Monopoly (game)

As a teenager, Jean Poffenberger used to sit on her family's front porch in Funkstown, waiting for William "Bill" Price to walk by on his way home from Funkstown Market, where he worked. His family lived about nine houses up from Jean's. Jean said she...

SANTA FE, NM. (KTLA) -- A 60-year old woman has gone directly to jail after allegedly stabbing her boyfriend following a game of Monopoly. Police say Laura Chavez flew into rage after accusing her 48-year-old boyfriend of cheating at the board game. She...

Banksy, the anonymous street artist, is believed to have unveiled a new sculptural work inspired by the Monopoly board game and dedicated to the Occupy London movement. Frank Gehry is seeking projects in Asian countries including China and India in the...

I know the way a vigorous board game can stir the competitive instincts. I like nothing better than engaging in a hearty battle of wits over a Scrabble board, although my superior intellect makes it difficult for me to find......

Scratch-off games have come and gone since the Florida Lottery launched them in 1988, but one constant over the past 15 years has been Monopoly. The first Monopoly tickets were $2 and over the years the Lottery added $1, $5, $10 and $20 versions of the...

The Florida Lottery is kicking off a statewide Monopoly tour Saturday with a stop at the Florida Mall in Orlando. The event is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The tour is intended to generate excitement for the new Monopoly scratch-off tickets that...

Last night I had a phone conversation with someone whom I met not so long ago; I’ll refer to him as modelman.  He and I were discussing dating here in Chicago and why we’re both generally feeling “over it.”  Initially, modelman...

Hollywood's growing budget scrutiny has found another victim: "Ouija." Universal Pictures has canceled its plans to make a movie based on the classic board game after it became clear that the special-effects-heavy supernatural picture would cost around...

For political junkies, the once-a-decade redrawing of Pennsylvania's legislative district lines is a board- game geek's paradise: It's "Risk," "Stratego" and "Battleship" all rolled into one, with the balance of power for the next 10 years as the prize....

Oct. 2 to 4 Biggest Tattoo Show on Earth Where: Mandalay Bay Highlights: The ink will be flowing as an expected 50,000 tattoo fans gather to watch famous artists use the human body as their canvas. Info: (201) 342-4446, www.mandalaybay.com Opening...

The Wildwoods are three adjacent New Jersey beach towns, Wildwood, North Wildwood and Wildwood Crest, known for their wide white beaches — open to the public, free of charge — and devotion to simple summertime pleasures. The centerpiece of...

•Start the day with a stroll along the Atlantic City Boardwalk, taking in the stores, casinos and hotels that loom above the planks. The boardwalk was built in 1870, and the street names have been immortalized as part of the Monopoly board game...