PERFECT FOR NEW FOREST LOVERS: This stunning New Forest edition of Hasbro’s classic board game Monopoly is perfect for 2–6 players and makes a great gift for players aged 8 and up Ms Gibbs added: “We have seen some of what’s come in but haven’t yet gone through each and every nomination and suggestion, which we shall be doing from tomorrow. Thank you again to everyone who has taken the time to send in nominations and suggestions,"

The famous boot token has been replaced with a New Forest pony while a pig and tent also feature among the customised pieces. Richard Burke, District Recreation Manager, Forestry England, said: ‘The New Forest is one of the UK’s most important landscapes for conservation and wildlife. It’s also a special place for people to connect to nature. We want people to enjoy their time in the Forest, deepening their understanding of why it’s so special and providing practical ways they can help to care for it.’ A pony and pig are among the six custom tokens players will use to move around more than 30 locations such as Furzey Gardens, Hurst Castle and Beaulieu Motor Museum. The visitor welcome film, led by the New Forest National Park Authority with Forestry England and Go New Forest, the official Destination Management Organisation for the New Forest, encourages visitors and locals to help look after the landscape, buy local and get around car-free.

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Ms Gibbs added: "We would like to thank each and every person who sent in nominations. We feel that charities getting to feature on all of the game’s three Community Chest spaces is a great fit, bearing in mind the community aspect of these unique Monopoly spaces." MONOPOLY first hit shelves in 1935 with the Racecar, Thimble, Boot, Top Hat, and Battleship among the original set of MONOPOLY tokens, while the Scottie Dog and Wheelbarrow were added in the early 1950s. Although the brand has evolved over the 87 years, the gameplay and iconography of the classic MONOPOLY game has remained unchanged, making it a timeless classic sure to be enjoyed by future generations. Today, MONOPOLY is the world’s favourite family game brand and is enjoyed by more than one billion players in 114 countries across the globe. Carol Seymour, business manager of Go New Forest, said: "We're absolutely thrilled at the news that we're having our very own Monopoly game as well as coming first in Winning Moves’ search for the UK’s top area of outstanding beauty.

The scheme, run by registered charity the New Forest Trust, has recently funded a wide range of conservation, education and commoning projects. The news of this unique twist to the world’s most famous board game comes as The New Forest seesoff 19other areas of ‘Outstanding Beauty’ across the UK in a vote by Winning Moves (the makers of this game). The factors taken into consideration by games’ bosses in this 20-way contest were:‘Sense of Family and Community’ ;‘Civic Pride’ ;‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’ ; ‘Stunning landmarks’.The game was being formally launched this morning at the Balmer Lawn Hotel, at exactly the same time as it hit the shops. Ella said: ‘We have been wonderfully spoiled for choice putting together this edition. Thank you to everyone who contributed during the public consultation process.’ Over the last 25 years Winning Moves has produced official versions of MONOPOLY .. from Dubai to Dublin .. and Sydney to San Antonio. Now the dice is rolling on The New Forest. General nominations close tonight at 11.59pm but the public has one further week to specifically nominate charities to feature on the Community Chest spaces in the game.