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CATHERINE W GICHUKI
Doha
The iconic board game Monopoly has launched the Doha edition featuring unique landmarks that have been selected by the world’s famous board game icon Mr Monopoly. The custom-built, brand-new Doha Board game was launched in the presence of Mr Monopoly and partners.
Doha is the second city to launch the game in the MENA region after Dubai, where it was launched in 2019.
Speaking at the launch event, Chief Operating Officer of Qatar Tourism Berthold Trenkel said the launch event celebrated one year of preparations and hard work.
“Qatar has so much to offer in Doha and all that will be on the board. The main idea is to promote tourism because we want international visitors to pick something which they will take home when they have visited Qatar and being here on vacation. Having something that reminds them of Doha, hopefully, they will come back,” he said.
He added that Qatar Tourism guided Monopoly on the list of the places but it was between Monopoly and the locations to finalise things.
“We worked a lot on the design and providing images, which is one of the support that we always do,” he said.
Trenkel said the boards can be purchased in Qatar Duty Free shops at the Hamad International Airport (HIA) and other outlets in Qatar.
Robert Osborne, partnerships manager, Europe at Winning Moves, manufacturers of the official Doha version of Monopoly, said that they have been working on the project for the past one year and that the game highlights and announces everything beautiful about Qatar.
“It’s genuinely a lot of fun but logistically it has been very difficult because of COVID-19 pandemic. We are so happy that the board is out. I have done 17 editions around the world, I can honestly say that this is the most beautiful edition we put together trying to encapsulate a city like Doha with so much to offer. Hopefully, people who will see the game feel like it reflects their city. We hope that you will enjoy playing the game with family and friends,” he said.
Osborne thanked everybody who supported them in creating the game.
He said launching the Doha edition is so special because all the eyes of the world will be on the city and the country in the next 12 to 18 months.
“What we tried to do is to encapsulate the past, present and future of the city,” he said.
The partners include Qatar Tourism, Qatar Museums, Doha Golf Club, 365 Adventures, Mall of Qatar, Doha Festival City, Gulf Mall, Education City - Qatar Foundation, Doha Film Institute, Banana Island Resort Doha by Anantara and many others.
Doha
The iconic board game Monopoly has launched the Doha edition featuring unique landmarks that have been selected by the world’s famous board game icon Mr Monopoly. The custom-built, brand-new Doha Board game was launched in the presence of Mr Monopoly and partners.
Doha is the second city to launch the game in the MENA region after Dubai, where it was launched in 2019.
Speaking at the launch event, Chief Operating Officer of Qatar Tourism Berthold Trenkel said the launch event celebrated one year of preparations and hard work.
“Qatar has so much to offer in Doha and all that will be on the board. The main idea is to promote tourism because we want international visitors to pick something which they will take home when they have visited Qatar and being here on vacation. Having something that reminds them of Doha, hopefully, they will come back,” he said.
He added that Qatar Tourism guided Monopoly on the list of the places but it was between Monopoly and the locations to finalise things.
“We worked a lot on the design and providing images, which is one of the support that we always do,” he said.
Trenkel said the boards can be purchased in Qatar Duty Free shops at the Hamad International Airport (HIA) and other outlets in Qatar.
Robert Osborne, partnerships manager, Europe at Winning Moves, manufacturers of the official Doha version of Monopoly, said that they have been working on the project for the past one year and that the game highlights and announces everything beautiful about Qatar.
“It’s genuinely a lot of fun but logistically it has been very difficult because of COVID-19 pandemic. We are so happy that the board is out. I have done 17 editions around the world, I can honestly say that this is the most beautiful edition we put together trying to encapsulate a city like Doha with so much to offer. Hopefully, people who will see the game feel like it reflects their city. We hope that you will enjoy playing the game with family and friends,” he said.
Osborne thanked everybody who supported them in creating the game.
He said launching the Doha edition is so special because all the eyes of the world will be on the city and the country in the next 12 to 18 months.
“What we tried to do is to encapsulate the past, present and future of the city,” he said.
The partners include Qatar Tourism, Qatar Museums, Doha Golf Club, 365 Adventures, Mall of Qatar, Doha Festival City, Gulf Mall, Education City - Qatar Foundation, Doha Film Institute, Banana Island Resort Doha by Anantara and many others.
