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Attleboro Youth Commission Rolls Dice on Monopoly Project

The AYC is looking to commission an Attleboro-themed Monopoly board to celebrate the city's100th anniversary.

The Attleboro Youth Commission is taking a chance that local businesses will be excited to see themselves and their fellow Attleboro landmarks represented on an official Monopoly board.

The ambitious project started as an idea from Youth Commission member Nathan O’Conner, who had begun working on a small scale version of the game.

The commission’s chair, Adam Tellier took the project a step further by contacting Hasbro, the maker of Monopoly, to see about the use of their license. From there, the group was directed to a division of Hasbro called USAopoly, which specializes in making custom game boards for cities.

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That company requires a minimum purchase of 5,000 game sets for an order at a cost of $20 per set. Additionally, there is a one time fee of $2,500 for Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act testing to ensure that the game’s pieces are free from lead and other harmful chemicals.

This brings the initial estimated to $102,000, which the group hopes to have covered by selling the game’s property spaces to local businesses as advertising, rather than recoup costs through sales of the games.

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“We can’t rely on sales because if they don’t sell…there goes the Youth Commission,” Andrew Meehan said. 

The group is still figuring out their exact pricing model, but is expecting to sell the games for $25. They are also looking for between $2,000 and $5,000 from businesses for sponsoring each property space on the board. There are total of 28 properties that would be available for sponsors as well as the games six player tokens.

While there are concerns that many local businesses will find the prices too steep, the hope is that they will see the board as a great advertising opportunity as well as something to celebrate the city’s history.

Fortunately, the group has a long time to work on this project as the city’s 100 year anniversary isn’t for another two years.

“For at least the next seven or eight months it will be on every agenda,” said Tellier.

The group is also discussing the possibility of partnering with other area groups such as the Attleboro Historical Commission to help with their efforts.

Anyone interested in assisting the Youth Commission with its Monopoly project or just looking for additional information can contact Tellier at a.tellier12@gmail.com or 774-254-5707.

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