There is no (0) DOUBT that Monopoly is one of the world's most played and well (1) ............ board games. (2) ............ property development may sound a rather dull theme for a game, Monopoly has proved that all ages and cultures can enjoy the thrill of pretend-buying and trading properties, playing the role of landlord or banker, and making as much (fake) money as possible! (3) ............, since its launch in the mid 1930s, more than 300 different versions of the game have been made and it has been licensed in more than 100 countries, in 47 different languages. (4) ............ the fact that the basis of the game is identical in each version, each edition has its (5) ............ board, adapted to include famous streets or geographical landmarks. (6) ............, not only are there many versions based on different cities across the globe, there are also special editions, which are linked to popular culture. For (7) ............, themed boards based on cult movies, such as Star Wars and Harry Potter. There are even novelty versions entirely (8) ............ of chocolate!