Wednesday, July 18, 2012

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...

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