A New Look

So I've gotten busy with Etsy orders from my shop due to the holidays and haven't gotten around to finishing this potter board. =( However, I did finish what I want on the board! Yay! I decided to try a different look from what I had originally though. I really love the artwork from the cover of the books but I was having a hard time finding an image big enough to fit a 20inx20in board. Then I decided I'd do some tweaking so that maybe when I print this board, the image won't look so funny since its very light. Other than a few very fine detail touches to the lines, I'm pretty much done!

Now onto finishing up my galleons and creating the game pieces and cards!

What should my 2 Utilities be?

So this is my board thus far... I just need to finish changing out the prices and add the utilities. I took the liberty of changing the "railroads" and "go" from a precise 200 USD which is about 26 galleons, 11 sickles, and 11 knuts to an even 25 galleons for simplicity sake. I am keeping all the other prices exact to have more fun counting out the different coins.

Now... I'm stumped for a pair of good utilities. The original is Electric and Water. What would be the Wizarding equivalent? Degnoming the garden? 

Daily Prophet and Quibbler

Change out the "tax" to a third utility and do The Deathly Hallows?

Chance and Community Cards

My "Chance" and "Community" cards are going to be "Hogwarts" and "Ministry of Magic" cards. Any ideas for a really good card for either?

Houses and Hotels?

Do you think I should keep the houses and hotels or should I replace them with something more wizardy... I'm not sure with what yet though. House elves heads? Ooo Hermione would totally hex me for saying that LoL =P

Potteropoly Update - What to Change to Transform into Potteropoly

So, after researching what makes up a monopoly board here is a list of things I want to change to the board.

1. Properties

Here is a draft of the board with properties I'm thinking of...

2. Money

So in the American version they use dollars. In the English version they use pounds. So in the Potter version, clearly we must use wizarding currency: galleons, sickles, and knuts!

We all know that there are 17 sickles in a galleon, and 29 knuts in a sickle... but what does that mean in dollars?

So I looked up online what the conversion rate was for American muggle money to Wizarding money was and I actually found it. LoL =D

1 Galleon = $7.35
1 Sickle = $0.46
1 Knut = $0.02

To make calculations easier, I've rounded the Galleon to $7.50 and have based all my calculations from there.

Instead of paper money, I'll have to make coins. Now it would be expensive to make coins, but I'm thinking I could use cardboard and printouts on sticker paper. However, I really want the money clinking sound like when I play around with poker chips. I could try buying different colored round metal bits from the hardware store but that might get expensive from the amount I'd have to get to supply everyone in the game. I'll have to think on that.

Obviously the bank will be Gringotts! =)

source: http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Wizarding_currency


3. Chance and Community Cards

I'm thinking of changing the Chance and Community Cards to Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts cards.

4. Tokens

The original tokens were made of pewter and consisted of:

• thimble
• boot
• racecar
• battleship
• dog
• cannon
• iron

I thought about using the pewter tokens from the Harry Potter Trivia Board...

But I thought it might be more fun to make my own after I saw these on Etsy:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/99729694/harry-potter-tiny-trio-polymer-clay?

http://www.etsy.com/listing/102971864/custom-harry-potter-character-charm?

http://www.etsy.com/listing/79807022/polymer-clay-kokeshi-dolls-tutorial?

While I was searching, I also found some other people who have made monopoly boards too.

http://www.dailybits.com/harry-potter-monopoly/

http://teqnolog.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/harry-potter-monopoly-casts-a-spell/  

My board is gonna be more awesome! Muwahahahaha

I wish I were finish making this already cuz I wanna play! More updates soon...

Potteropoly Update - The Board and The Original

Here is a plain board I made in Illustrator based on the traditional monopoly board. You can right click it and save and print for yourself and write in whatever you want. It is already in CYMK mode and 20 in.  x 20 in.

So before I make my own monopoly, I thought I'd research what comes in the standard monopoly game so I know what I need to make. Here is what I found:

PIECES

20 in x 20 in board

16 Chance Cards

16 Community Chest Cards

22 Streets 

4 Railroads

2 Utilities

2 Six Sided Dice

1 Speed Die (Optional)

MONEY

The distribution of cash in the U.S. version has changed with the newer release versions. Older versions had a total of $15,140 in the following amounts/colors:

• 20 $500 bills (orange)
• 20 $100 bills (beige)
• 30 $50 bills (blue)
• 50 $20 bills (green)
• 40 $10 bills (yellow)
• 40 $5 bills (pink)
• 40 $1 bills (white)

The newer (September 2008) editions have a total of $20,580, with 30 of each bill denomination. In addition, the colors of some of the bills have been changed; $10s are now blue instead of yellow, $20s are a brighter color green than before, and $50s are now purple instead of blue.

Each player begins the game with his or her token on the Go square, and $1,500 (or 1,500 of a localized currency) in play money. Prior to September 2008, the money was divided as follows in the U.S. standard rules:

2 each of: $500 bills $100 bills $50 bills 6 $20 bills 5 each of: $10 bills $5 bills $1 bills LIST OF CARDS Community Chest list: Advance to Go (Collect $200) Bank error in your favor – collect $75 Doctor's fees – Pay $50 Get out of jail free – this card may be kept until needed, or sold Go to jail – go directly to jail – Do not pass Go, do not collect $200 It is your birthday Collect $10 from each player Grand Opera Night – collect $50 from every player for opening night seats Income Tax refund – collect $20 Life Insurance Matures – collect $100 Pay Hospital Fees of $100 Pay School Fees of $50 Receive $25 Consultancy Fee You are assessed for street repairs – $40 per house, $115 per hotel You have won second prize in a beauty contest– collect $10 You inherit $100 From sale of stock you get $50 Holiday Fund matures - Receive $100 Chance list: Advance to Go (Collect $200) Advance to Illinois Ave. Advance token to nearest Utility. If unowned, you may buy it from the Bank. If owned, throw dice and pay owner a total ten times the amount thrown. Advance token to the nearest Railroad and pay owner twice the rental to which he/she is otherwise entitled. If Railroad is unowned, you may buy it from the Bank. (There are two of these.) Advance to St. Charles Place – if you pass Go, collect $200 Bank pays you dividend of $50 Get out of Jail free – this card may be kept until needed, or traded/sold Go back 3 spaces Go directly to Jail – do not pass Go, do not collect $200 Make general repairs on all your property – for each house pay $25 – for each hotel $100 Pay poor tax of $15 Take a trip to Reading Railroad – if you pass Go collect $200 Take a walk on the Boardwalk – advance token to Boardwalk You have been elected chairman of the board – pay each player $50 Your building loan matures – collect $150 You have won a crossword competition - collect $100 So next post I'll talk about what I'm thinking of changing to the original board to transform it into Potteropoly!!! I'll leave you with this funny chair I found =) http://kimmydeewinnubst.com/catalog/i2.html

Look what I found while procrastinating...

Notice anything wrong with these Amazon stock photos?

http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Sorcerers-4728-Escape/dp/B0000649DP/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1342216294&sr=8-1&keywords=Lego+Harry+Potter+Chamber+of+Secrets+Escape+from+Privet+Drive+%284728%29

The Beginning of Awesomeness...

Hello, my name is Candy and I love Harry Potter and Monopoly. I have collected Monopoly versions of some of my favorite things such as Lord of the Rings and Hello Kitty =) However I've waited for a Harry Potter themed Monopoly for years and I still haven't found one or one hasn't been made. So I have decided to use my skills with Adobe CS5 Suite to create my own and I'm going to share it with all of you who have also been wanting to play Harry Potter Monopoly!

Updates soon to come!