The Star Wars Monopoly is a two-version Star Wars edition of the popular board game Monopoly. The first version was released in 1996 and is dubbed as the Limited Collector’s Edition. In this version, A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi were the main elements incorporated in the game. The second version released in 2005 is known as the Saga Edition. This version contains elements from all six Star Wars films. The First Version In the 1996 version, a scene from the Battle of Endor is at the center of the board. The board spaces were occupied with the Reactor Core and Moisture Farm in place of the Electric Company and Water Works in the original Monopoly board game. Boba Fett collecting a bounty and a Docking Tax were in place of the Luxury and Income Tax spaces. A TIE fighter, an X wing fighter, a Star Destroyer, and the Millennium Falcon replaced the railroads and the rest of the corner spaces were similar to the original board game. Made from pewter castings, the playable characters in the game were Darth Vader, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca, R2D2, Boba Fett, and a stormtrooper. The usual houses and hotels from the regular board game were known as colonies and starports. The Second Version In the 2005 edition, the Chance and Community Chest Cards were replaced with Jedi and Sith cards. Settlements and cities were used to replace the houses and hotels from the original Monopoly. Dollars are also replaced by Republic credits. Darth Maul, Yoda, Obi Wan Kenobi, Palpatine, General Grievous, Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, and Leia Organa were characters used to represent the pewter tokens. There were questions as to why integral characters such as Han Solo, Lando Calrissian, Chewbacca, and the droids R2D2 and C3P0 were excluded in this edition. There were recycled spaces from the original Monopoly known as Free Parking, Go, In Jail/Just Visiting, and Go to Jail. Thirty six spaces were recreated planets and cities from the films. Water Works and Electric Company from the original board game were replaced by Death Star and Death Star II. If a player owns one of the two, rent is four times the amount shown on the dice. If both, the rent is ten times the amount in the dice. Either version of Star Wars Monopoly can be enjoyed by the whole family. It is also a good past time among friends. With the entire six movies condensed in a board game, it is enough reason why Star Wars fans love it. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/3456959