Doncaster Free Press could be set for board game
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The manufacturers of the Doncaster edition of the well-known board game describe us as the ‘red hot favourite’ to be placed on the square usually taken up by Fleet Street.
Winning Moves UK, who producing the game under license from Hasbro, expect to have the Doncaster version in the shops in time for Christmas this year. They announced it would be created earlier this month.
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Afolabi Omotola, custom games executive at Winning Moves UK, said: “We believe Fleet Street is the correct home for the Free Press, which we understand dates back to 1925, just before Monopoly was invented and around the same time as Fleet Street was in its heyday.
“Doncaster is blessed with great landmarks from the Racecourse to the Mansion House.
“We expect to be wonderfully spoilt for choice putting this game together.
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Hide AdDoncaster was chosen to get an edition of the game from a 25-strong shortlist for places which could get their own local version.
Others on the list had included places like Whitby and Chesterfield.
A number of towns across the UK have already been given their own versions of the game.