Information Madness

Google has teamed up with board game maker Hasbro to launch a Google Maps version of Monopoly Game. The Online Monopoly game allows users to compete in a live, worldwide version of the popular game, creating the biggest Monopoly tournament ever played.

A live worldwide game of MONOPOLY using Google Maps as the game board. The goal is simple. Play to beat your friends and the world to become the richest property magnate in existence.

Own any street in the world. Build humble houses, crazy castles and stupendous skyscrapers to collect rent. Use MONOPOLY Chance Cards to sabotage your mates by building Hazards on their streets.

The site is called www.monopolycitystreets.com and it launched today. Looks like on the day of launch the site is not responding. Probably the Google's Online Monopoly Games server crashed.. Everytime I visit the site, my requests time out..

Whatever it is, but it will really rock the gaming sector. Players will literally be able to buy any street in the world, and compete with every other player on the “board”. You start with 3 million Monopoly dollars, and can build not only hotels and houses but also football stadiums, castles and skyscrapers, reports the UK’s Guardian.

Downing Street in the UK will cost $231,000, while Pennsylvania Avenue will cost $2 million.