“The Office” version of Monopoly coming in June

It was adapted into Clue last year, and now NBC’s hit comedy The Office is being formatted into the classic board game Monopoly, with the version set to hit store shelves in June. The game is created by USAOPOLY under license from Hasbro and NBC Universal.office-monopoly

The new take basically transforms the traditional game board properties into popular locations from the show. Additionally, players might land on “RUDIT-DIT-D’DOO!” (Community Chest), “That’s What She Said!” (Chance), Donation to Rabies Fun Run (Luxury Tax) or Buy a Hug From Phyllis at Crime Aid Auction (Income Tax).

Game locations and businesses, and their Monopoly counterparts, include:

Dunder Mifflin Corporate NY (Boardwalk)

Dunder Mifflin Scranton (Park Place)

Dunder Mifflin Stamford, Vance Refrigeration, Cafe Disco (Green properties)

Schrute Farms, Michael’s condo, Pam & Jim’s house (Yellow properties)

Taekwondo Dojo, Lake Scranton, Slater Falls Hotel (Red properties)

Company Picnic park, David Wallace’s house, Scranton Mall (Orange properties)

Scranton Business School, Scranton Art Center, Scranton Hospital (Magenta properties)

Dunder Mifflin Nashua, Angela’s house, Darryl’s house (Light blue properties)

Poor Richard’s, Diwali Gymnasium (Brown properties)

Dunder Mifflin delivery truck, Lake Wallenpaupack party boat, forklift, Korean church van (railroads)

Serenity by Jan (Electric Co.)

Dunder Mifflin Infinity (Waterworks)

The six tokens, which were chosen by fans in an online poll, are the Princess Unicorn, Dwight Bobblehead, World’s Best Boss Mug, Bacon Grill, Beet and Pam’s Candy Dish.

Monopoly: The Office Collector’s Edition will be available at specialty retailers including Barnes & Noble and Borders, and at www.nbcstore.com.

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