Monopoly is getting a major overhaul in 2025, plus new add-ons built for speed

Monopolythe classic board game that originated more than 100 years ago as an anti-capitalist critique of wealth inequality gets a new coat of paint and some interesting new features. Hasbro vice president of board games Brian Baker told Polygon in a recent interview that Hasbro Games’ goal was to make the iconic product more inviting to modern players — and that effort started, he said, with the box itself.

The new look Monopolywhich will hit retail on July 15, 2025, will feature a square box instead of the traditional rectangle. Baker said this physically brings the game in line with modern board games that have largely settled on the square format. It also makes it easy to fit into a Kallax rack, the de facto Ikea-made storage unit of choice for table fans.

“When we think about the player experience,” Baker said, “it’s not just about the rules. It’s literally from the moment they take the game off the shelf – assuming the game still fits on their shelf.”‘ He also highlighted the revised look of the game’s currency and the form of the deed, the General Fund and the Chance Cards contained within it. the box, which again can be distinguished by their profiles alone. There’s even a sturdy plastic organizer, so all the game pieces have their own little nooks or crannies on the table and in the box.

“(It) makes it easy to set up,” Baker said, “and then everything goes back into place and (gets) put away. That’s the experience we want to consider, from start to finish.”

Once out of the box, Baker said the next thing you’ll notice about the new game is the size of the components. The metal movers, including a new money bag that replaces the classic battleship, are approximately 20% larger than the originals. The houses and hotels have also been enlarged. But why spend the money on machining and casting all these new pieces? Baker said it was for the same reason why restaurants spend so much money on their cutlery.

“We just felt like they didn’t have enough value (when they were so small),” Baker said. “This is the world’s most popular board game and this is one of the most important components in the box. We need to do that justice by making sure that (…) when you hold one of those tokens in your hand, it retains its value.”

Perhaps the biggest change in the Monopoly product range, however… that there is a range and not just a single SKU. That’s right, this time the classic real estate trading game is getting a series of expansions, all of which are designed to speed up the process of playing the game.

Monopoly free parking jackpot expansionBaker said, is based on the traditional house rule that hands out the game’s luxury tax as a sort of grand prize. It adds a spinner to the board, giving players the chance to spin it without returning money to the in-game economy and slowing down the game.

In the meantime, Monopoly Go to Prison ExpansionBaker said, takes away some of the sting of being sent to the hoosegow by adding corruption cards available only to convicted felons. Monopoly Buy Everything Expansion literally puts everything – including the sofa itself – up for sale.

“We don’t necessarily have to sell more Monopolies“, says Bakker. “Most people are already owners Monopoly. What they’re looking for is a reason to play it again.”

To expect Monopolywith its new storage bin and larger components, op AmazonTarget and Walmart later this year. Pre-orders are available now.