Monopoly (game)

The Florida Lottery is kicking off a statewide Monopoly tour Saturday with a stop at the Florida Mall in Orlando. The event is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The tour is intended to generate excitement for the new Monopoly scratch-off tickets that...

Last night I had a phone conversation with someone whom I met not so long ago; I’ll refer to him as modelman.  He and I were discussing dating here in Chicago and why we’re both generally feeling “over it.”  Initially, modelman...

Hollywood's growing budget scrutiny has found another victim: "Ouija." Universal Pictures has canceled its plans to make a movie based on the classic board game after it became clear that the special-effects-heavy supernatural picture would cost around...

For political junkies, the once-a-decade redrawing of Pennsylvania's legislative district lines is a board- game geek's paradise: It's "Risk," "Stratego" and "Battleship" all rolled into one, with the balance of power for the next 10 years as the prize....

Downtown Downers Grove business owners have high hopes for this season after a busy first weekend of holiday shopping. “Sales were definitely better than in …...

--The Times' Mike Bresnahan takes a look at the Lakers' upcoming schedule. --The Columbian's Matt Calkins explains why Portland Coach Nate McMillan dislikes the team's "3 Goggles." --The Orange County Register's Janis Carr mentions the possibility the NBA...

Here's your mystically Monday roundup of consumer news from around the Web: --Some unexpectedly good news for a change: Sales of new homes jumped 24% in June from the month before, indicating the buyers have gotten over their remorse about......

While the goal of playing the board game Monopoly is to acquire and develop as many of a community's transportation and utility companies, properties, houses and hotels as possible, the goal of the Boy & Girls Club is to acquire the needed funding to...

LOOKING FOR DVD/VCR combo: Joe of Hellertown is looking for a DVD/VCR combination. Big Wheels riding toys: Kathryn of Allentown is looking for two Big Wheels riding toys for her grandsons. Radio repairs: Mary of Macungie is looking for someone who...

Toy maker Hasbro Inc. reported modest revenue growth in the first quarter, backed by solid sales of Furby, My Little Pony and Transformers games. The Pawtucket, R.I., company also said Monday that an online contest to create a new token for its iconic...

My idea of a boat is a kayak, so that is the boat I own. As I tool around Huntington Harbour during spring and summer, I still marvel at the many yachts that dwarf my blue plastic Ocean Kayak, so I was pleased to accept an invitation to ride in the...

Why do people play games? Well, since we can't solve the world's problems, playing a game within a controlled environment at least gives us a chance to temporarily escape from reality. It also gives us an opportunity to unravel a mystery and even...