The Materials Edition
(United Kingdom)
Monopoly: The Materials Edition was developed by PhD students from the Advanced Metallic Systems Centre for Doctoral Training. The students developed the game as part of a public engagement project which aims to raise awareness of materials science and engineering and engage people with the world of metallurgy.
The game is played just like traditional Monopoly but instead of purchasing property, players buy different materials as they travel around the board. Materials including metals, ceramics, polymers and composites all feature in the game. Investing in research and development enables you to buy labs and research centres to upgrade your material to a more advanced technology, for example turning steel from paperclips into skyscrapers!
The property cards provide a brief description of the technology. Those with red backs are aimed at upper GCSE and A-Level students and the blue cards use simpler language for younger students (~KS3).
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Year: 2013 - Code: A95561020
Brown
Properties
NATURALS WOOD
NATURALS RUBBER
Light Blue
Properties
POLYMERS THERMOPLASTIC
POLYMERS THERMOSET
POLYMERS BIODEGRADABLE
Pink
Properties
CERAMICS CHALK
CERAMICS CLAY
CERAMICS SAND
Orange
Properties
STEELS PLAIN CARBON
STEELS STAINLESS
STEELS SPECIALITY
Red
Properties
LIGHT METALS ALUMINIUM
LIGHT METALS MAGNESIUM
LIGHT METALS TITANIUM
Yellow
Properties
BASE METALS ZINC
BASE METALS COPPER
BASE METALS NICKEL
Green
Properties
COMPOSITE CERAMIC
COMPOSITE POLYMER
COMPOSITE METAL MATRIX
Dark Blue
Properties
PREMIUM URANIUM
PREMIUM PLATINUM
Stations
EXTRACTION STATION
PROCESSING STATION
MANUFACTURING STATION
RECYCLING STATION
Utilities
ELECTRIC COMPANY
WATER WORKS
Taxes
INCOME TAX
SUPER TAX
Community Chest / Chance
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