://www.variousandsundry.com/?p=4032

18 Days · « **Reply #20 on:** October 20, 2006, 07:27:32 AM »

In the rest of the world, Monopoly is based off London.

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Author Topic: McDonalds: The Monopoly Game (Read 5644 times)