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'Copolopoly' Board Game

A Coplay, PA themed Monopoly board game created for Coplay's 150th Anniversary in 2019

Start: October 2017       Finish: December 2018

Interesting Facts

  • 150 copies of the game were sold
  • Majority of the copies of the game were sold to residents of Coplay and the surrounding area, but some copies were sold and shipped to people in New Jersey, Maine, Florida, and California
  • Components of the game were individually ordered and assembled by hand. The game booklets were printed in Montana, the game tokens were cast and shipped from Georgia, and the game boards and boxes came from China. All of these components and more had to be ordered and arrive around the same time so games could be assembled
  • Community businesses sponsored the different properties on the board. Pre-orders were taken. Donations and advertisments in the booklet were sold. All this was done to raise capital to finance the game
  • All proceeds benefitted the Borough of Coplay