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Article: Hasbro's Parker Brothers to unveil Centennial Olympic Games edition of Monopoly; Individually numbered board games featuring past Olympiad posters celebrate 100 years of Olympic Games.
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- Business Wire
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- May 15, 1996
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PAWTUCKET, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 1996--Game collectors, Olympic Games fans and visitors from around the world will soon have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to purchase an individually numbered, special Centennial Olympic Games edition of Monopoly, the world's most popular board game.
The collectible Monopoly game will showcase 100 years of Modern Olympic Games history through a chronological display of official posters representing each of the Olympic Summer Games since their 1896 inception in Athens. Early next month, the games will be available at select retailers across the United States, including Marshall Fields, FAO Schwartz and May Department ...